Your Partner for strategic legal advice

Being a corporate lawyer is fascinating. No two cases are the same. Transactions such as corporate restructurings, cross-border corporate acquisitions or public takeovers are special challenges for clients and lawyers. Time is short, commercial responsibilities are huge, and the pressure to succeed is mounting. The result: the essentials of the transaction are getting out of sight. The usual way out: more and more resources are deployed. This is not only inefficient and therefore expensive, it also increases risks for the transaction. The one thing that helps here is experience, which cannot be acquired from textbooks and videos, but only through years of practice. ProximusCounsel's strategic legal advice in these situations does not replace large teams of lawyers, but complements them. We work with leading law firms in a collegial and cooperative manner and also support clients in finding the right advisors in Germany and abroad.

Dr. Ralf Thaeter has more than 30 years of professional experience as a lawyer, which has been recognized by many professional publications for years:

• "great experience; efficient; calm, clear and confident negotiation" - Legal 500 EMEA 2021
• Ranked as one of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” for Corporate, M&A and Energy (each year since first publication in 2009) - Best Lawyers/Handelsblatt 2021
• "One of the frequently recommended M&A lawyers" JUVE Handbuch 2016/2017
• "Ralf receives widespread praise for his work on public and private M&A with a particular focus on the gas and power sectors" Who’s Who Legal, M&A/Governance, 2015
• "Clients praise his pragmatic and knowledgeable approach: 'He has an eminent understanding of the law, combined with a very good understanding of the commercial realities of the market'" Chambers Europe 2013
• "A very experienced corporate lawyer with an excellent understanding of the energy industry" Chambers Europe 2012
• "Ralf Thaeter 'quickly finds the most efficient legal structure'" Legal 500, 2010
• "… highly regarded corporate expert focused on big-ticket energy deals …" Chambers Europe 2010
• "One of the world's leading Energy and Natural Resources lawyers" Expert Guides: Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers 2010