DR. PATRICK NORDHUES
Partner
Notary
Lawyer
+49 201 869 995 11
+49 172 2569 606 patrick.nordhues@orthpartners.com
DR. PATRICK NORDHUES
Partner
Notary (with official seat in Essen)
Lawyer
+49 201 869 995 11
+49 172 2569 606
patrick.nordhues@orthpartners.com
.vita
2001-2005
Shearman & Sterling
2005-2011
McDermott, Will & Emery
2011-2015
PwC Legal AG
2015-2016
Seitz Lawyers
2016-2021
PwC Legal AG
2021-03/2025
Self-employed as a lawyer and notary in his own law firm
.expertise
.focal points
➔ Corporate law
➔ Mergers & acquisitions
➔ Transactions
➔ Restructurings
➔ Carve-outs
➔ Supervisory board
➔ Management board
➔ Co-determination
.country desk
.about
Dr. Patrick Nordhues has been advising national and international clients on corporate restructurings, acquisitions and joint ventures for more than 20 years. He has extensive experience in the automotive, food, logistics and TMT sectors.
His focus is on advising owner-managed and medium-sized companies.
As a notary, he mainly notarizes in the areas of corporate law and corporate succession.
Dr. Patrick Nordhues has published numerous articles on corporate law topics. He recently joined the team of authors of Böttcher/Habighorst/Schulte, Umwandlungsrecht, one of the leading commentaries on reorganization law, as co-author. He is also a regular speaker at seminars.
He is married and has a daughter.
PUBLICATIONS
Böttcher/Habighorst/Schulte (eds.), Umwandlungsrecht, 3rd ed. 2024, co-author (together with Dr. Michael Burg)
Der wirtschaftlich Berechtigte (§ 3 GwG) nach den aktuellen FAQ des Bundesverwaltungsamts, GWR 2021, 138 ff. (together with Dr. Michael Zenker)
Liquidation of an atypical silent partnership: Reclaiming profit-independent distributions, Der Betrieb of December 23, 2016
Shareholder Activism - Breaking into Germany, IFLR, July/August 2015
Start of the regular limitation period for claims arising from liability for destruction of existence, GWR 19/2012
Delisting, downgrading and appraisal proceedings: BVerfG decides on Macrotron case law, Handelsblatt Rechtsboard, July 23, 2012
Ineffectiveness of a business combination agreement due to violation of stock corporation law, GWR 12/2012
No pro rata compensation claim after registration of a squeeze-out ("Wella"), Der Betrieb, August 5, 2011 August 2011
The fairness opinion is no substitute for the company's own assessment of the price, Börsenzeitung, July 13, 2011
Acquisition of shareholding not a case of Holzmüller or Gelatine case law, Der Betrieb, March 4, 2011
Severability clauses - functionality and design, Juristische Arbeitsblätter, March 2011
Referral to ECJ in proceedings against Daimler AG, Der Betrieb, July 21, 2011 January 2011
Exchange ratio in a merger of independent companies, Der Betrieb, November 26, 2010
Misstatement of the due date of the fixed compensation does not entitle to contestation, Der Betrieb, August 13, 2010
Conflicts of interest in the supervisory board, Corporate Finance law, August 2010
Company valuation of a contractually controlled company does not require fictitious planning, Der Betrieb, June 11, 2010 June 2010
Entlastungsbeschlüsse der Commerzbank AG nichtig, Der Betrieb, April 9, 2010
Financial crisis does not exempt from forecast reports, Der Betrieb, January 15, 2010
Share for share transactions - ways out of the credit crunch? M&A Review, December 2009
Ad-hoc obligations under the magnifying glass - the Schrempp case, Börsenzeitung, July 29, 2009
Control of foreign shareholders, VentureCapital Magazin, December 2008
Major shareholders are not allowed to act freely, Börsenzeitung, April 16, 2008
Reporting obligations for voting rights are underestimated, Börsenzeitung, January 9, 2008
Insider trading - pitfalls for management, Börsenzeitung, October 24, 2007
Foiled Again. Squeeze Outs becoming less attractive for hedge funds, International Finance Law Review, May 2007
Acting in Concert, International Finance Law Review, February 2007
Beteiligungstransparenz, Achleitner/Thoma, Handbuch Corporate Finance, April 2004 (together with Hans Diekmann)