Mario studied law and economics at the University of Bayreuth and international law at the Universities of Lausanne and Geneva and holds a master’s in law from the University of Sydney and East China University of Politics and Law.
He speaks German, English, French and Russian.
Mario specialises in advising corporate and financial investors on national and international M&A transactions, reorganisations and joint ventures, with a particular focus on technology companies.
He heads our German Asia Desk and is a member of the global technology sector as well as Co-Head of the Digital Economy Group.
Mario is regularly recommended as a leading M&A lawyer by JUVE, the German commercial law firms directory.
Mario has advised on many major corporate transactions in Germany and Europe. These include advising:
Mario has worked for Linklaters since 2005 and was appointed partner in 2016. He is heading our Hamburg office since 2020.
Through a 6-month consultancy in the investment banking department at Citigroup in 2008, he gained deep insights into the practice. Mario Pofahl has already worked in our Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hamburg offices. He significantly supported the establishment of the Hamburg office.
Mario regularly publishes articles in German and English-language journals and handbooks.
He has co-published a book on the subject of M&A in real estate transactions, which was published by Beck in 2022.
Mario is also a regular speaker at conferences and seminars, e.g.
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