Dr. Reinhard Lutz

Dr Reinhard Lutz is known for his expertise and 30 years of experience in advising on corporate law and litigating complex disputes. He is one of the leading experts in the field of shareholder disputes in Germany. This is not least due to his practical handbook "Der Gesellschafterstreit in der GbR, PartG, OHG, KG, GmbH & Co. KG and GmbH". He is regularly appointed as an arbitrator for arbitration proceedings.

As a founding partner of the law firm LUTZ | ABEL, he heads the practice groups Corporate Law and Litigation and Arbitration.

• Corporate law
• Shareholder dispute
• Litigation and arbitration
• Defence against managerial and professional liability
• Corporate succession, law of succession
• Internal Investigations

• Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers: One of the best lawyers for corporate law (2015 and 2017 – 2023), litigation (2016 – 2023), arbitration and mediation (2018 – 2023) as well as mergers and acquisitions law (2021 – 2023) in Germany
• Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommended lawyer
• JUVE Handbook 2013 | 2014 – 2020 | 2021 continuously: Often recommended lawyer
• Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2016 – 2019: Recommended lawyer

• Certified specialist lawyer for tax law since 1996
• Founding partner of the law firm LUTZ | ABEL, 1994
• Admission to the bar, 1992
• Doctorate (Dr. iur.) in Munich, Faculty Award of the University of Munich 1991
• Law studies in Munich and Geneva