Flick Gocke Schaumburg supports medium-sized family businesses, companies and their foundations as well as family offices in succession and inheritance planning and boasts  particular expertise in related tax issues. Practice head Christian von Oertzen advises national and international medium-sized entrepreneurial families, non-profit organisations and wealthy private individuals on tax issues in the context of succession planning. Christian Kirchhain covers tax law matters and also advises on foundation and association law, the latter two areas are also a core strength of Stephan Schauhoff, while Christian Kahlenberg and Philipp Windeknecht specialise in tax law and were both appointed to partners in January 2024.

POELLATH advises wealthy private individuals, their family offices and foundations on all aspects of succession and inheritance planning, including related domestic and foreign tax law matters, and offers support in the establishment and restructuring of family foundations. Interfacing tax law issues are a core strength if Stephan Viskorf, while Andreas Richter is experienced asset management as well as in foundation and shareholder disputes. Katharina Gollan is a key contact for foundation and non-profit law issues. In January 2024, Sebastian Löcherbach was appointed to associated partner; he acts at the interface between corporate and tax law and also handles inheritance tax issues.

ADVANT Beiten advises family offices on succession planning and has particular expertise in the establishment and management of foundations, including the support in tax and non-profit law issues. The practice is jointly headed by Gerrit Ponath and Lucas van Randenborgh, who advise wealthy private individuals on national and international asset succession planning and tax optimisation. Ponath also advises on foundation and association law matters, while van Randenborgh handles corporate and tax law issues in connection with corporate succession planning. Georg Tolksdorf is the key contact for executing wills and inheritance law matters pertaining to estates, while Katharina Fink primarily acts at the interface between foundation and inheritance law, including litigation. In October 2023, Esther Kindler (foundation law and asset succession) joined from ASG Asche Stein Glockemann Verstl Wiezoreck.

CMS supports entrepreneurial families, wealthy private individuals and family offices in corporate succession as well as the management and transfer of assets, including succession planning, execution of wills and place of residence matters; in the latter area, clients benefit from the practice's cross-location approach. The team is also experienced in the structuring of non-profit foundations and contentious issues such as inheritance and shareholder disputes. Dirk Schauer (national and international asset and corporate succession as well as foundation law) heads the practice; Jasper Philippi (inheritance and foundation law) joined the partner roster in January 2024.

Noerr offers a full-service approach in advising family offices, wealthy private individuals and foundations on asset management as well as succession and foundation law, including related corporate and tax law matters as well as litigation. Practice head Tobias Bürgers is a key contact for issues at the corporate law interface; this expertise was further strengthened in January 2024 with the partner appointments of Tobias Hueck, who is experienced in transactions, investments as well as the management of family estates, and Jan-Philipp Meier, who offers expertise in transactions and shareholder disputes.

SZA Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft comprehensively advises entrepreneurs, wealthy private individuals and family offices regularly instruct on all aspects of succession planning, including related corporate and tax law issues, foundation and non-profit law, asset management and structuring as well as marriage law matters. These competencies correspond with the focus of the Mannheim-based three-strong practice management: Martin Feick and Stephan Scherer predominantly advise on corporate law and succession planning, including inheritance, inheritance tax, foundation and non-profit law, while Stefan Zeyher focuses on corporate law and clients' representation before state courts and arbitration tribunals.

Taylor Wessing advises family businesses, family offices and wealthy private individuals on inheritance, corporate and family law as well as foundation and tax law issues; clients also benefit from the practice's cross-locational approach. The team is particularly well versed in supporting owner-related transaction and restructuring projects as well as the establishment of holding structures for private and corporate assets, where the team regularly cooperates with the corporate experts of the private wealth industry group. Martin Kraus heads the private wealth team, while Axel Godron leads the private clients practice. In December 2023, Luise Hauschild (corporate and asset succession) joined from Loschelder.

Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH regularly acts at the interface between inheritance, corporate and tax law, including dispute resolution and litigation. In addition to traditional matters such as asset structuring and succession planning, the team also increasingly supports international real estate acquisitions via private equity with a geographical focus on the Balearic Islands; the practice advises wealthy private individuals, donors, shareholders and foundations. Frank-Grischa Feitsch (succession planning, inheritance and shareholder disputes, foundation establishment, establishment of family companies) heads the team.

The interdisciplinary team at Rittershaus comprehensively covers all aspects of succession, asset and foundation law, including contentious issues, and regularly operates at the interface between corporate and tax law. Frankfurt-based Michael Kühn leads the team and advises family offices and wealthy private individuals on all aspects of succession and asset protection, with a focus on gift, inheritance and inheritance tax law. Foundation law matters are regularly handled by Werner Born (also mediative succession support) in Mannheim.

Forvis Mazars offers wealthy private individuals, families and family offices expertise in inheritance, tax and corporate law issues. The team is led by Catarina Herbst (Hamburg), Bernd Schult (Berlin) and Wolfgang Durach (Stuttgart), who are all experienced in the management of asset and corporate succession. Herbst complements this with inheritance tax expertise and Schult is additionally well versed in inheritance law and the execution of wills.

Wealthy private individuals, family offices and family companies regularly instruct Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH on tax-optimised succession planning, where the team offers support in national and international foundation law matters, family pools and exit strategies. The team is led by transaction expert and notary Andreas Blunk, who acts in both an advisory role as well as a notary in connection with share sales, real estate transactions, company formations and restructurings. Tax law issues are regularly handled by Zacharias-Alexis Schneider.