Bio

Andreas Woelfle is a highly recognised corporate lawyer and heads our Corporate/M&A practice in Germany. He leads a team of senior and very experienced expert lawyers across Germany. He can draw upon more than 27 years of experience in negotiating major and complex cross-border projects. Among his - very international - clients, there are leading multinationals, public authorities, private equity firms and private equity owned businesses, in particular in the following sectors: automotive, energy, machinery, healthcare, and life sciences. Andreas brings with him expertise in regulated industries and compliance investigations and has worked in-house at one of the biggest German energy groups. Andreas is highly recognised among his non-German clients for providing incisive and accurate legal and tactical advice on German law and cultural issues. What makes him stand out is his intercultural competence, combined with the ability to consider and counterbalance different points of view. Andreas' reputation is based upon superior client ratings throughout the last two decades. He has constantly been recognised as one of the leading lawyers in top legal rankings. Clients praise him highly, saying 'He is very proactive, a good responder and enthusiastic about his work.' (Chambers Global, 2015). The renowned German JUVE Handbook acknowledged in 2014/15 that '[t]he addition of corporate lawyer Dr Andreas Woelfle has given the practice a significant boost, especially with regard to cross- border transactions'. Previously, JUVE praised his working style as 'considerate but very effective' (2005/06), called him 'an engaged consultant with solid knowledge' (2004/05) and 'smart with strong legal expertise' (2003/04). Since 2017, the German publication 'Handelsblatt' as well as the Best Lawyers publication have listed Andreas in their rankings as one of the 'best lawyers' in both, M&A and Corporate. Andreas contributed to Lexology's Joint Ventures GTDT 2024.