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Dr Rainer Stockmann, LL.M. (UCLA)

Rechtsanwalt, Of Counsel

Dr Rainer Stockmann, LL.M. (UCLA)

Rechtsanwalt, Of Counsel

Dr Rainer Stockmann is a founding partner of GSK Stockmann. Admitted to the bar in both Germany and New York, he is an accomplished expert in the areas of real estate law, M&A and restructuring. Clients value his strategic and entrepreneurial approach and his talent for developing bespoke solutions for complex legal challenges.

Rainer has many years of experience as a supervisory board member of listed property companies and currently sits on the advisory board of a real estate company and on the supervisory board of an unlisted real estate company. He has been recognised by the industry publication JUVE as an accomplished adviser for corporate law and named by Handelsblatt as one of the top lawyers in Germany for corporate and real estate law.

Practice areas

  • Real estate law
  • M&A
  • Restructuring advice
Lawyer Profile

Awards

  • Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers
    One of “Germany’s Best Lawyers” for “Corporate Law and Real Estate Law” (2020-2025)
  • JUVE Handbook of Corporate Law Firms
    Recommended for “Corporate Law” (2021-2024)
Lawyer Profile
  • Founding partner of GSK Stockmann (1997)
  • Of Counsel at GSK Stockmann since 2026
  • Partner at GSK Stockmann (1997-2025)
  • Worked at a US law firm (1989-1990)
  • Admitted as an attorney in the State of New York (USA) (1990)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (1986)
  • Studied law in Heidelberg (Germany) and Rome (Italy)

Languages: English, French, German, Italian

Lawyer Profile
  • Senate of Economy
Lawyer Profile
  • Stockmann, R. and Bornheim, H. (1994). Die neuen Vergabevorschriften – sind auch private Auftraggeber zur europaweiten öffentlichen Vergabe von Bauaufträgen verpflichtet?, in BauR, pp. 677-691.
  • Stockmann, R. (1992). Rechtliche Besonderheiten beim Einkauf in den USA, in Der Einkaufs-Rechtsberater, Issue 20, Wirtschaftsverlag GmbH.
  • Stockmann, R. (1991). Liability of intermediary and beneficiary banks in funds transfer: a comparative study of American and German law, in International Tax & Business Lawyer, Volume 8, No. 2 (Winter), pp. 215 et seq.
  • Stockmann, R. (1991). Die tarifvertragliche Partizipation an Unternehmensentscheidungen. Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung am Beispiel der Tarifvertragspraxis in Italien, Europäische Hochschulschriften, Verlag Peter Lang GmbH.
Lawyer Profile
  • Founding partner of GSK Stockmann (1997)
  • Of Counsel at GSK Stockmann since 2026
  • Partner at GSK Stockmann (1997-2025)
  • Worked at a US law firm (1989-1990)
  • Admitted as an attorney in the State of New York (USA) (1990)
  • Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of California, Los Angeles (USA)
  • Admitted to the bar in Germany (1986)
  • Studied law in Heidelberg (Germany) and Rome (Italy)

Languages: English, French, German, Italian

Lawyer Profile
  • Senate of Economy
Lawyer Profile
  • Stockmann, R. and Bornheim, H. (1994). Die neuen Vergabevorschriften – sind auch private Auftraggeber zur europaweiten öffentlichen Vergabe von Bauaufträgen verpflichtet?, in BauR, pp. 677-691.
  • Stockmann, R. (1992). Rechtliche Besonderheiten beim Einkauf in den USA, in Der Einkaufs-Rechtsberater, Issue 20, Wirtschaftsverlag GmbH.
  • Stockmann, R. (1991). Liability of intermediary and beneficiary banks in funds transfer: a comparative study of American and German law, in International Tax & Business Lawyer, Volume 8, No. 2 (Winter), pp. 215 et seq.
  • Stockmann, R. (1991). Die tarifvertragliche Partizipation an Unternehmensentscheidungen. Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung am Beispiel der Tarifvertragspraxis in Italien, Europäische Hochschulschriften, Verlag Peter Lang GmbH.

Dr Rainer Stockmann, LL.M. (UCLA)

Rechtsanwalt, Of Counsel

Berlin