Bartsch Rechtsanwälte

Name

Bartsch Rechtsanwälte

Legal name

Bartsch Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://bartsch.law

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate & Commercial Law (BPAHAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC), Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Commercial legal advisory
• Business law services
• Corporate legal counsel
• Construction law advisory
• Public procurement law

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Fee-for-service legal counsel across corporate, banking, construction, real estate, employment, IT, pharma, and public procurement law for medium-sized enterprises, entrepreneurs, and public authorities in Germany.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bartsch Rechtsanwälte is a German Wirtschaftskanzlei (business law firm) providing interdisciplinary legal advisory to medium-sized enterprises (Mittelstand), entrepreneurs, and public sector entities. The firm delivers counsel across 17 practice areas including corporate law, M&A, banking, construction, real estate, employment, IT, pharma, public procurement, and succession planning, with cross-border capabilities via a Europe-wide German-speaking law firm network and a dedicated English Desk for UK, US, and Middle East clients.

Product overview

Bartsch Rechtsanwälte is a German commercial law firm (Wirtschaftskanzlei) offering comprehensive legal advisory services to mid-sized companies, entrepreneurs, and public sector clients. The firm operates as a unified service offering across 17 distinct practice areas: Arbeitsrecht (Labor/Employment Law), Bankrecht (Banking Law), Baurecht (Construction Law), Building Smart, Compliance, Datenschutz (Data Protection), English Desk, Erbrecht & Vermögensnachfolge (Inheritance Law & Succession), Gesellschaftsrecht/M&A (Corporate Law/M&A), Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz (Industrial Property Rights), Handelsrecht (Commercial Law), IT-Recht (IT Law), Life Science & Pharmarecht (Life Science/Pharmaceutical Law), Planung & Projektsteuerung (Planning & Project Management), Real Estate, Transport & Mobilität (Transportation & Mobility), and Vergaberecht (Public Procurement Law). The firm also provides specialized international advisory through its English Desk and maintains a Europe-wide network of German-speaking commercial law firms for cross-border legal matters. Bartsch is not a technology product company but rather a professional services firm providing legal advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Arbeitsrecht (Labor and Employment Law) Legal advisory services covering all aspects of employment law, including contract drafting, HR and compensation model development, and tailored concepts for businesses.
• Bankrecht (Banking Law) Legal services covering private and public banking law, including relationships between banks and customers, regulatory compliance, and representation before BaFin and ECB.
• Baurecht (Construction Law) Comprehensive legal advisory for construction and real estate projects, addressing the high number of legal norms and technical regulations in this complex sector.
• Gesellschaftsrecht / M&A (Corporate Law / M&A) Legal advisory for corporate transactions, company restructuring, shareholder agreements, and mergers and acquisitions for medium-sized enterprises and entrepreneurs.
• Real Estate Legal services covering real estate transactions, project developments, and asset management from planning through execution and realization.
• Vergaberecht (Public Procurement Law) Legal services for public procurement matters, supporting both public authorities and bidding companies with tender procedures and legal protection.
• IT-Recht (IT Law) Legal advisory for IT contracts, software development and licensing, data processing arrangements, and technology law matters.
• Datenschutz (Data Protection) Legal services covering data protection and privacy law compliance, including GDPR implementation and client data protection.
• Erbrecht & Vermögensnachfolge (Inheritance Law & Succession) Legal services for succession planning and estate management, including cross-border wealth structuring solutions for entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses.
• Life Science & Pharmarecht (Life Science & Pharmaceutical Law) Specialized legal services for the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, including regulatory compliance and commercial transactions.
• Handelsrecht (Commercial Law) Legal services covering commercial contracts, supply agreements, standard terms and conditions, and contract negotiations for businesses.
• Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz (Industrial Property Rights) Legal services protecting intellectual property including patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and defending against unfair competition.
• Compliance Legal advisory services helping businesses establish and maintain compliance frameworks and regulatory adherence.
• Building Smart Legal services addressing smart and sustainable construction, providing legal tools for technically complex building projects requiring digital and sustainable solutions.
• Planung & Projektsteuerung (Planning & Project Management) Legal services for technically demanding projects, creating optimal legal frameworks and professional project management support.
• Transport & Mobilität (Transportation & Mobility) Legal advisory for transportation and mobility sector, covering logistics, regulatory compliance, and commercial matters.
• English Desk International advisory services for UK, US, and Middle East business requirements, staffed by professionals with over 25 years of experience in global companies, providing cross-border transactional and investment counsel.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FS+P AGminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026Joint workshop on cross-border wealth succession planning focused on Liechtenstein foundations as an alternative to German foundations. The workshop addressed structuring family wealth, succession planning flexibility, corporate value preservation, foundation administration, and legal/tax classification.
• European Lawyer Network (Europaweites Anwalts-Netzwerk)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBartsch Rechtsanwälte is a member of a Europe-wide network of German-speaking business law firms, providing clients with access to coordinated cross-border legal advisory across multiple European jurisdictions for cross-country matters. Dr. Alexander Hoff serves as the primary contact for international mandates.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Oppenhoff & Partner: Mid-sized German Wirtschaftskanzlei focused on corporate, M&A, banking, employment, and public law for Mittelstand clients. Highly comparable to Bartsch in practice mix, target segment, and approximate firm size, competing for the same Mittelstand mandates.
• FPS Rechtsanwälte: German Wirtschaftskanzlei specializing in corporate, banking/finance, real estate, employment, and public procurement law for mid-market clients. Highly comparable to Bartsch in practice areas, client segment, and approximate firm size.
• GSK Stockmann: German commercial law firm with strong real estate, banking, corporate, and public law practices serving mid-market and institutional clients. Comparable in practice mix and Mittelstand orientation, with similar cross-border ambitions and competing for the same Mittelstand mandates as Bartsch.
• SKW Schwarz: Mid-sized German full-service Wirtschaftskanzlei with strong corporate/M&A, IT, IP, and employment practices. Closely comparable to Bartsch in size range, practice mix, and Mittelstand client focus.
• Kapellmann Rechtsanwälte: German law firm known for construction and real estate law with growing corporate and public procurement practices. Comparable to Bartsch's construction law (Baurecht) practice and Mittelstand focus, though slightly larger and more construction-law specialized.

Broad incumbents

• Noerr LLP: Major German full-service law firm with strong Mittelstand focus and international offices. Comparable as a German Wirtschaftskanzlei with similar cross-border ambitions via European network and an English-speaking client base, but operating at substantially greater scale.
• Rödl & Partner: Integrated German legal, tax, and audit firm with extensive Mittelstand focus and international offices across Europe and beyond. Comparable in Mittelstand advisory positioning and cross-border service model, but operates as a multi-discipline firm with substantially greater scale.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: Large German commercial law firm with ~400 lawyers focused on Mittelstand and family-owned companies across Germany and Europe. Most directly comparable to Bartsch in target segment and Wirtschaftskanzlei positioning, but with significantly larger scale.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek: One of Germany's leading independent commercial law firms with ~400+ lawyers and broad full-service coverage including M&A, banking, employment, and public law. Comparable as a German Wirtschaftskanzlei serving mid-market and enterprise clients, but with materially greater scale and national footprint.

Regional players

• Waldorf Frommer Rechtsanwälte: German commercial law firm with offices in major cities including Munich and Frankfurt. Comparable as a multi-office German Wirtschaftskanzlei but with different practice emphasis and slightly larger headcount, competing for similar regional Mittelstand clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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