Frank Gutsche
Areas of practice
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)
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Stuttgart
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Berlin
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Berlin, London
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Essen
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Hamburg
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Stuttgart
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Essen
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Hamburg
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Essen
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Hamburg
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Stuttgart
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Essen
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Counsel
Munich
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Counsel
Essen
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Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
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Counsel
Hamburg
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Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
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Counsel
Singapore
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Berlin
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Munich
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Cologne
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Essen
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Hamburg
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Dusseldorf, Essen
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Cologne
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
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Hamburg
Patrick Gocht
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Leipzig
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Singapore
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Hanover
Stefan Hubertus Tolksdorf, LL.M. (King's College London)
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Hanover
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Berlin
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Essen
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Munich
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Stuttgart
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Hamburg, Hanover
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Kuala Lumpur
Shi Yin Khoo, M.A. (Cantab)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
Julian Monden
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Hanover
Lisa Niesen
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Essen
Jan Lachhein
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Katharina Stefanie Franke
Senior Associate
Essen
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Pia Rademaker, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Munich
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
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Leipzig, Hamburg
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Frankfurt a.M.
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Hanover
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Dusseldorf
Jenny Schindler
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Charlotte Buck
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Magnus Wessels
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Essen
Martina Steude, LL.M. (Cape Town)
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Essen
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Senior Associate
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Senior Associate
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Senior Associate
Essen
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Senior Associate
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Maximilian Issels, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Munich
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Senior Associate
Leipzig
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Senior Associate
Munich
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Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Senior Associate
Stuttgart
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Senior Associate
Luxembourg
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Senior Associate
Essen
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Senior Associate
Berlin
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Senior Associate
Hamburg
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Senior Associate
Cologne
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Associate
Yangon
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Associate
Yangon
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Associate
Yangon
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Associate
Munich
Hla Yadanar Win
Associate
Yangon
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Yangon
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Associate
Leipzig
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Leipzig
Vera Wechsler, LL.M. (Tulane)
Associate
Dusseldorf
Alina Kühn
Associate
Essen
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
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Associate
Cologne
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Munich
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Munich
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Associate
Hanover
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Associate
Munich
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Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Leipzig
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Associate
Stuttgart
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Associate
Cologne
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Associate
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Associate
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Associate
Essen
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Hamburg
Samantha Oehlke
Associate
Singapore
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Max H. Becker
Associate
Essen
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Marie Hoster, LL.B.
Associate
Essen, Dusseldorf
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Associate
Singapore
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Associate
Singapore
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Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
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Associate
Hamburg
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Associate
Cologne
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Associate
Hanover
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Hanover
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Associate
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Singapore
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Associate
Berlin
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Associate
Berlin
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Associate
Hanover
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Associate
Dusseldorf
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Associate
Munich
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Associate
Hanover
Niklas Roth
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Vivienne Blank
Associate
Stuttgart
Mirjam Marte
Associate
Stuttgart
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Associate
Berlin
Frederike Peters
Senior Consultant
Berlin
Kevin Oestreich
Senior Consultant
Essen
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Essen