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Dr. Florian Schiefer

Partner

Dr. Florian Schiefer advises clients on international corporate and group tax law, international tax planning, transaction tax, real estate taxation, and investment taxation.

Prior to joining McDermott Will & Schulte, Florian worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Business Taxation at the University of Bamberg and completed his doctorate in 2014. He then worked for several years as a chartered tax advisor for a reputable international law firm in Berlin and Frankfurt.

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Results

Florian advised:

  • KKR and Mirastar, the European industrial and logistics platform of KKR Real Estate, on the acquisition of a logistics property in Hanover. The transaction is the first acquisition by KKR and Mirastar in this asset class in Germany and also the first German acquisition for KKR’s pan-European Core+ Real Estate strategy.
  • SIGNA on the acquisition of GALERIA Kaufhof and the subsequent merger with Karstadt
  • IMFARR on the acquisition of the Silver Tower in Frankfurt am Main and the HighlightTowers in Munich

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Recognitions
  • International Tax Review, World Tax, 2022-2026
  • The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Tax, 2023
  • Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, “Ones to Watch” in Germany: Corporate and Tax Law, 2022-2023
Capabilities and industries
Regional markets
Community
  • International Fiscal Association (IFA)
  • Young IFA Network
Credentials
Education
  • Expert Advisor on International Tax Law
  • Certified Tax Advisor
  • University of Bamberg, Dr. rer. pol. (PhD)
  • University of Bamberg, Dipl.-Kfm.
Admissions
  • Germany
Languages
  • German
  • English