lindenpartners

What lindenpartners does

lindenpartners PartmbB is a Berlin-headquartered independent law firm partnership founded in 2006 by eight lawyers, several with prior experience at major international firms. The firm operates from a single location in Berlin-Mitte and serves clients across Germany and the broader DACH region. Its core practice areas span Corporate/M&A, Banking, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution/Litigation, Tax, Real Estate, and specialized domains including Sustainable Finance/ESG, Digital Services & Media, Data Protection, and Crypto/DLT. The firm positions itself as a full-service advisor for banks, savings banks, corporates, and capital markets participants, with a particular emphasis on regulatory-heavy mandates such as KWG/WpIG authorization procedures, BaFin/ECB/ECB supervisory matters, CSRD/VSME compliance, and MiCA/DLT frameworks.

The firm generates revenue through traditional time-based legal billing supplemented by alternative fee arrangements, delivered via partner-led direct client engagements rather than digital or productized channels. Beyond traditional advisory services, lindenpartners has invested in a small portfolio of digital and content assets: the VSME easyreport ESG reporting tool (hosted at esg-reports.eu), the LawLab knowledge platform, the linda TALKS event series, and the Etage 15 video/podcast series. These serve as both lead-generation and thought-leadership channels rather than as material revenue contributors. The firm does not have disclosed subsidiaries, external investors, or parent company, and is owned and operated by its partner attorneys.

lindenpartners' clientele includes German savings banks and banking associations (Hamburger Sparkasse, Kreissparkasse Köln, BVR), investment managers (LIQID Investment GmbH), energy and infrastructure operators (TESVOLT, REW Untermain GmbH with Qair), and mid-market corporates. The firm is independently ranked by Legal 500, Chambers, JUVE, and Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers, with a Legal 500 Germany 2026 Rank 1 in Berlin and consecutive recognition in FinTech, AI, IT/Digitalisation, Data Law, and Financial Market Regulation. The firm also maintains a pro bono program (refugee counseling via Bantabaa e.V.) and a sustainability initiative branded "Law Firm for Future."

Name

lindenpartners

Legal name

lindenpartners PartmbB

Website

https://lindenpartners.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Berlin-based independent law firm partnership (founded 2006) advising German banks, corporates, and capital markets participants on M&A, banking regulation, capital markets, sustainable finance, and litigation, with recognized expertise in ESG and fintech law.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (541110), Legal Services (5411), Offices of Lawyers (54111)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) & Securities Law (BPAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Regulatory & Compliance Law (BPAHAAAC), ESG, Sustainability Reporting & Compliance (BPAEAPAM)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Corporate M&A law
• Banking regulation
• Capital markets law
• Litigation arbitration

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Traditional law firm billing model based on time spent on client matters. The firm also offers alternative billing models as mentioned in their FAQ, suggesting flexibility in fee arrangements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

lindenpartners provides partner-led legal advisory and litigation services to enterprises and financial institutions, with dedicated practice groups in Corporate/M&A, Banking, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Asset Management, Tax, Real Estate, Public Law, and technology-focused areas including Crypto/DLT, Code & Software, Data, and Digital Services. The firm combines traditional legal counsel with niche expertise in sustainable finance, ESG reporting, MiCA compliance, and banking supervision, delivering services through a single Berlin office serving clients across Germany and the DACH region.

Product overview

lindenpartners is a Berlin-based law firm (Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälten mbB) offering comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas. The firm provides integrated legal advisory through its core practice groups: Corporate/M&A, Banking, Capital Markets, Dispute Resolution, Asset Management, Tax, Real Estate, and specialized areas including Crypto/DLT, Code & Software, Data protection, and Digital Services. Beyond traditional legal services, the firm offers proprietary digital tools including VSME easyreport for ESG reporting and maintains knowledge platforms such as LawLab, linda TALKS events, and Etage 15 video series. The firm also provides pro bono services for refugees and nonprofit organizations. The overall offering is structured as a full-service law firm with supplementary thought leadership and digital tools rather than a software product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LawLab: Collaboration-defined Resilience series for startups
• Etage 15
• linda TALKS
• Law Firm for Future

Products and services

• Corporate / M&A
• Banking
• Capital Markets
• Dispute Resolution / Litigation
• Asset Management
• Corporate Finance / Restructuring
• Tax
• Real Estate
• Crypto / DLT
• Code & Software
• Data
• Digital Services & Media
• Public Law
• VSME easyreport

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bantabaa e.V.minorOthersPro bono partnership for refugee counseling. lindenpartners provides legal advice to refugees on foreign and asylum law through this partnership, supporting holistic integration of displaced persons.
• QairminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerQair is a European independent renewable energy project developer, operator, and producer. lindenpartners advised REW Untermain GmbH on a regional participation model with Qair for a wind energy project.
• Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales PrivatrechtminorOthersDr. Bastian Brunk serves as Scientific Referent at the Max Planck Institute, connecting academic research with practice. This academic partnership enhances the firm's expertise in international private law.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Gleiss Lutz: Major German full-service firm with strong corporate/M&A, banking and regulatory practices and multiple German offices. Comparable on M&A, capital markets and financial regulation work that anchor lindenpartners' practice.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Global Magic Circle firm with a large German practice spanning M&A, capital markets and dispute resolution. Comparable on cross-border M&A and capital markets advisory, with deeper international bench.
• Linklaters: Magic Circle firm with established German banking, capital markets and corporate practice. Comparable on DCM/bond issuance, public takeovers and banking regulatory work that lindenpartners handles.
• Hengeler Mueller: Top-tier German full-service firm with dominant banking regulatory, capital markets and M&A practices. Directly comparable on banking supervision, ECM/DCM and corporate/M&A work that lindenpartners handles, but at substantially larger scale and multi-office footprint.
• CMS Germany: Large European firm with a substantial German network and broad corporate, banking and regulatory coverage. Comparable to lindenpartners on banking regulatory, ESG and corporate/M&A matters at greater scale and geographic reach.
• Clifford Chance: Global law firm with a large Frankfurt-based practice in banking, capital markets and ESG/sustainable finance. Direct overlap with lindenpartners on green bonds, Pfandbrief-style issuance and banking regulatory mandates.
• Allen & Overy (now A&O Shearman): International firm with strong German capital markets and banking regulatory capabilities, including ESG-linked products. Comparable on green/sustainability-linked bonds and large-cap DCM mandates.

Direct peers

• Noerr: German-headquartered full-service firm with strong banking regulatory, M&A and capital markets practices across DACH. Comparable on client mix (banks, mid-market corporates) and practice emphasis.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: Major independent German firm with broad banking, capital markets, corporate/M&A and ESG practices. Comparable on mid-to-large cap German mandates and on the banking regulatory focus that defines lindenpartners.
• Taylor Wessing: Mid-sized international firm with a sizeable German practice focused on corporate, banking & finance, technology and ESG. Closest comparable in scale and mix of practice areas to lindenpartners.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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