DR. ROBERT MANGER
Partner
Lawyer
+49 211 955 869 32
+49 175 573 049 2
robert.manger@orthpartners.com
.vita
.expertise
.focal points
➔ Corporate law
➔ Mergers & acquisitions
➔ Transactions
➔ Restructurings
➔ Reorganizations
➔ Carve-outs
➔ Supervisory board
➔ Management board
➔ Co-determination
.awards
➔ “Frequently Recommended Lawyer” in the Juve Handbook of Corporate Law Firms 2024/2025
➔ Recommended as one of the “Best Lawyers” in the field of Mergers & Acquisitions by Handelsblatt and Best Lawyers
➔ “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2025” by Handelsblatt andBest Lawyers
➔ Top Lawyer 2026 by the F.A.Z. Institute
.about
Dr. Robert Manger has more than 25 years of experience in M&A transactions, joint ventures and corporate restructurings, both domestic and cross-border.
His focus is on advising family businesses and SMEs.
Dr. Manger also advises management and supervisory bodies on corporate law and was himself chairman of the supervisory board of a listed stock corporation for more than 10 years.
Dr. Manger also has extensive expertise in advising international clients, which he acquired during his time as a partner in an international law firm in Düsseldorf.
He is married and has two grown-up children.
PUBLICATIONS
Die Übertragbarkeit der Beteiligung und ihre Beschränkung(en), Governance im Familienunternehmen, May, Bartels (ed.) 2017, 187 (together with Dr. Karin Ebel)
Die Gesellschafterversammlung, Governance im Familienunternehmen, May, Bartels (ed.) 2017, 269 (together with Dr. Arno Lehmann-Tolkmitt)
Das Informationsrecht des Aufsichtsrats gegenüber dem Vorstand - Umfang und Grenzen, NZG 2010, 1255
Stärkung der Stellung des GmbH-Gesellschafters, Business & Law, Rheinland 2007 edition, p. 32 (together with Oliver Köster)
Die Schattenseiten der Transparenz, Initiativbanking 2007, Issue 1, p. 18
Shareholders' resolution: Contestation of the non-appointment of a new managing director in the case of presentation rights of two family branches (OLG Saarbrücken v. 24.11.2004 - 1 U 202/04-35), Der GmbHR-Kommentar, GmbHR 2005, 549
Vor-GmbH: No application of the principles of a defective company in the case of an ineffective transfer of shares (BGH v. 13.12.2004 - II ZR 409/02), Der GmbHR-Kommentar, GmbHR 2005, 355
Stammeinlage: Sacheinlagefähigkeit von obligatorischen Nutzungsrechten bei fester Laufzeit oder konkret bestimmter Mindestdauer (BGH v. 14.6.2004 - II ZR 121/02), Der GmbHR-Kommentar, GmbHR 2004, 1222
Geschäftsführer: Wirksamkeit einer Bestellung unter auflösenden Bedingung (OLG Stuttgart v. 11.2.2004 - 14 U 58/03), Der GmbHR-Kommentar, GmbHR 2004, 421
Konzernweite Aktienoptionspläne und Betriebsübergang, NJW 2004, 125 (together with Dr. Sandra Urban-Crell)
Liability of the managing director: No responsibility for the non-payment of employee contributions to social security when due after effective resignation from office (BGH v. 17.2.2003 - II ZR 340/01), Der GmbHR-Kommentar, GmbHR 2003, 545
Comment on BGH: Direct external liability of shareholders of a pre-GmbH in the event of continuation of business activities despite abandonment of the intention to register (BGH of November 4, 2002 - II ZR 204/00), BGH Report 2003, 176
Share capital contribution: Payment of a cash contribution from capital increase to debit account (BGH v. 18.3.2002 - II ZR 11/01), Der GmbHR-Kommentar, GmbHR 2002, 548 (together with Dr. Ulrich G.H. Brauer)
Das nachvertragliche Wettbewerbsverbot des GmbH-Geschäftsführers, GmbHR 2001, 89
Mentions
ORTHPARTNERS advises Düsseldorf-based heritage brand FRANZEN on the closure of its store on Königsallee
ORTHPARTNERS Advises Düsseldorf’s Long-Established FRANZEN on the Closure of Its Store on Königsallee The full-service commercial law firm ORTHPARTNERS provided comprehensive legal advice to Düsseldorf’s long-established company FRANZEN regarding the closure of its store on Königsallee. After more than 200 years of company history and over a century of presence on Königsallee, FRANZEN ceased business operations as of the 28th.
New Episode – ORTHPARTNERS Podcast “Values, Change, Growth” – featuring Ingo Hillen
New Episode – ORTHPARTNERS Podcast “Values, Change, Growth” – with Ingo Hillen With “Values, Change, Growth,” Dr. Robert Manger of ORTHPARTNERS provides a platform for entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers who have something to share: about their values, about change, and about the ways in which true value is created. In the new episode, Ingo Hillen
ORTHPARTNERS Welcomes Prof. Dr. Heinz-Uwe Dettling and Dr. Ocka Anna Böhnke and Expands Its Regulatory Consulting Services in the Healthcare Sector
ORTHPARTNERS Welcomes Prof. Dr. Heinz-Uwe Dettling and Dr. Ocka Anna Böhnke and Expands Its Regulatory Advisory Services in the Healthcare Sector A new partner in Stuttgart and a senior counsel in Düsseldorf and Berlin: ORTHPARTNERS is systematically expanding its regulatory advisory services in the healthcare sector. ORTHPARTNERS continues on its growth trajectory and is expanding its range of advisory services effective May 1
New ORTHPARTNERS Podcast “Values, Change, Growth” – Pilot Episode with Dr. Robert Manger
New ORTHPARTNERS Podcast “Values, Change, Growth” – Pilot Episode with Dr. Robert Manger With “Values, Change, Growth,” Dr. Robert Manger of ORTHPARTNERS launches his own podcast series, in which entrepreneurs, investors, and decision-makers discuss ideas, growth drivers, and mindset—and how they create added value. In the pilot episode,
One Year of ORTHPARTNERS: A Success Story Built on Team Spirit and Excellence
One Year of ORTHPARTNERS: A Success Story Built on Team Spirit and Excellence DÜSSELDORF / BERLIN / ESSEN / STUTTGART, March 31, 2026 – One year ago, on April 1, 2025, ORTHPARTNERS launched with a clear vision: to provide legal counsel of the highest caliber, characterized by genuine partnership and entrepreneurial thinking. Today, the full-service corporate law firm looks back on
ORTHPARTNERS continues to grow: Two promotions and three new hires
ORTHPARTNERS Continues to Grow: Two Promotions and Three New Hires The team of attorneys continues to grow The commercial law firm ORTHPARTNERS is strengthening its partnership and further expanding its team. Effective April 1, 2026, Lawyer Reinecke will be named a partner, and Tobias Lunk will be promoted to director. At the same time, the firm welcomes three new
Legal News
ORTHPARTNERS advises Düsseldorf-based heritage brand FRANZEN on the closure of its store on Königsallee
ORTHPARTNERS Advises Düsseldorf’s Long-Established FRANZEN on the Closure of Its Store on Königsallee The full-service commercial law firm ORTHPARTNERS provided comprehensive legal advice to Düsseldorf’s long-established company FRANZEN regarding the closure of its store on Königsallee. After more than 200 years of company history and over a century of presence on Königsallee, FRANZEN ceased business operations on the 28th…
READ MORE →May 18, 2026
