Dr Stefan Galla
Areas of practice
As a lawyer and a notary, Stefan Galla respectively advises and provides legal services to medium-sized businesses, large groups and financial investors in all matters pertaining to corporate law. The focus of his advice is on national and international restructurings, including all associated corporate law issues, and on corporate acquisitions and international joint ventures.
Vita
Stefan Galla studied law in Bonn, Germany, completing his accelerated degree program in 1999. His legal training included working for a business law firm in London, England. He passed his second state bar examination in 2002 and subsequently received his doctorate under Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Marcus Lutter at the Centre for European Economic Law at the University of Bonn. In 2008, Stefan Galla worked for Pinsent Masons LLP in Leeds and London, England as part of a secondment. He has been a partner and civil-law notary since 2010. Stefan Galla joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 2004. Dr Stefan Galla directs the Dutch Desk and the Essen office and is a lecturer teaching company law as part of the “RUBlaw-active” course at Ruhr University in Bochum (Germany).
Honors and distinctions
- JUVE Guide 2024/2025: Listed under “Frequently Recommended” in "Corporate Law" (first listed in 2019/2020, "very competent handling of the mandate ", client) and in "Notaries" (first listed in 2019/2020)
- JUVE Guide 2017/2018: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "M&A" ("flexible but accurate", client)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendations in the categories "Corporate Law" (first recommendation in 2023, first mention in 2020, "Stefan Galla: A good mix of expertise, professionalism, focus and pragmatism. Great customer focus; always very attentive and friendly. Very service-oriented, extremely competent, proactive and creative."), "M&A" (first recommendation in 2023) and "Venture Capital" (first recommendation in 2023)
- The Legal 500 Germany 2018: Listed in "Industry Focus - Energy"
- Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Corporate Law"
Clients
- Advising Open Grid Europe GmbH on the acquisition of jordgasTransport from Statoil
- Advising Alloheim Senioren-Residenzen SE on diverse corporate transformations
- Advising Ottobock on diverse corporate transformations
- Advising the Comcave Group on sale to Gilde Buy Out
Publications
- Der Weg aus der Vorrats-SE & Co. KG in eine andere Rechtsform und die Auswirkungen auf die Frage der Arbeitnehmerbeteiligung, in: Schreiner/Von Steinau-Steinrück (Hrsg.), Arbeitsrecht in der anwaltlichen Praxis – Festschrift für Axel Braun, C.H. Beck, 2024, S. 335-350 (gemeinsam mit Paul Schreiner)
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Kommentar zu §§ 73-122. 123-151 UmwG", in: Gesellschaftsrecht, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Martin Henssler & Prof. Dr. Lutz Strohn, C.H. Beck, 2024
- Arbeitnehmermitbestimmung im Aufsichtsrat, in: Luther Whitepaper, Ausgabe 02/2020 (gemeinsam mit Paul Schreiner, Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. & Dr. Cédric Müller, LL.M.)
- rbeitnehmermitbestimmung im Aufsichtsrat, in: Luther Whitepaper, Ausgabe 02/2020 (gemeinsam mit Klaus Thönißen, LL.M., Dr. Stefan Galla & Dr. Cédric Müller, LL.M.)
- German Transparency Register - New Reporting Obligations as of 1 October 2017, in: British Chamber of Commerce in Germany Bulletin 2018, S. 24
- EuGH prüft Zusammensetzung deutscher Aufsichtsräte, in: Der Aufsichtsrat, Ausgabe 04/2016, S. 49
- Der Mittelstand unterschätzt die Frauenquote, in: Börsen-Zeitung vom 20. Februar 2016
- Bankerlaubnispflicht für Gesellschafterkonten in Familiengesellschaften?, in: ZIP - Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht 2015, S. 1862
- Künftig mehr Mitbestimmung?, in: Personalmagazin vom 19. Mai 2015
- Mitautor des Werkes Praktiker-Kommentar Umwandlung von Unternehmen, herausgegeben von Sören Goebel & Markus Ungemach, HDS-Verlag, 2013
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Pflichten der Geschäftsleitung & Aufbau einer Compliance-Organisation", in: Compliance in der Unternehmerpraxis: Grundlagen, Organisation und Umsetzung, herausgeben von Gregor Wecker & Bastian Ohl, Springer Gabler Verlag, 3. Auflage, 2013
- Bearbeitung des Werkes Unternehmenskauf, herausgegeben von Dr. Werner Mielke, Dr. Frank J. Matzen & Dr. Arndt Scheffler, RWS Verlag, 2001
- Bearbeitung des Kapitels "Kommentierung im Kommentar zum Gesellschaftsrecht, §§ 222-240 AktG", in: Gesellschaftsrecht, herausgegeben von Prof. Dr. Martin Henssler & Prof. Dr. Lutz Strohn, C.H. Beck, 2011
- Praxisfragen zur Gesellschafterliste der GmbH nach dem MoMiGMoMiG, in: GmbH Rundschau - 100. Jahrgang, Heft 20/2009, S. 1065 ff.
