Dr. Christophe Kühl

It is easier to run a law firm
than to raise four children.

Dr. Christophe Kühl | Avocat au Barreau de Paris | Rechtsanwalt

Dr. Christophe Kühl

Rechtsanwalt
Avocat au Barreau de Paris
Maîtrise en droit privé

*1970 Lille (France), grew up in Germany
Nationality: German-French
Married, 4 children

Languages: German and French (native speaker of both), English
Locations: Lyon, Paris, Cologne

T +49 (0) 221 139 96 96 0
T +33 (0) 1 81 51 65 58

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I am German-French. I was born in Lille (France) and grew up in Bochum (Germany). I come from an entrepreneurial household, and like my father and grandfather, I always wanted to work as an independent entrepreneur. Enthusiasm and enjoyment are central aspects of my life and work. I also believe that the most important thing is to treat our colleagues, our clients and our rivals fairly and honestly.

Career

1989 - 1997 Studied German and French law in Saarbrücken, Montpellier and Hamburg
1997 - 1999 Professional training at various law firms and institutions worldwide (law firm Prinz Neidhardt Engelschall in Hamburg, law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, French Desk in Frankfurt/M., Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Bangkok (Thailand), Cabinet d’avocats Gide Loyrette Nouel in Paris)
2000 Admitted to the German Bar as a Rechtsanwalt (German attorney) and joined law firm Emil Epp
2000 Admitted as Avocat au Barreau de Strasbourg (French attorney)
2001 Establishment of the Cologne office of the law firm Epp, Gebauer & Kühl
2005 PhD thesis on “Die Verwendung von Lebensversicherungen als Kreditsicherungsmittel in Deutschland und Frankreich” (“The use of life insurance as a credit insurance instrument in Germany and France”), Hamburg
2007 Award of the Hamburg Prize of the Verein für Versicherungswissenschaft, Hamburg

Activity

Managing Partner and founder of Qivive
Consulting and representation in German and French corporate law and M&A
Reorganisation, restructuring, insolvency and liability issues relating to French subsidiaries
Speaker for chambers of industry and commerce, chambers of trade, professional associations and seminar organisations in Germany and France