Media Mentions
2010
"German experts in corporation tax and fiscal law"
Wirtschaftswoche, November, 20, 2010
Dirk Pohl comments on the antcipated remission of conversion taxes. Wirtschaftswoche lists the best German experts in corporation tax and fiscal law, among them McDermott Will & Emery is represented by Dirk Pohl.
"Changes in the German legislation"
Financial Times Deutschland, August 25, 2010
Dirk Pohl is quoted in an article dealing with changes in the German legislation. He emphasises the increasingly limited leeway of the legislator regarding the retroactive taxation.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
"Benefits for companies with Dutch subsidiaries"
International Tax review, April 2010
Dirk Pohl comments on ruling made by the European Court of Justice relative to benefits for companies with Dutch subsidiaries, such as allowing offsetting of profits and losses between members of one company group.
2009
Peter Bauschatz, Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz, Christian von Sydow and Ralf Weisser were mentioned in Legal Success, the special law edition from Handelsblatt, as leaders in their field in Germany. Photos of the group were printed on the front page cover. This list of attorneys was determined by "Best Lawyers."
Peter Bauschatz, Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz, Corporate - Germany, Germany, IP, Media & Tech - Germany, Tax - Germany
"Top-commercial lawyers in Germany"
Legal success, May 28, 2009
Legal success listed the top-commercial lawyers in Germany - the list is compiled by "lawyers recommending lawyers". Ralf Weisser, Wolfgang von Frentz, Arndt Raupach, Dirk Pohl, Peter Bauschatz and Christian von Sydow were listed.
Peter Bauschatz, Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz, Christian von Sydow, Ralf Weisser
"Top commercial lawyers in Germany"
Handelsblatt Legal Success, May 28, 2009
Christian von Sydow, Peter Bauschatz, Dirk Pohl and Arndt Raupach were pictured on the front page of the Legal-Success May-issue. The Issue comprised the lists "Top commercial lawyers in Germany".
Peter Bauschatz, Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Christian von Sydow
2008
"Cross-Border-Leasing"
Börsen-Zeitung, November 5, 2008
Interview with Dirk Pohl concerning the risks for communities from Cross-Border-Leasing.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
"Indemnification of US-investors"
Wirtschaftswoche, October 27, 2008
Dirk Pohl is quoted in this article regarding claims for indemnification of US-investors as a possible consequence of the financial crisis.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
2007
Dirk Pohl was quoted in the August issue of Juve Rechtsmarkt regarding the announcement of the new partner Peter Bauschatz.
Uwe Goetker, Norbert Schulte, Rick Mitchell, Dirk Pohl and Volker Teigelkotter were mentioned in the July 11 issue of Börsenzeitung regarding the representation of Dr. Alfred Schefenacker, owner of the Schefenacker Group, in connection with the Group's comprehensive financial and operational restructuring.
Uwe Goetker, Richard Mitchell, Dirk Pohl, Norbert Schulte, Volker Teigelkötter, Corporate, Employee Benefits, Germany, London, Tax
2006
Arndt Raupach and Dirk Pohl were mentioned in the March 2006 issue of Juve Rechtsmarkt as renowned tax lawyers which came to McDermott.
Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Dirk Pohl was quoted in the February 23 issue of Dow Jones News Service in an article about receiving a favorable decision for CLT-UFA from the European Court of Justice, which ruled Germany violated European Union law.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Dirk Pohl was quoted by Dow Jones on February 23 in an article about how the European Court of Justice ruled illegal a German law that taxes branches of foreign companies at a higher rate than that of subsidiaries incorporated in Germany. Mr. Pohl said the ruling opens the way for other companies to demand considerable tax refunds. However, the ruling will have no impact on the future taxation of foreign companies in Germany. "The German government put into effect a tax rate of 25% for both branches and subsidiaries in 2000," Mr. Pohl said. "The only relevant point now are tax refund claims for the time before the legislation changed," he said.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Arndt Raupach and Dirk Pohl were mentioned in the January 19 issue of Juve Online as renowned tax lawyers which came to McDermott.
Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Dirk Pohl was quoted in the January 2006 issue of Capital regarding the Marks & Spencer decision of the European tax court.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Dirk Pohl commented in the January/February issue of Tax Business in an article on whether tax should be an ethical issue as it is encouraged by outside clients as well as from "good corporate citizen" clauses written into company charters.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
2005
Dirk Pohl was quoted in the 27 October issue of Capital in an article about founders of new businesses and how new judgments of the Finance Court bring hope to concerned companies.
Dirk Pohl, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Dirk Pohl and Arndt Raupach were mentioned in the September issue of Juve Rechtsmarkt in an article reporting on various lawyers moving from one firm to another; Arndt and Dirk were mentioned for their move to McDermott last year.
Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
Prof. Arndt Raupach and Dirk Pohl were highly ranked as leading tax lawyers in Germany in the March 21 issue of Focus magazine. As stated in the article, "Only recently the Munich office of McDermott Will & Emery recruited the well-known tax experts Raupach and Pohl from their old firm. Besides lucrative client relations, image also matters. Change of law firms by a top lawyer is perceived in the legal market like a top soccer player signing a contract with a new team in the national soccer league."
Dirk Pohl, Arndt Raupach, Germany, Tax, Tax - Germany
McDermott Will & Emery was mentioned in the January issue of Juve Rechtsmarkt in relation to advising DAB on its acquisition of the FSB FondsServiceBank GmbH, a joint venture between subsidiaries of Germany's second largest bank, HypoVereinsbank, and Germany's largest re-insurer, Munich Re. Martin Kock was listed as the leader of the transaction with Christophe Samson as his assistant. Dirk Pohl and Gero Burwitz were mentioned for tax support, with Volker Teigelkötter and Sandra Urban-Crell having responsibility for labor matters. Wolfgang von Frentz, Antje Seitz and Andreas Boos were all included for IT and antitrust matters. Norbert Schulte was mentioned for the real estate due diligence.
Gero Burwitz, Dirk Pohl, Norbert Schulte, Volker Teigelkötter, Wolfgang Freiherr Raitz von Frentz, Corporate, Corporate - Germany, Germany, M&A - Germany, Mergers & Acquisitions