- Fortsetzung einer GmbH in Nachtragsliquidation, in: GmbHR, Heft 12, S. 635-640
Lectures
- 08.12.2022: Grundlagen Unternehmenskauf
- 06.12.2017: Erfolg am Markt durch M&A Transaktionen, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 27.01.2016: Vorbereitung und Strukturierung einer M&A Transaktion, Wittener Institut für Familienunternehmen der Universität Witten/Herdecke
- 14.11.2007: Pflichten der Geschäftsleitung & Aufbau einer Compliance Organisation, Compliance in der Unternehmerpraxis
- 07.06.2006: Die Limited, eine Alternative zur GmbH?, Sitzung des IHK-Rechtsausschusses
Memberships
- Deutsch-Britische Juristenvereinigung e.V.
- Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung – Wissenschaftliche Vereinigung für Unternehmens- und Gesellschaftsrecht (VGR) e.V.
- Essener Anwalt- und Notarverein e.V.
Ahmed Zoughbi
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lara Zölck
Associate
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Prof. Christian Zanner
Partner
Berlin
Martin Zackor, LL.M. (UCD)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Cornelia Yzer
Of Counsel
Berlin
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
David Wölting
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Frances Wolf
Senior Associate
Hamburg, Hanover
Dr Karina Wojtowicz
Senior Associate
Hanover
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Willaschek
Partner
Berlin
Simon Wickel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Guido Wenzel
Partner
Hamburg
Jan-Patrik Welter
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
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
Dr Angelo Vallone
Partner
Dusseldorf
Marc Urlichs
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Knut Unger
Partner
Singapore
Denis Ullrich
Partner
Leipzig
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
Jade Timmermann, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jörgen Tielmann, LL.M.
Partner
Hamburg
Thiri May Thu
Associate
Yangon
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Ruth-Maria Thomsen
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Marc Theiner
Associate
Singapore
Saw Thaw Tu Htoo
Associate
Yangon
Dr Frederic Tewes
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Arne Stumpe
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Sven C. Stumm MJur (Oxon)
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Gerd Stuhlmacher
Partner
Munich
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
Dr Holger Stappert
Partner
Dusseldorf
Anton Spinty
Senior Associate
Berlin
Jan Spiering, LL.M. Taxation
Associate
Hanover
Yann Spiegelhalter
Counsel
Luxembourg
Shannon Charlotte Sopper, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr SHEN Yuan / 沈媛 博士 LL.M. (CUPL/Köln)
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Markus Sengpiel
Managing Partner
Cologne
Vivien Insa Seifert
Associate
Hanover
Dr Manuel Seidel, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Hendrik Bernd Sehy
Counsel
Hanover
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Anja Schwarz, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Denis Schütz
Senior Associate
Essen
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Sophie Schulz
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Daniel Schubmann
Counsel
Hanover
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Nadine Schreiber, M.A.
Senior Associate
Cologne
Christoph Schnoor
Senior Associate
Hamburg
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
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Andy Schaal, LL.M.
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Daniela Salm
Counsel
Brussels
Selin Sahin
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Eva Maria K. Rütz, LL.M.
Partner
Dusseldorf, Cologne
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Manuel Rueß
Associate
Hamburg
Sabrina Rosbroj
Associate
Singapore
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Falco Rohrberg, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jens Röhrbein
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Jörg Rodewald
Partner
Berlin
Dr Stephan Rippert LL.M.
Partner
Munich
Charlotte Riese
Senior Associate
Berlin
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Timo Reckert
Associate
Hanover
Benedikt Rechner
Counsel
Berlin
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Florian Plambeck
Associate
Hamburg
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
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Dominika Peter
Associate
Berlin
Ulf-Dieter Pape
Partner
Hanover
Robert Pacholski
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Tobias Osseforth, Mag. rer. publ.
