What Schalast does

Schalast (legal name: Schalast & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB, DBA: Schalast Law | Tax) is a German partnership law firm founded in 1998 and headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, with four additional offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, and Stuttgart. The firm provides full-service legal advisory across practice groups including Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, IP/IT & Media, Dispute Resolution, Insolvency & Restructuring, Tax, Real Estate, Energy/Infrastructure/Telecom, and a dedicated Artificial Intelligence advisory practice. It also operates an affiliated auditing entity, Schalast Auerbach AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, which provides audit and accounting services under shared leadership, enabling integrated legal, tax, and audit delivery.

The firm serves a diversified client base of German Mittelstand mid-market companies, financial institutions (banks, insurance, payment and fintech companies), healthcare and life sciences organizations, media and entertainment companies, and private equity/venture capital firms. Services are billed on professional-services terms — hourly and fixed-fee engagements negotiated per mandate — and are delivered directly by partners and senior lawyers, with no intermediaries or resellers. International reach is provided through membership in the Multilaw global law firm network, with senior partners holding leadership roles in Multilaw's Banking & Finance and Next-Gen practice groups.

The firm states it has 75 lawyers and notaries at five locations in Germany (one source cites 100+), and its partner roster has expanded to roughly 25+ named partners. Distribution and go-to-market rely on partner-led relationship management, thought leadership via podcasts, newsletters, workshops, and active press engagement, plus Multilaw cross-border referrals. The firm received the JUVE Award for Law Firm of the Year in the Mid-Market & Central Region category in 2025 and reports over 50 industry awards cumulatively.

Name

Schalast

Legal name

Schalast & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Website

https://schalast.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Schalast is a German full-service law and tax advisory firm with 75+ lawyers across five offices (Frankfurt, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart), serving mid-market Mittelstand companies, financial institutions, fintech, healthcare, and private equity clients with integrated legal, tax, and audit services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfort

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Professional services revenue generated through hourly billing and fixed-fee arrangements for legal advisory, transaction support, litigation, and compliance services. Revenue is project-based and recurring through ongoing client relationships.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Schalast is a German law and tax advisory partnership delivering full-service legal advisory across practice groups including Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Healthcare & Life Sciences, IP/IT & Media, Dispute Resolution, Tax, and Insolvency & Restructuring. The firm also operates an affiliated auditing entity (Schalast Auerbach AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft) and serves clients through five German offices with international reach via the Multilaw network.

Product overview

Schalast is a leading German law and tax advisory firm with an affiliated auditing company. The firm offers legal services organized into practice groups (Arbeitsrecht, Banking & Finance, Corporate/M&A, Dispute Resolution, Energy/Infrastructure/Telecom, Healthcare & Life Sciences, IP/IT & Media, Kartell- und Außenwirtschaftsrecht, Private Clients, Real Estate, Tax, Wirtschafts- und Steuerstrafrecht, Insolvency & Restructuring) and serves industry sectors (Automotive, Aviation, Banking, Fintech, Healthcare, Hotels & Resorts, Media & Entertainment, Private Equity & Venture Capital, Telecommunications & IT). The firm also operates a dedicated Artificial Intelligence advisory practice. Services are delivered through five German offices (Frankfurt, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Hamburg, Stuttgart) with international reach through the Multilaw network.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Handled NPL transactions exceeding €200 million for international investment funds
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MultilawcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMultilaw is a global network of independent law firms. Schalast is a member firm and participates in the network's international referrals, cross-border client support, and professional development programs. Prof. Dr. Andreas Walter serves as Global Chairman of the Banking & Finance Practice Group within Multilaw. Simon Waldbröl serves as Vice Chair of Multilaw's Next-Gen Group for EMEA region.
• Schalast Auerbach AG WirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaftcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchalast Auerbach AG is an affiliated auditing firm (Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft) that provides audit and advisory services. The firm shares branding and leadership overlap - Prof. Dr. Christoph Schalast serves as Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and Prof. Dr. Andreas Walter serves on the Executive Board alongside WP StB Dirk Auerbach (Chairman). This partnership enables Schalast to offer integrated legal, tax, and audit services.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS Germany: Major international full-service firm with a substantial German practice. Competes for larger mid-market and upper-mid-market German mandates that Schalast also targets, with broader geographic reach.
• Freshfields Germany: Global elite firm with a strong German office. Competes for large-cap German M&A, finance, and dispute matters, frequently displacing mid-market firms like Schalast on larger cross-border mandates.
• Hengeler Mueller: Top-tier German full-service firm. Competes with Schalast for larger German transactions and serves as a benchmark for what mid-market clients may upgrade into as their matters scale.
• A&O Shearman (formerly Allen & Overy Germany): Magic Circle / global elite firm with substantial German banking, finance, and corporate practice. Competes for top-end mandates and hires from the same talent pool as Schalast.

Direct peers

• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German mid-market full-service firm with strong corporate, finance, and restructuring practices. Directly competes with Schalast in the Mittelstand and financial-institution segments across multiple German offices.
• Taylor Wessing: International mid-market firm with a strong German practice and comparable technology, life sciences, and financial-services focus. Directly competes with Schalast for German-based mid-cap and growth-company mandates.
• Noerr: Top-tier German mid-market law firm with comparable practice breadth across corporate/M&A, finance, restructuring, and IP. Directly competes with Schalast for German Mittelstand mandates and similar enterprise clients.
• Rödl & Partner: Integrated legal-tax-audit advisory firm with deep German Mittelstand focus. Closely comparable to Schalast because of its bundled legal, tax, and audit service model and similar target client base.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Large independent German mid-market firm with national footprint and comparable practice mix across corporate, finance, and disputes. Direct competitor for mid-cap German mandates.
• GÖRG: Independent German mid-market firm with strong restructuring, banking, and corporate practices. Closely comparable to Schalast in size, footprint, and target client profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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