Wolfgang Krauel

Overview

Rechtsanwalt

Sector head of the national insurance practice. Specialised experience in stock corporation law and M&A transactions. In recent years he has mainly focused on matters of the financial industry. He has established a special expertise in this market segment.

Professional experience

2001 to date Partner, Linklaters 
2000 - 2001 Partner, Oppenhoff & Rädler 
1995 - 1999 Associate/Junior Partner, Oppenhoff & Rädler 
1993 - 1995 Attorney-at-Law, Hamburg 
1989 - 1993 Research Assistant, Max-Planck-Institut for international and foreign private law, Hamburg

Education

1999 - University of Hamburg, Doctorate 
1993 - Second Legal State Examination (2. Juristisches Staatsexamen)
1992 - Admittance as Attorney-at-Law, New York, USA 
1991- University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, LL.M. 
1989 - 1993 Oberlandesgericht Hamburg, legal traineeship (Referendariat)
1989 - First Legal State Examination (1. Juristisches Staatsexamen)
1984 - 1989 Universities of Tübingen, Munich and Göttingen, law studies

Languages: English, German

Publications

Various professional articles, publications and lectures on general corporate law related issues as well as capital markets subjects.

Beyond the Office

Wolfgang was Research Assistant at the Max-Planck Institut for international and foreign private law in 1989 until 1993, when he became Attorney-at-Law. He joined the legal predecessor Oppenhoff & Rädler in 1995 and became junior Partner by 1999. In 2000 he got promoted to Partner. After the merging of Oppenhoff & Rädler with Linklaters he became Partner at Linklaters in 2001.