Jochen Scheel

Dr Jochen Scheel

Partner

Email

jochen.scheel@aoshearman.com

Phone

+49 69 2648 5551

Offices

Frankfurt

V-CARD
Jochen, LL.M. (University of Michigan), is Head of the German Real Estate practice and a Civil Law Notary. 

He has advised numerous German and international investors on the sale, purchase and development of real estate portfolios and single assets which comprise all asset classes (residential, retail, office, logistics, brownfield). Another area of focus of Jochen’s practice are equity and debt transactions concerning distressed real estate. 

Jochen joined A&O Shearman from a leading international law firm, where he built up the real estate practice, heading it as a partner for nine years. He also teaches as a lecturer at the law faculties of Heidelberg and Münster universities. 

Experience

Representative matters

  • Viridium Group on the EUR2.7bn sale of Generali Lebensversicherung AG's "Millennium Portfolio" to Commerz Real. The portfolio comprises 26 office, 14 residential and 9 retail properties with a total rental space of over 352,000 square metres in premium locations in Germany's top cities.
  • IGIS Asset Management and Hana Financial Investment on the acquisition and the financing of the acquisition of the Trianon skyscraper in Frankfurt from US investor Colony North Star.
  • Nuveen on the acquisition of the Landmark building Cube in Berlin, an office complex that controls itself via Artificial Intelligence, from CA Immo.
  • Patrizia Alternative Investments on numerous high-volume portfolio transactions concerning office, residential and retail centers at an aggregate transaction volume in excess of EUR 5bn.
  • Sale of international logistics portfolio of Kühne+Nagel to Blackstone comprising assets in Germany, Switzerland, Greece, Australia and New Zealand.

Leadership Positions And Professional Affiliations

  • Member, Association of German Notarial Law
  • Alumnus, Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
  • Alumnus, Haniel Stiftung

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as Notar, Frankfurt am Main, 2010

Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, Germany, 1998

Academic

Dr iur, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1998

Second German Law Degree, Appellate Court of Nuremberg, Germany, 1996

LL.M., University of Michigan, USA, 1993/1994

First German Law Degree, University of Regensburg, Germany, 1992/1993

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.