Atty. Barbara Koch-Schulte
Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte is a partner at POELLATH in Munich.
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Barbara Koch-Schulte is a employment, business, tax, and m&a attorney, practicing at POELLATH. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Employee Benefits Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Mergers and Acquisitions Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — Private Equity Law (2026). Serands clients in Munich and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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About
- Dr. Barbara Koch-Schulte is a partner at POELLATH in Munich
- She specializes in legal and tax advisory on management participation (MBI/MBO), including ESOPs, phantom shares and other incentive programs
- A main focus is the accompaniment of management participation in the taxation process, in tax audits and other disputes with the tax authorities
- Her clients are managers and employees, as well as investors and employers
- Her dual qualification as a lawyer and tax advisor also makes her a sought-after expert in supervising tax audits and legal proceedings
- The knowledge gained from her extensive and long-standing advisory practice is incorporated into numerous publications and specialist lectures
- Due to the considerable complexity of the fields of advisory, Barbara considers it very important to offer clear verbal communication of the facts, in addition to sound legal advice
- Apart from her native German, she speaks fluent English and French
- Barbara is listed in independent rankings as a leading expert in her practice areas and publishes regularly in her fields of expertise
- Barbara joined POELLATH in 2004 and was admitted to the bar the same year
- she was admitted as tax advisor in 2007 and worked previously as an assistant at the Institute of Tax Laws at the University of Münster (2000-2002)
- She studied law in Münster and Lausanne (Switzerland) and completed a bank apprenticeship at Deutsche Bank Essen
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Employment lawyers represent workers in wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage & hour disputes, and severance negotiations.
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Tax attorneys handle IRS audits, tax debt, international tax, estate planning, and tax court litigation.
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Barbara Koch-Schulte is one of 49,731 m&a attorneys indexed nationally. Browse m&a attorneys →
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