Baker Tilly strengthens Legal and Tax division with three new partners

Thus, the interdisciplinary law firm is strengthening its strategic business areas of Corporate Tax, Transfer Pricing as well as Corporate/M&A. The appointments emphasize Baker Tilly’s recipe for success in promoting lawyers and tax advisors from its own ranks and retaining them for the long term. “Seven new partners and directors show that we practice a corporate culture without artificial barriers in the Legal and Tax area. We are all the more pleased to be able to expand the partnership to this extent and with these top-class people," says Managing Partner Legal Dr. Thomas Gemmeke. Since 2020, Baker Tilly has appointed a total of twelve colleagues from its own ranks as partners in the Legal and Tax area. 

In the future, Baker Tilly can continue to rely on excellent and ambitious young talent for the Legal and Tax division. “Rank 5 in the MyJobFair ranking and rank 11 in the Juve Career Tax ranking are clear proof of Baker Tilly’s outstanding attractiveness as an employer. Therefore, I am convinced that there will be more of these success stories in the future," says Managing Partner Tax Oliver Hubertus. 

The three new partners in the Legal and Tax area

Since July 2010, business economist and tax advisor Asen Asevov has been working as transfer pricing specialist in the Düsseldorf office. His focus is on international tax law, tax treaties, transfer pricing strategies and relocation of functions with a focus on the construction, electronics and chemical industries, real estate management and investment as well as financial services. As a partner, Asen Asenov will further advance the transfer pricing team in Düsseldorf and Munich.

Attorney-at-Law Robert Rostek, who joined the Munich office in 2013, has excellent expertise in the areas of corporate / M&A, transformations and commercial agreements. He focuses on the healthcare, pharmaceutical, food industry and automotive sectors. As a partner, Robert Rostek will be engaged in further expanding the Corporate/M&A practice with a focus on Life Sciences/Healthcare.

Since joining the Frankfurt office in January 2020, business economist and tax advisor Sandra Steinmann has specialized in tax consulting for companies, tax compliance, tax advice during tax audits, preparation of annual financial statements in accordance with the German Commercial Code (HGB), and tax accounting in accordance with German HGB and IFRS. Her industry focus is on the service sector, manufacturing companies and handicraft businesses. In addition to the Financial Service practice area, Sandra Steinmann will be the first female partner in Frankfurt to expand the Corporate Tax practice area.

Four promotions at director level

Since December 2018, Attorney-at-Law Florian Bandrack has been part of the Frankfurt Baker Tilly team. The specialist lawyer in labor law and insolvency administrator is an expert in restructuring, reorganization and insolvency administration. Accordingly, his focus is on restructuring and reorganization consulting in crisis and insolvency, insolvency administration and insolvency-related labor law as well as insolvency-related litigation and debtor-in-possession management. 

Karolina Haas joined the Frankfurt office in July 2021. A business graduate, tax advisor and specialist consultant for international tax law, she primarily advises high-net-worth private clients and family businesses. Her focus is on national and international tax planning as well as international tax law.

Attorney-at-Law Dominique Helberg joined the Munich team of Baker Tilly Partner Dr. Franz Bielefeld in August 2017. The specialist attorney for tax law focuses on the law regarding fiscal and economic offenses. In addition to corporate and individual defense in tax and white-collar criminal proceedings, her main practice areas include advising clients during tax audits by tax and social security authorities.

Business economist and tax consultant Stefan Lehner joined the Munich office in October 2021. He focuses on tax transaction advice, restructuring, national and international corporate tax law, ongoing tax advice and real estate tax law. In addition to real estate, he focuses on the private equity and healthcare sectors.