For the second time in a row, in-house counsels employed in the real estate industry have recommended DSC Legal as the “leading law firm” within that line of business (1st place in the national overall ranking). Our firm also belongs to the top-ranking law firms (national and regional) when it comes to its main practice areas shaping the real estate law.

At the end of 2017, the most-recent results of the survey for the annual study “kanzleimonitor.de“ were published. The survey was conducted by the Federal German Association of In-house Counsels (Bundesverband der Unternehmensjuristen, the “BUJ”). For the current edition of the study (2017/2018), 9,820 recommendations by in-house counsels/lawyers from 930 companies were taken into account. 260 recommendations were made by in-house counsels/lawyers employed in the real estate industry.

1. Real estate sector ranking – DSC Legal again No. 1 in Germany

DSC Legal maintains its top ranking (1st place) in the national overall ranking for the real estate sector (“Immobilienwirtschaft”), once again leaving behind all other law firms (just like the year before).

2. DSC Legal also among the top ranking law firms in its main practice areas

DSC Legal also managed to consistently take the top ranks in its core practice areas and to be named “hidden champion” again.

Finance – DSC Legal tops the list of “hidden champions”

DSC Legal has taken the lead in the list of “hidden champions” in the field of finance law (topics: structured finance, loan securities, real estate finance, project finance and acquisition finance). Our law firm is also ranked 3rd in Eastern Germany (incl. Berlin) in the regional ranking for this area of law.

Real estate and construction law – DSC Legal remains in the circle of “hidden champions”

DSC Legal remains among the “hidden champions” in the area of real estate and construction law (topics: property and construction law, construction contract procedures, tenancy law and project development).

DSC Legal managing partner Dr Peter Diedrich was repeatedly recommended as lawyer within that field of law.

Corporate law – DSC Legal once again among “hidden champions”

DSC Legal has been named again “hidden champion” in the field of corporate law (topics: partnerships and corporations: foundation, mergers, division into several enterprises, capital measures), due not least to our strong notarial practice.

Mergers & Acquisitions – DSC Legal named “hidden champion”

Our firm was also repeatedly recommended within the very important practice area of mergers & acquisitions (topics: company purchase, merger, bidding procedures, due diligence and post-merger integration). DSC Legal has been named “hidden champion” within that field of law, too.

DSC Legal partner Dr Istvan Szabados was repeatedly recommended as M & A lawyer.

3. Overall rankings beyond legal fields – DSC Legal maintains leading position among top law firms

DSC Legal is a Berlin-based boutique law firm specialized in real estate commercial law. Especially worth mentioning is therefore that we have been able to maintain our top positions in the overall rankings beyond the individual fields of law (regional, supra-regional and national) while competing with numerous other law firms who offer legal services from multiple locations.

In-house counsels in its hometown Berlin voted DSC Legal into 6th place in the overall ranking of all law firms in Berlin. In Eastern Germany (incl. Berlin) our law firm is ranked 13th. On a national level, DSC Legal remains one of the top 100 law firms in Germany.

We thank you very much for the numerous recommendations and look forward to continuing the successful cooperation at our new location Pariser Platz 3, 10117 Berlin (from 22 March 2018).

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Additional information on the law firm study „kanzleimonitor.de 2017/2018” and the option to order it can be found at:

https://www.kanzleimonitor.de/

Smart and to the point.

DSC Legal is specialized in advising on all legal and notarial aspects of real estate transactions. We advise our international clients in all areas of real estate, corporate and financial law for domestic and cross-border matters.

As a result, DSC Legal is one of the first law firms in Germany to take the step towards a notary office of the next generation. With DSC Cloud our law office won't need external data rooms anymore. For the notary offices the use of a data room will be finally permitted.

Through DSC Cloud clients of the firm can use the notary as a platform for a fast exchange of documents. DSC Legal, as well as a client, can upload files from a computer or smartphone into the Cloud, where the files can be edited and shared with other project partners. This service allows a more efficient processing and coordination of all parties, which fully exploits the technical possibilities of the 21st century.

At the same time, DSC Legal complies with all aspects of data security, which are expected by a trustworthy and serious notary. Together with the President of the Regional Court of Berlin, as the competent employer of the notary and the Federal and Regional Chamber of Notaries, DSC Legal developed its own security concept, on the basis of the requirements of the Berlin Data Protection Act and the notarial employment law.

All files are stored on a server in our office rooms, which is particularly protected against hacker attacks, using the latest state of the art encryption (ISO / IEC 27001: 2013 standard).The files are administered by our specially qual-ified personnel. Access to the DSC Cloud can only be obtained by means of a personal password, which is exclusively given out by our qualified personnel in writing by post.

With this service DSC Legal meets the needs of its national and international client base and the requirements of a connected world. Smart and to the point!

DSC Legal will be attending the EXPO REAL this year.

Together with IR Global, the largest professional services network with over 1,000 lawyers, accountants and financial advisors across 150 jurisdictions, we advise companies and individuals worldwide.

Visit us at the EXPO REAL trade fair in Munich from 4th to 6th October 2017 at the IR Global stand, Hall A1, Booth 535.

In particular, we cordially invite you to our panel discussion on the topic "How a professional services network and its advisors can assist in multi-jurisdictional real estate projects" on 6th October 2017 from 11:20 am to 12:20 pm in the Discussion & Networking Forum, Hall A1, Booth 250.

The following IR Global representatives will be present together with us at our EXPO REAL booth:

• Comptafid Benelux NV (Belgium)
• Wintertaling Advocaten & Notarissen (The Netherlands)
• Valadas Coriel & Associados (Portugal)
• Schwarz Law LLP (Canada)
• Skinner + Company (USA)
• Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. (USA)
• IR Global (United Kingdom)
• DSC Legal Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (Germany)

Please contact us for a personal meeting at exporeal@dsc-legal.com or call us at +49 (0) 30 889 29 44-0.

We are looking forward to your visit.

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At the beginning of September DSC Legal had the honor to invite the members of IR Global to the well-known exhibition "The Story of Berin" - Berlin Kudamm. After completing the guided tour of the exhibition, the members expected a rich buffet in the rooms of DSC Legal, where they found themselves eating, drinking and talking to each other.

Pictures of the events Story of Berlin and DSC Legal Reception 09.09.2017.

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