Dr Björn Simon
Areas of practice
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.
Vita
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.
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Listed under “Frequently Recommended” in "M&A"
- JUVE Guide 2019/2020: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Corporate Law" (first listed in 2016/2017)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendation in the category "Corporate Law" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2019, "Our contact person at Luther is Dr Björn Simon, whom we already know very well from previous professional positions. His advice is of the highest professional standard, effective, fast and practice-orientated. Dr Simon works extremely reliably and is very client-oriented.")
- The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Mention in "City Focus - Frankfurt"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommended in "Mergers and Acquisition Law" (first recommended in 2020)
- WirtschaftsWoche 2025: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "Corporate Law"
- WirtschaftsWoche 2024: Recommendation "Top Lawyer" in "M&A"
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