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/ BENEDIKT MAHR, LL.M. TAX (NORTHWESTERN)

Managing Partner, Attorney-at-law, Tax Advisor

Admitted as a lawyer in 2011 and as a tax advisor in 2019. Studied in Passau, Sydney, Munich and Chicago. Since 2016 at Weitnauer, took over the firm’s management in 2023. Previously worked for commercial law firms and technology companies in Germany, UK and USA.
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Mentioned in “JUVE - HandbuchWirtschaftskanzleien 2024/2025 and 2025/2026”,Venture Capital category, as often recommended (“very experienced lawyer” “precise advice” — competition). Recommended for tax law in “Germany's Best Lawyers 2024 -Handelsblatt Best Lawyers Ranking”.

Focus

Corporate and Tax Law, Venture capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Corporate Finance and Investments, Management/Employee Participation Plans.

Memberships
  • IFA - International Fiscal Association
  • Northwestern Law Alumni Association
  • German-Italian Lawyers´ Association
Academic Activities
Publications
  • Academia vs. Spin-Off - Tnsion between freedom of knowledge and commercialization in biotech (Biotechnology 2025 - Platform Life Sciences, 27th Annual Issue)
  • Legal Pathways through the Valley of Death (Impact Life Sciences, 5th Edition 2025)
  • Academic Spin-Offs in Life Sciences – Aspects of Corporate Law, Finance and Licensing for Founders (Biotechnology 2024 - Platform Life Sciences, 26th Annual Issue)
  • Fund Location Act – Chances for Employee Participation Programs, GWR 2021
  • Tax Reliefs for Employee Participation by means of the Fund Location Act, Gruenderszene 2021
  • Offers to Employees, IHK Berlin – Wirtschaft 05/2021
  • Tax-free Return of an Equity-Investment, Venture Capital Magazine 12/2019
  • Hidden Contribution by Waiver of Claims by a GmbH-Shareholder, GWR 2019
  • Digital Tax – No Playing Field for National Solo-Efforts, GWR 20219
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