Atty. Andreas Richter

Atty. Andreas Richter

Dr. Andreas Richter, LL.M. , is a partner and a former member of the management board at POELLATH.

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Andreas Richter is a trusts and tax attorney, practicing at POELLATH. Admitted to practice in Germany, German Federal Bar. Recognitions include Lawyer of the Year — Tax Law, Berlin (Germany) (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Succession Planning (2026). Serands clients in Berlin and the surrounding metropolitan area.

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About

  • Dr. Andreas Richter, LL.M., is a partner and a former member of the management board at POELLATH
  • He has outstanding experience in business and wealth succession, estate planning, legal and tax structuring of private wealth and family offices, corporate governance for family-owned businesses, expatriation taxation and charities, as well as in trust and foundation law
  • More than twenty years ago, Andreas was the first lawyer at POELLATH to specialize exclusively in tax, legal and strategic advice to large private clients
  • Since then, together with his partners and colleagues, he led POELLATH to the top of the market in the fields of succession, private clients and foundations
  • Andreas is considered a pioneer of family office advisory work in Germany
  • Over the years, he advised on several hundred asset and corporate successions, managed over a hundred foundation projects and assisted several dozen single family offices with structuring
  • In the last decade, entrepreneurs have increasingly asked him to advise and mediate in some of the most significant foundation and shareholder disputes
  • In addition to his classical legal practice, Andreas holds a large number of positions on supervisory and advisory boards of family businesses and family offices, acts as executor for entrepreneurial assets and serves on the board of directors and trustees of charitable foundations
  • At Humboldt University, he teaches international and corporate tax law
  • In addition to his profession, Andreas is passionate about rowing and tennis

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Andreas Richter's Areas of Practice

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Trusts

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Tax Law

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Where is Andreas Richter's law office located?
Andreas Richter's law practice is located in Berlin. The firm is POELLATH. You can contact the office directly through this profile page.
What practice areas does Andreas Richter handle?
Andreas Richter focuses on trusts, tax. Each practice area listed reflects experience handling cases of that type in their licensed jurisdictions.
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What awards or recognition has Andreas Richter received?
Andreas Richter's notable recognition includes: Lawyer of the Year — Tax Law, Berlin (Germany); Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law; Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Succession Planning; Lawyer of the Year — Trusts and Succession Planning, Berlin (Germany).

Awards

Lawyer of the Year — Tax Law, Berlin (Germany)
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Tax Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Trusts and Succession Planning
- 2026
Lawyer of the Year — Trusts and Succession Planning, Berlin (Germany)
- 2023

Bar Admissions

Germany, German Federal Bar

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