Schluter Graf Rechtsanwalte

What Schluter Graf Rechtsanwalte does

SCHLÜTER GRAF Rechtsanwälte is a German law firm and notary partnership (PartG mbB) headquartered in Dortmund, founded in 1946 by Dr. Karl Rust. The firm operates across four offices — Dortmund (headquarters), Hamburg, Schwerte (opening April 2026), and Dubai — through a mix of the main partnership and affiliated entities including SCHLÜTER GRAF Legal Consultants LLC (Dubai) and Schlüter Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB (Hamburg). It maintains a 30-year continuous presence in the Middle East since 1995, positioning itself as a Germany–GCC legal advisory corridor.

The firm delivers professional legal services across 27 practice areas spanning labor, banking and project finance, construction and architecture, corporate/M&A, commercial, IP, IT, antitrust, logistics, medical, sports, tax, procurement, insurance, traffic, and business criminal law, alongside notary services (real estate contracts, corporate structuring, wills, powers of attorney). Multiple partners hold Fachanwalt specialist certifications and/or notary appointments, and several are admitted as Legal Consultants at the Ruler's Court in Dubai/UAE. The firm publishes recurring Country Reports on Saudi Arabia and the UAE in Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft and maintains a GDPR-compliant, professionally insured operation across Germany and the UAE.

The business model is professional services: fees are primarily governed by the German statutory fee schedule (RVG) with permitted individual fee agreements, and revenue is generated through direct legal advisory, litigation and arbitration representation, and notary work. The customer mix is intentionally horizontal — large corporations, Mittelstand, family businesses, and private individuals — with the Hamburg and Dubai offices explicitly serving Germany–Middle East cross-border mandates. There is no proprietary technology platform; distribution is delivered through physical offices and partner-led relationships.

Name

Schluter Graf Rechtsanwalte

Legal name

SCHLÜTER GRAF Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://schlueter-graf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

German law firm and notary partnership (PartG mbB) founded in 1946, headquartered in Dortmund with offices in Hamburg, Schwerte, and Dubai, providing advisory, litigation, and notary services across 27 practice areas to corporations, Mittelstand firms, family businesses, and private clients, with a specialized Germany–Middle East corridor.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Legal consulting services for businesses and individuals in civil and commercial law matters, including litigation representation before courts
2. Notary Services: Notary services for real estate contracts, corporate structuring, wills, and powers of attorney as regulated under German law

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schluter Graf Rechtsanwalte delivers legal advisory, litigation, arbitration, and notary services to businesses and private individuals across 27 practice areas, including labor law, banking and project finance, construction and architect law, corporate/M&A, IT law, competition law, real estate, family law, inheritance law, and international law. The firm operates from offices in Dortmund, Hamburg, Schwerte (Germany) and Dubai (UAE), with a particular specialty in Germany–Middle East cross-border transactions. Notary services cover real estate contracts, corporate structuring, wills, and powers of attorney.

Product overview

SCHLÜTER GRAF is a German law firm and notary partnership offering comprehensive legal services across civil and commercial law. The firm operates a multi-office structure with locations in Dortmund, Hamburg, and Schwerte (Germany), as well as Dubai (UAE). The firm specializes in business law with a particular focus on international transactions involving the Middle East. Services include legal advisory, litigation, and notary services across 27 practice areas including labor law, corporate law, construction law, IT law, family law, inheritance law, medical law, insurance law, competition law, and international law. The firm also publishes country reports on Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates for international business clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• CMS Germany (CMS Hasche Sigle): One of Germany's largest full-service law firms with international reach and established Middle East practice. Competes with Schlüter Graf for German corporate and Mittelstand mandates, but at significantly larger scale.
• Hengeler Mueller: Premier German law firm dominating high-end corporate, M&A, and capital markets work. Represents the upper-bound competitor for the most lucrative mandates Schlüter Graf might otherwise attract in commercial law.
• KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: Big Four-affiliated German legal practice offering full-service legal advisory to corporate and mid-market clients. Competes for the same Mittelstand advisory and compliance work, with the backing of a global professional services network.
• Taylor Wessing Germany: International law firm with a significant German practice and established Middle East focus (offices in Dubai). Comparable in serving German Mittelstand clients on cross-border transactions, but operates at substantially larger scale and broader international footprint.

Direct peers

• Graf von Westphalen: German full-service mid-market firm with broad practice coverage and an international focus, including advisory for German companies operating abroad. Comparable size, scope, and Mittelstand orientation to Schlüter Graf.
• Rödl & Partner: German mid-market professional services firm combining legal, tax, audit and consulting, with a strong Middle East presence (offices across the GCC). Closely comparable integrated cross-border service model serving German Mittelstand clients in the Gulf.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Major German independent full-service firm comparable in size, practice breadth, and Mittelstand client base. Overlaps on commercial, corporate, real estate, and IT law matters that constitute core Schlüter Graf practices.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German full-service law firm serving mid-market and family businesses with broad practice coverage. Comparable in serving German Mittelstand clients on commercial, regulatory, and corporate matters, though with less Middle East specialization.
• Amereller (Eversheds Sutherland Germany): German firm historically focused on the Germany–Middle East corridor with strong UAE/Egypt practice, very similar niche to Schlüter Graf. Now operating as Eversheds Sutherland's German arm, it offers a comparable mix of German commercial law and Middle East cross-border advisory.

Regional players

• Al Tamimi & Company: Largest law firm in the Middle East with full-service coverage including German-related cross-border matters. Compares as the leading local-counsel counterpart Schlüter Graf would face or partner with on Germany–GCC mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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