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Reed Smith LLP
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Pittsburgh, PA 15222
USA
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T: +1 412 288 3131
F: +1 412 288 3063
Global Managing Partner: Casey Ryan
Responsible persons pursuant to Section 18(2) of the German Interstate Media Treaty (Medienstaatsvertrag - MStV) are in equal parts
Office Managing Partners Munich:
Dr. Michaela Westrup
Dr. Andreas Splittgerber
Reed Smith LLP
Ludwigpalais
Von-der-Tann-Str. 2
80539 Munich
Germany
T: +49 (0)89 20304 10
F: +49 (0)89 20304 199
www.reedsmith.com
[email protected]
Office Managing Partner Frankfurt am Main:
Dr. Oliver Hahnelt
Reed Smith LLP
OpernTurm
Bockenheimer Landstraße 2 - 4
60306 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
T: +49 (0)69 22228 9800
F: +49 (0)69 22228 9899
www.reedsmith.com
[email protected]
VAT Identification Number
VAT Identification Number according to Section 27a of the German Value Added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz - UStG): DE 814400756.
Bar Admission
Attorneys
Unless otherwise stated, all attorneys in Reed Smith’s German offices are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practice as attorneys (Rechtsanwälte) and are members of the bar association (Rechtsanwaltskammer) competent for their respective offices:
Munich Office:
Rechtsanwaltskammer München
Tal 33
80331 Munich
Germany
http://rak-muenchen.de
Frankfurt Office:
Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main
Bockenheimer Anlage 36
60322 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
www.rechtsanwaltskammer-ffm.de
Tax Advisers
All attorneys in Reed Smith’s German offices who are also acting as tax advisers (Steuerberater) are admitted within the Federal Republic of Germany to practice as tax advisers and are members of the Chamber of Tax Advisers (Steuerberaterkammer) competent for their respective office:
Steuerberaterkammer Hessen
Bleichstraße 1
60313 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
www.stbk-hessen.de
Attorneys at Law (New York)
All Attorneys at Law (New York) in Reed Smith’s German offices are admitted to practice as such in the state of New York. They are members of the New York Bar: www.nycourts.gov/attorneys/.
Attorneys at Law (Austria)
All Attorneys at Law admitted in Austria (Rechtsanwälte) law in Reed Smith’s German offices are admitted to practice as such in Austria. They are regulated by the Austrian Bar (Österreichische Rechtsanwaltskammer). Details of Austrian attorneys at law can be found at https://www.oerak.at/en/ and https://www.rakwien.at/
Professional Law Provisions for German Attorneys
The following provisions of professional law apply:
Attorneys
German Federal Code for Attorneys (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung – BRAO)
German Professional Code of Conduct for Attorneys (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte – BORA)
German Act on the Remuneration of Attorneys (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz – RVG)
German Rules on Certified Specialist Attorneys (Fachanwaltsordnung – FAO)
German Act on Activities of European Attorneys in Germany (Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland – EuRAG)
Code of conduct for European Attorneys (Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Union – CCBE-Berufsregeln)
All the above regulations can be accessed on the website of the Federal Bar Association (Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer) under www.brak.de in section “Anwaltschaft/Berufsrecht/Allgemeine Informationen (Berufsgesetze und -regeln)”.
Tax Advisers
German Tax Advisory Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz – StBerG)
German Implementing Regulation to Tax Advisory Act (Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz – DVStB)
German Professional Code of The Federal Tax Advisory Chamber (Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer – BOStB)
German Tax Advisers’ Fees Regulation (Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung – StBVV)
All the above regulations can be accessed on the website of the Federal Chamber of Tax Advisors (Bundessteuerberaterkammer) under www.bstbk.de in section “Themen/Berufsrecht”.
Attorneys at Law (New York)
The texts of the applicable codes and rules for Attorneys at Law (New York) are available at ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys
Attorneys at Law (Austria)
Austrian Lawyers‘ Act (Österreichische Rechtsanwaltsordnung - RAO)
Austrian Guidelines for practicing the legal profession (Österreichische Richtlinien für die Ausübung des Rechtsanwaltsberufes)
The above regulations can be accessed on the website of the Austrian Bar (Österreichische Rechtsanwaltskammer) under https://www.rakwien.at/?seite=anwaelte&bereich=standesrecht.
Professional Liability Insurance
Zurich
Platz der Einheit 2
60327 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
The territorial scope of the professional liability insurance is worldwide.
Alternative Dispute Resolution procedures for consumers: Information according to Section 36(1) of the German Act on Alternative Dispute Resolution in Consumer Matters (Verbraucherstreitbeilegungsgesetz – VSBG)
In Germany, the competent alternative dispute resolution entity for consumer disputes in property matters arising from an attorney-client relationship is the Lawyers’ Mediation Board, Rauchstraße 26, 10787 Berlin, www.schlichtungsstelle-der-rechtsanwaltschaft.de.
Reed Smith LLP does not participate in alternative consumer dispute resolution procedures before alternative dispute resolution entities.