LEBUHN & PUCHTA has provided legal advice to Hamburg's China-related business for many decades, and has evolved with it. Initially the firm advised the commodity, agriculture and steel sectors and now advises German and Chinese companies in all matters of international trade, with a particular emphasis on shipbuilding, transport and the latest technological products of the renewable energy sector.
China-Focused
Hamburg has long been one of the major centres for China business with Europe. As part of its aim to promote effective cooperation and dispute resolution between Chinese and European business partners, LEBUHN & PUCHTA actively supports the Beijing - Hamburg Conciliation Centre, the Chinese European Arbitration Centre and its lawyers are among the founding members of the Chinese European Legal Association e.V. (CELA).
Our Lawyers at the China Desk
- Dr. Christian Breitzke, founding Member of the Chinese European Legal Association e.V., distinguished as one of the leading international maritime lawyers
- Dr. Heinrich-Werner Goltz, with many years' experience of the Asian and Chinese shipping business and the corporate law aspects of the business, including the structuring and restructuring of large projects
- Dr. Johannes Trost, with substantial experience in international trade, including in international sale of technological goods for the renewable energy sector, litigation and arbitration
- Edward Maguin, with in-depth experience of shipbuilding matters, structuring and restructuring of large shipbuilding projects, ship sale and purchase
Cooperation with PRC Law Firms
LEBUHN & PUCHTA has over the years established a solid and reliable relationship with local law firms in many places in China and Asia. Through this network, the firm offers European clients assistance in PRC law and jurisdictional matters, and offers Asian and Chinese clients assistance in matters of German and English law.
