Dr. Florian Thamm
Partner
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern
Biography
Dr. Florian Thamm is a partner in Baker McKenzie’s Frankfurt office. He is the head of the German Real Estate Practice and former chair of the EMEA Real Estate Practice Group of Baker McKenzie. Before joining the Firm in 2007, he worked in the Frankfurt, Dusseldorf and London offices of Hengeler Mueller since 2000. In 2004, he was seconded to Slaughter and May in London. Dr. Thamm was admitted to the Frankfurt bar in 2002.
Practice Focus
Dr. Thamm has extensive professional experience advising clients on real estate transactions, with particular focus on sales and acquisitions, construction and corporate real estate services.
Representative Legal Matters
- Advised Intel on the acquisition of the land required for the planned €30bn development of two semiconductor factories in Magdeburg.
- Advised Italian hotel group on the acquisition of a luxury hotel in Berlin.
- Advised Peakside Capital on the acquisition of the Grandhotel Hessischer Hof in Frankfurt.
- Advised Asian Pension Fund on the two major joint ventures re. logistic assets in Germany.
- Advised REIT on the acquisition of a logistics portfolio.
- Alzayani Investments: Advised on the sale of two mixed-use assets in Munich.
- Advised Bayer on the sale of major parts of the Chempark Leverkusen, Dormagen and Krefeld-Uerdingen to MIRA.
- Advised D.H. Deutsche Hospitality on the sale of Steigenberger Hotels to Huazhu Group.
- Advised Hochtief Projektentwicklung on the sale of the Hight4 hotel development in Hamburg.
- Advised various private equity funds on the sale and leaseback of German manufacturing sites.
- Advised Corestate on the acquisition of Hannover Leasing Group.
Professional Honors
- Chambers Europe, 13 Years Ranked for Real Estate
- Germany's top dealmakers, Finance Magazin (F.A.Z. Group), 2019
- Business Today, "10 Most Influential German Real Estate Lawyers to Watch in 2023
Admissions
- Germany (2002)
Education
- University of Mainz (Dr. jur.) (2002)
- State of Rhineland-Palatinate (Assessor Exam) (2002)
- University of Mainz (Referendar Exam) (1999)
Languages
- English
- German
Previous Offices
- Dusseldorf
Geschäftsführer: Dr. Alexander Wolff, Dr. Oliver Socher, Dr. Christian Vocke
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern is registered with the Local Court of Frankfurt/Main (registered seat) HRB 123975. It is associated with Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.