Dr Thomas Bunz

Thomas advises companies and their shareholders on corporate law and capital markets law issues and on M&A transactions. His key practice areas include corporate law, advising company boards (management, executive boards, supervisory boards and advisory boards) and their members on their duties and on matters of personal liability, as well as advising companies on the enforcement of claims against board members. He also advises on corporate law disputes, representing parties out of court as well as before the courts.

Thomas is the author of numerous publications on corporate law and capital markets law. He speaks German and English.

What others say

Often recommended for corporate law; "a broad knowledge and very pleasant to work with", a competitor
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Recent work

• Ongoing corporate law and capital markets law advice to companies (including preparing and attending annual general meetings, advising on ad hoc duties and advising on board members’ duties)
• Advising medium-sized companies on M&A transactions (acting for the seller and the purchaser)
• Advising on shareholder disputes in corporations and partnerships
• Advising on the enforcement of liability claims against managing directors and board members

Curriculum vitae

• Studied law at the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University in Bonn, 2002 to 2008
• Studied law at University College London, 2004 to 2005
• Legal clerkship in Düsseldorf, 2009 to 2011
• PhD corporate law at the Rheinische Friedrich Wilhelms University in Bonn, 2011
• Lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, 2012 to 2014
• Lawyer at Kapellmann in Mönchengladbach, 2014 to 2017
• Lawyer and Partner at AUSTMANN & PARTNER, 2017 to 2018
• Lawyer at Kapellmann in Düsseldorf since 2018

Further qualifications and memberships

• Member of the Corporate Lawyers’ Association (Wissenschaftlichen Vereinigung für Unternehmens- and Gesellschaftsrecht (VGR)