Birgitta von Dresky
Areas of practice
Amongst other things, Birgitta von Dresky mainly advises German and Swiss clients in relation to the proper structuring of their business, financial and fiscal affairs both in Singapore and regionally. Typically, this would include advice and guidance on M&A, Venture Capital, Private Equity, the setting up of corporate structures for the region, corporate restructuring, as well as drafting and negotiating the relevant contracts. Birgitta von Dresky is a board member a number of German and Swiss companies with interests in South East Asia. Birgitta von Dresky is an active member of the Singaporean-German Chamber of Commerce and is a committee member of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Singapore.
Vita
Birgitta von Dresky studied law at the University Bonn with a focus on private international law. Subsequently, she worked as an in-house lawyer for several years for two well-known companies in Germany in the chemical/cosmetics industry, namely, Sasol and L’Oréal. Since 2003, Birgitta von Dresky has been based in Singapore, working in private practice as a lawyer for internationally operating, multidisciplinary German law firms, becoming a Partner of Luther LLP in 2008. Birgitta von Dresky has been a Registered Foreign Lawyer in Singapore since 2003.
Honors and distinctions
- kanzleimonitor.de (2016/2017): Listed as top law firm in Southeast Asia
Clients
- German venture capital companies: advice regarding their investment in startup companies in Singapore and the region
- German and Swiss SMEs: advice in regard to their business activities in Singapore and the region (e.g. acquisition of companies)
- Advising on private equity investments
Publications
- Der Top-Standort Asien im Aufbruch, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 10/2023, S. 34ff
- Die Distanz überwinden, in: ASIA BRIDGE vom 20. April 2016
- Neue EU-Erbrechtsverordnung: Einschneidende Änderung des Rechts für in Singapur lebende Europäer, in: Impulse - The Magazine for the German-speaking Community in Singapore, Ausgabe 12/2015
- Auf die eigenen Stärken konzentrieren, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 11/2015, Seite 38 f. (gemeinsam mit Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. , LL.M.)
- 50 Years Singapore, 50 Years Partnership with Germany, in: Veröffentlichung der Singapore-German Chamber of Commerce zum 50. Geburtagsjahr Singapurs vom 13. Oktober 2015
- Nichts an Anziehungskraft verloren, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 9/2015
- Gemeinschaft will Harmonisierung vorantreiben, in: Nachrichten für Außenhandel vom 19. November 2014
- Datenschutz, Kartellrecht und Zollabgaben, in: Asia Bridge Special - ASEAN Economic Community 2014, S. IV-V
- Newcomer Myanmar - Neues Investitionsgesetz endlich in Kraft, in: UnternehmerEdition, Ausgabe 6/2012
- Das Ringen geht weiter, in: Asia Bridge, Ausgabe 10/2012, S. 22 f.
- Gesetz: Präsident und Parlament suchen Kompromiss, in: Nachricht für Außenhandel vom 17. Oktober 2012, S. 5
Lectures
- 10.05.2017: Legal Aspects of doing business in Singapore and ASEAN, good experiences and pitfalls, Swiss-Asian Chamber of Commerce
- 24.02.2017: Singapore Budget Talk 2017, SBA Swiss Business Association - Singapore Budget Talk 2017
- 05.05.2016: Riding the Asean Elephant - Legal & Tax frameworks for investment opportunities in the ASEAN Region, Camera di Commercio Italo-Germanica
- 22.04.2016: Update on tightened rules for work permit applications and on significant Employment Act changes, Swiss Business Association, Singapore - HR Legal Breakfast talk
- 09.06.2015: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für den Energieeffizienzbereich im Vergleich, Südostasien: Energieeffizienz in Gebäuden – Singapur und Thailand im Fokus
- 09.10.2014: Rechtliche Aspekte Singapur, IHK Vortragsveranstaltung China und Singapur
- 23.06.2014: Integration, Connectivity and Financing, The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)
- 12.03.2014: Update: Marktchancen in Myanmar, IHK Rhein-Neckar
- 05.03.2014: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und regulatorische Beschränkungen, Round Table Myanmar
- 03.03.2014: Rechtsgrundlagen und Investitionsbedingungen in Myanmar, Vortragsveranstaltung "Marktentwicklung und Investitionspotentiale in Myanmar und Thailand
- 15.01.2014: Doing Business in Myanmar, EuroCham Talk Series: How European companies can tap into Myanmar: Key strategies, opportunities and pitfalls to investing in this greenfield
- 17.10.2013: Doing Business in Myanmar, SGC Breakfast Briefing
- 06.09.2013: Ländersprechtag Myanmar: Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen und Geschäftspotentiale für deutsche Unternehmen, IHK Hannover
- 28.08.2013: Business-Frühstück Myanmar, IHK Köln Business-Frühstück
Partner, Location Head
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Gregor Wecker
Partner
Cologne
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Julia Walther
Associate
Leipzig
Matthias Wagner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Clara von Wolffersdorff
Associate
Leipzig
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Eberhard Vetter
Partner
Cologne
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Constance Xue Yao Valsemey, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Andreas Tüxen, LL.M. (American University / WCL)
Partner
Berlin
Jenny Tsynn
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Claus Trenner, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Delhi-Gurugram
Volkan Top
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
Senior Associate
Hanover
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Eric Sublon
Senior Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Michael Ströbel, LL.M. (University of Auckland)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Karl-Christian Stopp
Of Counsel
Leipzig
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
Senior Associate
Hanover, Hamburg
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Zacharias-Alexis Schneider, LL.B., LL.M.
Partner
Hanover
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Leon C. Schmitter, LL.M.
Associate
Cologne
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Johannes Pieper, LL.M.
Counsel
Singapore
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Thi Thuy Trang Phan, LL.M.
Partner
Singapore, Ho Chi Minh City
Michael Pfeiffer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marc Peters, LL.M. oec.
Counsel
Cologne
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Alexander Mönnig, LL.M. (Manchester), E.M.L.E.
Counsel
Hamburg
Julian Monden
Senior Associate
Hanover
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Maung Maung Min Khaung
Associate
Yangon
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
David Martiny
Partner
Singapore
Fabian Lorenz, M.A.
Partner
Bangkok
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Counsel
Leipzig
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Tiffany Lessing, LL.M.
Associate
Singapore
Simone Lersch
Counsel
Cologne
Elisabeth Lepique
Managing Partner
Cologne
Clemens Leitner, LL.M. (UCL)
Partner
Singapore
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Aurélien Latouche
Partner
Luxembourg
Paul Jakob Kurz
Associate
Leipzig
Dominique Kurtz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Dr Martin Kolmhuber
Counsel
Cologne
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Philipp Kersting
Partner
Jakarta
Dr Sonja Daniela Kellermann
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Dr Jan-David Jäger
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Munich
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Raffaela Hauenstein
Associate
Munich
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Thi Ha
Associate
Yangon
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Carsten E. Beisheim
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Arndt Begemann
Of Counsel
Essen
Dr Arnd Becker
Partner
Essen
Dr Johannes Becker
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Thorsten Becker
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne