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Frank Gutsche

Lawyer │ Partner

Stuttgart

+49 711 9338 19194

frank.gutsche@luther-lawfirm.com

Areas of practice

Real Estate

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Corporate/M&A

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Commercial & Distribution Law, Product Liability/Product Compliance

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Real Estate & Infrastructure

Frank Gutsche has been advising for many years with a focus on real estate and corporate transactions and corporate law. The latter includes in particular advice on the formation of joint ventures (corporate and distribution law aspects) in Germany and abroad. His clients include companies from the real estate and industrial sectors with a focus on the automotive and mechanical engineering industries as well as commercial enterprises and companies from the financial and service sectors. A large number of his clients are foreign investors who invest in real estate and shareholdings in Germany or who start or expand their business activities in Germany by founding or acquiring companies.

Vita

Frank Gutsche began his legal studies in 1982 in corporate and economic law at the University of Tuebingen (Germany). He worked as a research assistant from 1988 to 1992 and was admitted to the bar in 1992. Frank Gutsche teaches at the Wuerttemberg Academy of Administration in Stuttgart. He joined Luther’s predecessor firm in 1999.

Honors and distinctions

The Legal 500 Germany 2021: Listed in "Commercial and Distribution Law" (first listed in 2016)
The Legal 500 Germany 2017: Listed in "Dispute Resolution - Commercial Law Conflicts" (first listed in 2017)
Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Corporate Law" (first recommendation in 2021)

Blog posts

Commercial landlord and tenant law - reforming the written form provisions of Section 550 German Civil Code: Legal and practical considerations

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Commercial landlord and tenant law - reforming the written form provisions of Section 550 German Civil Code: Legal and practical considerations

29.08.2024 | Blog

[Translate to English:] No ‘Carte Blanche’ for Dawn Raids under EU Antitrust Law

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22.07.2025 | Blog

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16.07.2025 | Blog

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02.07.2025 | PR

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30.06.2025 | PR

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24.06.2025 | Blog

Preservation of loss carry-forwards despite acquisition of more than 50% of the shares

18.06.2025 | Blog

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18.06.2025 | Blog

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27.05.2025 | Blog

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Managing trade barriers - What the new US tariffs mean for international supply contracts

06.05.2025 | Blog

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General Court bolsters up the European Commission: Dismissal of action brought by German fragrance company for annulment of inspection decision authorising a dawn raid to be conducted on the undertaking.

05.05.2025 | Blog