Partner
Munich
Theresa Oesch
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Kay Oelschlägel
Partner
Hamburg
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
David Nückel
Associate
Dusseldorf
Katja Neumüller
Counsel
Cologne
Dianusch Nazari
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Naumann
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Cédric Müller, LL.M. (Bristol)
Partner
Essen
Pauline Müller
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Aline Mück
Senior Associate
Cologne
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
Dr Andreas Meyer-Landrut
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Dr Moritz Mentzel
Counsel
Berlin
Dragana Mendes-Bozic
Luxembourg
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Achim Meier
Partner
Essen
Alexander Masson, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Essen
Andreas Mally
Counsel
Leipzig
Dr Mathias Mailänder
Counsel
Hamburg
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
Prof. Dr Tobias Leidinger
Partner
Dusseldorf
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
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Sebo-Franz Krubally
Senior Associate
Berlin
Philipp Kropatscheck Nguyen, LL.M.
Of Counsel
Singapore
Dr Maximilian Kressner, M.Jur. (Oxford)
Partner
Singapore
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Oliver Krall, LL.M. (Wellington)
Of Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Lisa Kraayvanger
Senior Associate
Hanover
Doreen König
Partner
Berlin
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Thomas Köhler
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Karsten Köhler
Partner
Leipzig
Oliver Köhler
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Stefan Kobes
Partner
Berlin
Dr Rolf Kobabe
Partner
Hamburg
Dr.iur. Andreas Knaul, LL.M. diap (ENA)
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
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
Lena-Annika Kauer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Jana Karras
Associate
Leipzig
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Stefanie Kandzia, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Tillmann Kamp
Associate
Cologne
Dr Oliver Kairies
Partner
Hanover
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Guido Jansen
Partner
Dusseldorf
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
Ramona Hubracht, LL.M. Taxation
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Ekkehard Hübel
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Isabel Hoyer
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Rares Holonec
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Anneleen Hofkens
Counsel
Luxembourg
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Dr Marilen Hilbert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Jan-Lukas Henkst
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Joachim Heinemann
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Manuel Heide
Partner
Berlin
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
Franz-Rudolf Groß, LL.M. (London)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Daniel Greger
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Bernd Götze
Of Counsel
Singapore
Silke Gottschalk, LL.M. (London)
Senior Associate
Cologne
Dr Thomas Gohrke
Partner
Hanover, Leipzig
Robert Goerend
Partner
Luxembourg
Imke Glücks
Partner
Essen
Philipp Glock
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Stephan Gittermann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Dennis Gerdes
Senior Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Galla
Partner
Essen
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Cosima Flock
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Martin Fleckenstein
Partner
Berlin
Henrik Fischer
Associate
Leipzig
Anne-Sophie Fischer
Associate
Munich
Sebastian Fedder
Partner
Hamburg
Marie Pauline Fay
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Ricarda Maria Essel
Counsel
Berlin
Lukas Erdmann
Associate
Berlin
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Elsner
Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Benjamin Effler
Associate
Berlin
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Jacqueline Dutz
Associate
Leipzig
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Philip Dohse
Partner
Hamburg
Philipp Dietz, LL.M. (Edinburgh)
Partner
Cologne
Euryale Didillon
Counsel
Luxembourg
Dr Sabrina Desens
Partner
Leipzig
Marx Dauth, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Marco Dauner
Associate
Stuttgart
Rolf Corsten
Of Counsel
Dusseldorf
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Bernhard Burkert, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Counsel
Berlin
Dr Robert Burkert
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Charlotte Buck
Associate
Hanover
Pascal Brinkmann, LL.B. (London), LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Jürgen Bremer
Partner
Dusseldorf
Céline S. H. Breitenmoser, M.A. HSG
Associate
Singapore
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Michael Bormann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Lilith Boos
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Alexander Bohusch
Partner
Yangon, Singapore
Jens Bock
Partner
Berlin
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Tarik Bilici, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Dusseldorf
Anne Biebler
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Estelle Bichon Sun, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Singapore
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 Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Lukas Baumgärtner, Mag. Iur, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Bangkok
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Yelena Bade
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Hajar Assebbane
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Huguette Ashley Ntsangha
Senior Associate
Luxembourg
Volker von Alvensleben
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Małgorzata Albe, LL.M.
Junior Consultant
Leipzig
Dr Konrad Adenauer
Partner
Cologne
Hans-Christian Ackermann
Partner
Dusseldorf
Caroline Ackermann
Counsel
Munich