Dr. Thomas Lappe Bio

Thomas Lappe is a partner focusing on mergers and acquisitions. He has more than 27 years of experience in advising corporate clients and private equity firms on international M&A transactions including carve-out and buyout transactions. Thomas also frequently handles international joint ventures, corporate reorganizations, and venture capital transactions. He focuses on the sectors automotive and technology. Thomas is recognized as a leading practitioner in legal directories such as JUVE, The Legal 500, Chambers Europe, IFLR1000, and Leaders League. JUVE 2015/16 refers to him as “one of the most successful M&A lawyers in Germany's capital Berlin.” Clients praise him as “particularly outstanding, [he] convinces with comprehensive transaction experience and confident, calm negotiation” (The Legal 500 Germany, Corporate and M&A, 2023), he provides “excellent advice, response time and quality, good knowledge of the automotive sector” (JUVE 2024/25).