Legal Info

All partners of Gleiss Lutz and Dr. Jonas Rybarz are admitted to the bar in Germany as Rechtsanwalt (professional title awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany) and are members of the bar associations at their respective locations. The respective bar association is also the competent regulatory body.

• Berlin: Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin, Littenstraße 9, 10179 Berlin
• Düsseldorf: Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf, Freiligrathstraße 25, 40479 Düsseldorf
• Frankfurt: Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt, Bockenheimer Anlage 36, 60322 Frankfurt am Main
• Hamburg: Rechtsanwaltskammer Hamburg, Valentinskamp 88, 20355 Hamburg
• München: Rechtsanwaltskammer München, Tal 33, 80331 München
• Stuttgart: Rechtsanwaltskammer Stuttgart, Königstraße 14, 70173 Stuttgart

Partners who are tax advisors as well as lawyers are admitted in Germany as Steuerberater (professional title awarded in the Federal Republic of Germany) and are members of the chambers of tax advisors at their respective locations. The respective chamber of tax advisors is also the competent regulatory body.

• Berlin: Steuerberaterkammer Berlin, Wichmannstraße 6, 10787 Berlin
• Frankfurt: Steuerberaterkammer Hessen, Bleichstraße 1, 60313 Frankfurt am Main
• München: Steuerberaterkammer München, Nederlinger Straße 9, 80638 München
• Stuttgart: Steuerberaterkammer Stuttgart, Hegelstraße 33, 70174 Stuttgart

The notaries are admitted as notaries in Berlin, are members of the Berlin Chamber of Notaries and are subject to supervision by the competent supervisory authority:

• Notarkammer Berlin, Littenstraße 10, 10179 Berlin
• The President of the Berlin Regional Court II (Landgericht Berlin), Littenstraße 12-17, 10179 Berlin
• The President of the Berlin Court of Appeal (Kammergericht Berlin), Elßholzstr. 30-33, 10781 Berlin
• Senatsverwaltung für Justiz und Verbraucherschutz, Salzburger Str. 21-25, 10825 Berlin

Allianz Versicherungs-Aktiengesellschaft, Königinstraße 28, 80802 München, territorial coverage: worldwide

Lawyers

The relevant professional rules and regulations for lawyers can be accessed and viewed under the "Berufsrecht" section of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer website (www.brak.de). These include, in particular, the following:

• BRAO - Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung
• BORA - Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte
• FAO - Fachanwaltsordnung
• RVG - Gesetz über die Vergütung der Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte
• CCBE - Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Gemeinschaft
• EuRAG - Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland

Tax advisors

The relevant professional rules and regulations for tax advisors can be accessed and viewed at the website of the Bundessteuerberaterkammer (www.bstbk.de). These include, in particular, the following:

• StBerG - Steuerberatungsgesetz
• DVStB - Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz
• BOStB - Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer
• StBGebV - Steuerberatergebührenverordnung

Notaries

The relevant professional rules and regulations for notaries can be accessed and viewed at the website of the Bundesnotarkammer (www.bnotk.de). These include, in particular, the following:

• BNotO - Bundesnotarordnung
• BeurkG - Beurkundungsgesetz
• Richtlinien der Notarkammern
• DONot - Dienstordnung für Notarinnen und Notare
• GNotKG - Gerichts- und Notarkostengesetz
• NotAktVV – Verordnung über die Führung notarieller Akten und Verzeichnisse
• Europäischer Kodex des notariellen Standesrechts

Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Impermissible Involvement in Notarizations

Lawyers are prohibited by professional regulations from representing conflicting interests (section 43a (4) of the Federal Regulations for Lawyers (BRAO)). In addition, there are certain circumstances under which notaries are not permitted to be involved in a notarization (section 3 Notarization Act (BeurkG). Therefore, before an engagement is accepted, a conflict of interests check will be carried out, as well as a check on whether the notary’s involvement in the notarization is permissible.

Like all lawyers, Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB is under no obligation to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer arbitration board (Verbraucherschlichtungsstelle). Nor is Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch PartmbB prepared to take part in such proceedings.