Dr. Jan Stoppel

In the area of corporate law, we serve as a comprehensive point of contact for companies and entrepreneurs on all matters relating to the law governing corporations and commercial partnerships. We assist companies on matters such as the legal structuring of their commercial operations and the development of internal corporate structures (drafting of articles of association, shareholder agreements, bylaws, etc.), as well as changes to the shareholder structure. Furthermore, we assist our clients with all matters related to corporate registration. In addition, we support you in all legal aspects of commercial disputes.

We provide comprehensive support to our clients in the acquisition and sale of companies, equity investments, and business mergers. Our advisory services cover the entire transaction process, from planning and structuring to execution and implementation. We conduct thorough due diligence, draft and negotiate transaction paperwork, and support the process following the transaction’s closing. A key focus of our work for clients is providing comprehensive advice on all matters related to partnerships and joint ventures.

Real estate law is also one of JP Rechtsanwälte’s core areas of expertise. We serve as a comprehensive point of contact for our clients in real estate transactions (planning and execution of asset deals and share deals, due diligence reviews, letters of intent, purchase agreements, etc.), in project development, in the drafting and negotiation of commercial leases, as well as in real estate financing.

In the area of finance law, we advise on acquisition and real estate financing, the corresponding security agreements, as well as refinancing or extending existing financing arrangements.

In the area of capital markets law, we advise asset management companies on the structuring and launch of open-ended and closed-end investment funds, as well as on all matters related to the regulatory requirements applicable to asset management companies and alternative investment funds. In addition, we serve as a competent and experienced partner for the operational implementation of the diverse regulatory requirements (design of organizational and operational structures, data protection, anti-money laundering, process digitization, etc.).

We advise institutional investors and family offices on investments in investment funds, co-investments, club deals, etc.

• The Scope of Remedies in Cases of Defective Notarization of Share Purchase Agreements, GmbHR 2010, 255
• Restriction of Transfer Clauses in Pre-incorporation Companies and in Conversions, WM 2008, 147
• Insider Trading Law (§ 13) and Ad Hoc Disclosure (§ 14) in: Grunewald/Schlitt (eds.), Introduction to Capital Market Law, Beck, 3rd ed. 2014
• The System of the Right of Resale with Special Consideration of the Reseller’s Liability for Defects, JZ 2007, 218
• On the Relationship Between § 284 BGB and the Provisions on the Consequences of Withdrawal, ZGS 2006, 254
• The Seller’s Duty to Inspect in Conjunction with the Buyer’s Duty to Examine, ZGS 2006, 49
• Compensation for Frustrated Expenses under § 284 BGB, AcP 2004, 81
• Mutual Impossibility under the New Law of Obligations, JURA 2003, 22
• The Buyer’s Rights Following the Delivery of Defective Assembly Instructions, VuR 2003, 176
• Compensation for Wasted Expenses under § 284 BGB, Diss. Cologne, 2003