Dr. Christophe Kühl
Dr. Christophe Kühl
Rechtsanwalt
Avocat au Barreau de Paris
Managing Partner & founder
Head of Corporate law Group
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
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
- 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