Prof. Dr. Burkhard Binnewies

Lawyer
Certified Specialist in Tax Law
Cologne

Partner since:
2000

Lawyer since:
1996

Born:
1965

Family status:
Married

Studied in:
Bonn
Dissertation on company law

Other:

  • Honorary Professor at Eberhard Karls University Tübingen
  • Honorary Examiner at the State Justice Examination Office, North Rhine-Westphalia
  • Chair of the Managing Committee of the Working Group on Trade and Company Law of the German Bar Association

Expertise

  • Tax disputes  
  • Tax investigation  
  • Advisers' liability  

Competence

  • Corporate transformation  
  • International tax law  
  • Special transaction and excise taxes  
  • Taxation of sole entrepreneurs and freelancers  
  • Taxation of partnerships  
  • Corporate taxation  
  • Company law / M & A  
  • Taxation of real estate  
  • Taxation of the private individuals  

My path to Streck Mack Schwedhelm

Tax law was not my first choice, but Streck Mack Schwedhelm was. The fact that I had focused on company law and gained a doctorate in group law meant that for me, tax law only had an ancillary function. During my traineeship, I had been especially keen on group law as an area of consulting. At the start of my professional career however, high-level company law and in particular group law were dealt with principally in the large law firms. I knew Streck Mack Schwedhelm on account of their many publications, and the structure of the highly specialised ‘boutique’ persuaded me to apply there. After the interview, I was sure that I wanted to work together with these colleagues – and I still do today.