Dr. Nina Leonard
Specialized Commercial and Corporate Lawyer
Practice Areas:
Corporate law, mergers & acquisitions
Legal Studies at the Universities of Münster, Lausanne and London, admitted to the German bar since 2002. Partner in the Munich office.
Nina Leonard commenced her career as a lawyer in 2002 as associate with Hengeler Mueller in Düsseldorf. Before that, she assisted Professor Dr. Heinrich Dörner at the Institute for International Business Law of University of Münster. In 1998 and 1999 she worked as a private lecturer, preparing students for their first state exam in Civil Law.
In 2007, Nina Leonard held a series of lectures at China University for Political Science and Law (Beijing), European Research Centre, on European case law, focusing on corporate law. Before, she had already gained experience abroad in 2006, when she worked on secondment with Travers Smith in London, and in 2001/2002 as an intern with Baker & McKenzie in Chicago.
She specializes in corporate law and mergers & acquisitions. Since 2007, Nina Leonard is designated as "Specialized Commercial and Corporate Lawyer".
Nina Leonard is a member of the German Corporate Law Association (VGR).
Publications:
- "Anforderungen an Versicherung des Geschäftsführers nach § 8 Abs. 3 GmbHG betreffend eine strafrechtliche Verurteilung", Discussion of a decision of the Higher Regional Court Frankfurt, decision dated 21 December 2009, file no. 20 W 319/09, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 8/2010, no. 2;
- "Erfordernis der Unterschrift unter Gesellschafterliste durch Notar gemäß § 40 Abs. 2 Satz 1 GmbHG", Discussion of a decision of the Regional Court Dresden, decision dated 8 April 2009, file no. 42 HK T 10/09, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 12/2009, no. 4;
- "Inländische Geschäftsanschrift gemäß § 8 Abs. 4 Nr. 1 GmbHG", Discussion of a decision of the Higher Regional Court Naumburg, decision dated 8 May 2009, file no. 5 Wx 4/09, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 10/2009, no. 2;
- "Kündigung eines GmbH-Geschäftsführers aus wichtigem Grund", Discussion of a decision of the Higher Regional Court Munich, decision dated 25 March 2009, file no. 7 U 4835/08, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 9/2009, no. 2;
- "Abberufung eines GmbH-Geschäftsführers aus wichtigem Grund", Discussion of a decision of the German Federal Court, decision dated 12 January 2009, file no. II ZR 27/08, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 6/2009, no. 3;
- "Testamentsvollstreckung an GmbH-Geschäftsanteil", Discussion of a decision of the Higher Regional Court Frankfurt, decision dated 16 September 2008, file no. 5 U 187/07, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 3/2009, no. 4;
- "Legitimationswirkung des § 16 Abs. 1 GmbHG", Discussion of a decision of the German Federal Court, decision dated 13 October 2008, file no. II ZR 76/07, Juris PraxisReport Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht 7/2008, no. 3;
- "Chapter 22.03 - Limited Partnership", in: Campbell/Ruester, Business Transactions in Germany, Newark, San Francisco 2008;
- Co-Author: "Trennung vom GmbH-Geschäftsführer nach einem Share Deal", M&A Review 2007, p. 503;
- "Die Rügeobliegenheit im internationalen Warenverkehr", IHR 2/2005, p. 56;
- "United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods", Chamber Way 2002, Heft März, p. 22;
- "Das Recht auf Vertragsaufhebung im UN-Kaufrecht", Berlin 2000.
Languages:
German, English and French
Contact:
v. Boetticher Hasse Lohmann
Partnership of Attorneys
Widenmayerstraße 6
D-80538 Munich
T: +49 / 89 / 22 33 11
F: +49 / 89 / 21 21 59 59
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