Dr Oliver Maaz
Areas of practice
Dr. Oliver Maaz is an experienced China expert who has been comprehensively advising foreign companies on legal matters in China for more than 18 years. He regularly advises clients in the fields of real estate and construction law, corporate and M&A, commercial, and foreign direct investments. As a partner of the law firm in Germany, his focus is on legal and tax advisory services with a China-related focus. In his role as Principal Consultant of Luther Solutions (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., he advises on corporate services, which include supporting foreign investors in China with essential corporate processes, operational licenses, corporate governance, and regulatory requirements, as well as market entry and exit strategies and the management of individual projects on-site. As the author of numerous publications, Dr. Oliver Maaz is also a frequent speaker at events on legal issues in China.
Vita
Dr Oliver Maaz studied law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Germany). He has been registered with the bar association since 2003 and completed his doctorate in Germany in 2005. Before joining Luther as a Partner in 2021, he had worked for other international German law firms in Shanghai since 2006. Dr Oliver Maaz has also gained sound professional experience in various industrial sectors from 1986-1996 as he worked for example as logistics specialist at a German car maker in Munich including his commercial education.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 (2021): Recommended in Real Estate
Clients
- Advising a leading international merchandising company on its fit-out construction project in Shanghai including interfaces with local design institute, construction company and project management.
- Advising one of the leading German investment firms on real estate transactions of its institutional investors into a high specification office complex including retail in Beijing. This includes the legal due diligence of the asset, transaction advice and the review and negotiation of loan documentation.
- Advising the world’s leading manufacturer of vacuum equipment for vacuum metallurgy and heat treatment on construction projects in the Chinese Province Jiangsu (construction of infrastructure for production facility, relocation of production, and erection of new buildings) in the context of build-to-suit-lease.
- Advising one of the world’s leading manufacturers of technical adhesive tapes and self-adhesive system solutions on construction projects (erection of buildings) including EPC/Turnkey Projects in the Chinese province Jiangsu and claim management (out-of-court settlement with general contractor).
- Advising one of the world's leading manufacturers and providers of compressed air products and services on construction projects in Shanghai (demolition and erection of buildings) applying FIDIC construction contracts.
- Advising a German production company in the field of metal engineering and components on the acquisition of land use-rights and buildings in Shanghai (production expansion).
- Advising the Chinese holding of a German wholesaler of fasteners, chemicals, safety products, tools and inventory management on the construction and lease out of a factory building in the province of Liaoning in China.
- Advising an internationally operating manufacturer of PUR foams, technical aerosols and liquid products on the sale of its production facility in Shanghai, including evaluation and sale of land-use rights and buildings.
- Advising a global manufacturer of compressed air and vacuum products on the sale of real estate in Shanghai (owned by an overseas entity) including lease and sublease within the company group.
- Advising a Berlin-based architecture bureau on their design project with the town planning department in the province of Jiangsu in China (German Town project).
- Advising a multinational manufacturer in the automotive, toy, and consulting industries on the acquisition on land-use rights and construction of buildings including the bidding procedures.
- Advising a global manufacturer in the construction machinery sector on an EPC/Turnkey project regarding the sale of a surface treatment centre and in the northern Chinese province of Hebei.
- Advising a global manufacturer of process instrumentation on the equity buy-out of a joint venture from its state owned Chinese partner in northern China.
- Advising an automotive supplier of driver operating / sensor systems and control units on establishing its business and setting up a Joint-Venture in China.
- Advising a specialist for the integration of renewable energy (power to gas) on establishing its business in China and negotiating the supply and construction of a wind-hydrogen hybrid power plant with government officials in the province of Hebei.
- Advising a global manufacturer of industrial robots and solutions for factory automation in complex arbitration proceedings and execution in Shanghai
- Advising an international fashion company on setting up a franchise system and opening of stores in China.
- Advising the German holding of a designer and manufacturer of temporary structures on establishing its business and setting up a Joint-Venture in the PR China.
Publications
- Handbook of the domain name law - national protection systems and international dispute resolution
- China: Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in China
- China: Cyber Security Law, September 2015
- Handelsvertreterrecht in der VR China
- Besonderheiten bei der Nutzung des Internets in der VR China
- Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen in der VR China (M&A, Gründungsformen und Antimonopolistische Untersuchungen)
- Recht der Informationstechnologie in der VR China
- Mergers & Akquisition von Ausländischen Investoren in China
- Right of Possession and Protection of Property
- Safeguarding of Credits
- The New Chinese Property Rights Law: An Overview
- Protection Against Monopolies
- VR China: Kartellbildung nicht gewollt
Lectures
- 01.10.2020: China's new Civil Code and Supreme Court regulations with impacts on the Construction and Real Estate Industry - Workshop organized by the German Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai
- 01.07.2019: Construction Disputes in China - New Interpretation Rules of the Supreme People’s Court - in China Real Estate Market Update and Forecasts 2019 an event for news on legislation and market trends for industrial land and commercial properties in China in cooperation with NAI Sofia Group Shanghai and Plainvim International Industrial Parks
- 01.11.2018: Real Estate in China, what do I have to consider as an investor? Road show at the local credit union (Volksbank) in Starnberg-Herrsching, Ulm-Biberach and Pforzheim in cooperation with DZ Bank Hong Kong
- 01.08.2018: M&A in China and Beyond, Executive Master for European and International Business Law Program of University of St. Gallen, Shanghai (Fudan University)
- 01.04.2018: Shanghai Berlin Business Forum: Sustainable Companies and Cities, IHK Berlin – Event, Shanghai
- 01.03.2017: Workshop Legal & Tax: Does China remain attractive for foreign investments?, German Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai
- 01.06.2016: Commercial and Industrial Real Estate in China – Do some bubbles never burst?, SwissCham – Event, Shanghai
- 01.09.2015: Industry 4.0 – Does China offer sufficient Legal Protection?, VDMA members seminar, Shanghai
- 01.04.2015: Rechtliche Aspekte für ausländische Unternehmen in der VR China, ZAB – Seminar, Brandenburg
- 01.11.2012: Workshop Legal & Tax: Gerichtsprozesse in der VR China, macht das Sinn? German Chamber of Commerce, Shanghai
- 01.06.2012: Was Maschinen- & Anlagenbauer aus rechtlicher Sicht in China beachten müssen, Management Circle - Event, München
- 01.01.2009: Intellectual Property Rights in Europe, Zhongnan University for Economics and Law in Wuhan, P.R. China
- 01.01.2007: Telecommunication Law in the PR China, German Chamber of Commerce (“IT-Days”), Shanghai and Beijing
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Essen
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Senior Associate
Essen
Leonie Herwarth von Bittenfeld, LL.B., M.A.
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Stuttgart
Kevin Oestreich
Senior Consultant
Essen
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Associate
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Associate
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Senior Associate
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Associate
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Associate
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Associate
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Associate
Essen
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Associate
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Stuttgart
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Leipzig
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