McDermott Will & Schulte, a global law firm

For more than 20 years, Frank Müller has been advising fund initiators, institutional investors, and asset managers across their entire value chain. He advises institutional investors on their fund investments. He has extensive experience in the establishment of fund management companies as well as in providing regulatory advice, including communication with supervisory authorities.

Frank Müller advises on the structuring of investment funds with a particular focus on alternative investments. He has broad experience in the formation of open-ended and closed-ended funds, retail and special funds, club deals, fund of funds and other structures. He provides advice throughout the entire investment lifecycle, from initial investment to exit and liquidation.

In addition, Frank Müller advises asset managers on real estate transactions, both on the buy-side and sell-side, as well as on ongoing asset management matters.

Clients value Frank Müller for his decades of experience and strong network within the investment fund and real estate industries, as well as for his pragmatic approach to legal advice. They seek his counsel not only on legal matters but also on strategic questions in complex projects and situations. Owing to his deep understanding of the value chain and both the legal and commercial requirements of his clients, he and his team are able to deliver tailored legal solutions while consistently maintaining a focus on their clients’ goals.

As a partner in McDermott’s global investment funds practice, Frank Müller advises clients not only on domestic matters but also on international fund investments, fund structuring, and inbound and outbound investments.

Frank Müller has been sharing his expertise for many years as a lecturer at universities, industry associations, and other events. He also serves as Office Managing Partner of McDermott’s Frankfurt office.

• Advising multiple insurance companies, pension schemes and pension funds on investments in real estate-, infrastructure-, debt- and private equity funds.
• Advising fund management companies and fund sponsors on the structuring and formation of open-ended and closed-ended alternative investment funds.
• Advising asset managers on the structuring of complex club deals in the real estate and infrastructure sector.
• Advising fund management companies and securities institutions on their establishment and licensing procedures.
• Advising Union Investment Real Estate on the sale of FÜNF HÖFE in Munich, which McDermott described as one of Germany’s largest single-asset transactions of 2024.

• Chambers Europe, Band 5 in Germany: Investment Funds, 2026
• JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended, Investment Funds and Real Estate Law, 2020-2025
• The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Investment Funds and Real Estate Law, 2021-2025

• Managing partner, McDermott’s Frankfurt office
• gif Gesellschaft für immobilienwirtschaftliche Forschung e.V
• IMMOEBS e. V.
• ULI Urban Land Institute