Christian Eichner
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Dr. Christian Eichner

Partner

Christian advises on a wide range of complex national and cross-border, private as well as public M&A transactions and core corporate matters (particularly stock corporation law and capital market law).
He has a special focus on the interplay of M&A and corporate advice including respective boardroom advice and compliance. He is widely recognized as one of Germany’s recommended M&A practitioners and leading corporate law and capital market lawyers. Christian is editor of the firm's remuneration study on executive payment of DAX 40 management and supervisory boards which already saw its 11th edition.

Christian works with major international clients across jurisdictions and in multiple sectors including technology/e-commerce, real estate and industrial. He advises stock-listed companies, management and supervisory boards as well as PE and strategic investors for more than 20 years.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • Autodoc SE and its founders in relation to Apollo's participation in Europe's leading auto parts digital platform based on a valuation of EUR 2.3bn.
  • Berkshire Hathaway and Mr. Warren Buffett in relation to capital market law aspects in connection with M&A. 
  • The Supervisory Board of CompuGroup Medical SE & Co. KGaA in connection with several large-volume transactions in Germany (including the recent take-private) and abroad as well as conversion into Societas Europaea. 
  • The supervisory board of Porsche SE, in particular Dr. Wolfgang Porsche, in relation to termination agreements with the then incumbent CEO and CFO as pre-requisite for enabling the integrated automotive group of Porsche/VW and subsequently Supervisory board members of Volkswagen AG with respect to their fiduciary duties in relation to the multi-billion Porsche/VW merger. 
  • Scout24 as target of the planned EUR5.7bn public offer by Hellman&Friedmann/Blackstone as well as the successful completion of a public EUR800m buyback offer (including listed tender rights) and the conversion into Societas Europaea.

Published Work

  • Eichner C. / Haßler T. (2016) "Liability of a chief restructing officer in relation to payments on the brink of insolvency“, EWiR 2016, page 493 
  • Eichner C. (2011) "Required actions by the supervisory board in case of a suspected breach of fiduciary duties by the management board", AG 24/2011, page 885-894 
  • Eichner C. (2010) "Duties of care and structural leeway of the supervisory board in relation to management service contracts according to VorstAG", ZIP 43/2010, page 2082-2088 
  • Eichner C., Mix Y.-G. (2007) "A misjudgement as guideline? Maxim Billers 'Esra', Klaus Manns 'Mephisto' and the problem of Freedom of Art in Germany", IASL, 32nd ed., 2007, page 183-227 
  • Eichner C. (2003) "Defense measures by the management board of a listed stock corporation against hostile takeovers", NZG 2003, page 150-155 
  • Eichner C. (2002) " Management-buy-out-structures and spin offs – with special focus on the newly adopted corporate tax legislation 2001", Frankfurt a. M.: Peter Lang Publishing House/Corporate and Capital Market Laws Series 
 
 

 

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member of the management board of the Society supporting the Bavarian Academy of Sciences

Recognition

one out of 23 'Leading Partners in Corporate Law (under 50 years)' in Germany
JUVE, 2013-2025
one out of three best capital market lawyers in Germany
BEST LAWYERS / HANDELSBLATT, 2019/2020/2021

Qualifications

Admissions

Rechstanwalt, Germany, 2001

Academic

Dr. iur., University of Bayreuth, 2002

LL.M. (Corporation Law), New York University, New York, 2002

2nd State Examination, Higher District Court Munich, 2001

M.A. (Modern German Literature), LMU Munich, 1998

1st State Examination, Laws, LMU Munich, 1998

Languages

English, German
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.