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Frankfurt directory · 76 firms

Boutique corporate law firms in Frankfurt

Frankfurt's Rechtsanwalt training route runs mostly through the international full-service firms clustered around Bockenheimer Anlage, which is exactly why the independent layer beneath them is so easy to miss. It is there: 76 boutique corporate practices doing Mittelstand M&A, shareholder disputes, corporate finance and commercial contracts, many founded by partners who left the big firms and kept the clients. Referendariat placements and trainee slots exist at plenty of them; they are simply never advertised where students look.

The names below are a sample. The full directory includes verified links for each firm and filters by practice area, plus notes and tracking tools for running applications properly.

24
Corporate
19
M&A
10
Commercial
9
PE / VC

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25 of the 76 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
AnnertonM&A11-50
Astera LegalPE / VC11-50
BarckhausM&A11-50
bhp Bögner Hensel & PartnerM&A11-50
BRANDHOFF OBERMÜLLER PARTNERCommercial11-50
Bruski Smeets & Lange RechtsanwälteCorporate11-50
Corestone LegalM&A11-50
Dolce Lauda Rechtsanwälte Avvocati Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbBM&A11-50
Ettrich Rechtsanwälte | NotareStartups / Venture11-50
GreenfortCorporate11-50
GSF LawM&A11-50
GxG Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbHPE / VC11-50
KALER.Capital Markets11-50
KUCERA RechtsanwälteCommercial11-50
LCR Linke Christoph Rechtsanwälte - PartnerschaftsgesellschaftCorporate11-50
Lennert Schneider & VinsCorporate11-50
LIEBENSTEIN LAW - Kanzlei für WirtschaftsrechtM&A11-50
Liesegang & PartnerM&A11-50
LSV Rechtsanwalts GmbHCorporate11-50
MainLegalTaxCommercial11-50
METIS Rechtsanwälte PartG mbBM&A11-50
mh anwaelte GmbHCommercial11-50
Michael & Siebert Rechtsanwälte PartGmbBStartups / Venture11-50
OMF Otto Mittag & Partner mbBCapital Markets11-50
Rossbach & FischerCorporate11-50

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Which firms qualify

Independent Frankfurt firms whose core practice is corporate and commercial law: M&A, shareholder arrangements, corporate finance and commercial contracts. Real estate conveyancing, family law and pure tax-advisory practices are not included.

Sizes run from a few partners up to practices of around fifty. Every firm was checked by a person, not scraped and dumped.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

Do boutique law firms offer traineeships?

Some do, usually one or two Referendariat stations or trainee slots at a time and often filled through direct contact rather than a formal scheme. Others hire only qualified associates. Either way the approach is the same: research the firm, find the right partner, write to them.

What work do boutique corporate firms actually do?

Mittelstand M&A, shareholder arrangements, corporate finance and commercial contracts. The deals are smaller than big-firm mandates but the drafting is the same craft, with far more client contact per lawyer.

How is this different from legal directories like Chambers or JUVE?

Chambers and JUVE rank firms for clients buying legal services. This list exists for people researching careers and business development targets: 76 boutique corporate practices with size, focus and verified links in one place.

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