White & Case LLP - Lawyers - Dr. Oliver Habighorst

Practice Experience

Oliver Habighorst advises companies of all legal forms, their bodies and their shareholders on all aspects of corporate law, including tax law, both as lawyer and civil law notary.

He particularly focuses on the restructuring of group structures and joint ventures, especially major non-listed companies (German "Mittelstand"). Mr. Habighorst has extensive experience in establishing and advising non-profit organizations founded by companies.

Prior to becoming a practicing lawyer, Mr. Habighorst worked as a research assistant at the Institute for German and European Corporate and Business Law of the University of Heidelberg.

Bars and Courts
Notary Public, 2008
Tax Lawyer, 2001
Rechtsanwalt, 1994

Education
Dr. jur., University of Heidelberg, 2006
Graduating from single-stage lawyer's training, University of Bielefeld, 1990

Professional Associations and Memberships
Frankfurt Legal Society
German Lawyer's Association
Corporate Law Association

Publications
"European Private Company (SPE) (Europäische Privatgesellschaft (SPE))", Münchener Handbuch des Gesellschaftsrechts. Ed. Hans-Joachim Priester and Dieter Mayer. Volume 3, revised 3rd ed., Munich, Page 1685 et seqq., 2009
"Transferring the company seat (Sitzverlegung)", Problemfelder der steuerlichen Beratung – Ertragsteuern. Ed. Martin Strahl. Bonn, 2009
"Comment to the German Federal Supreme Court Decision of June 9, 2007 (Anmerkung zu BGH, Urteil vom 9. Juli 2007, Zur Abgrenzung von Nachgründungsgeschäft und gemischter Sacheinlage (Lurgi))", EWiR, Page 417, 2008
"Taxation of foundations and founders in Europe (Steuerliche Behandlung von Stiftungen und Stiftern in Europa), Handbuch des internationalen Stiftungsrechts. Ed. Andreas Richter, Thomas Wachter. Angelbachtal, 2007
Habighorst, Oliver: Systematic Shareholder Loans – Equity in a Limited Liability Company (Finanzplanfinanzierungen. Materielles Eigenkapital in der GmbH). Dissertation, Frankfurt am Main et al., 2006

Languages
German
English

Citizenship
Germany