Dr. Björn Simon

Dr Björn Simon advises globally operating industrial and family enterprises as well as institutional investors on corporate, contract and capital market law issues. Furthermore, Dr Björn Simon has extensive experience in dealing with M&A transactions, in particular carve-outs and group restructurings.

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance
Corporate/M&A
Restructuring & Insolvency
Digital Legal Services

After studying law and taking an additional course on economics at the Universities of Bayreuth (Germany) and Heidelberg (Germany), Dr Simon obtained a doctorate in capital markets law from the University of Heidelberg. He initially worked as a lawyer for a leading German law firm and then as a corporate lawyer and management consultant in the investment banking department of a private German bank. He then worked in the Corporate/M&A department of an international law firm and joined Luther in 2020.

• Best Lawyers (2022): Award in "Mergers and Acquisition Law" (since 2020)
• Handelsblatt Award “Germany’s Best Lawyers” (2020): Award in "corporate law"
• JUVE Guide (2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 and 2019/2020): frequently recommended lawyer in the area of corporate law