What Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte does

Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte is a German business law firm (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mit beschränkter Berufshaftung, PartG mbB) headquartered at Kaistraße 20 in Düsseldorf's Media Harbor district. The firm advises and represents national and international clients across thirteen service lines covering corporate law/M&A, distribution, antitrust and competition, IP (copyright, trademark, design, patent, utility model), foodstuff law, litigation, labour law, European law, arbitration, international law, and insolvency. Its international orientation is evidenced by attorneys with dual qualifications, including a partner admitted in both Germany and New York, and by active mandates involving parties from the US, UK, China, and Switzerland.

The firm's service model is traditional professional services: each client engagement is led by a dedicated attorney who coordinates additional in-house and network-based expertise as needed. The firm operates an international network of foreign attorneys across multiple jurisdictions and holds active roles in cross-border legal associations, including board participation in the Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF) and organizing roles in the German-French Lawyers' Association (DFJ). Notable mandates include co-advising on Haowu Group's 50% acquisition of FEUER powertrain alongside Zhonglun Law Firm, the EU trademark "BIG MAC" cancellation proceedings involving McDonald's and Supermac's, and representation before the Bundesarbeitsgericht. The firm has no proprietary technology platform, app, or API; the underlying "technology" is human capital, language capability, and the foreign-attorney network.

Lang & Rahmann generates revenue through hourly-rate billing for legal services, with a stated preference for out-of-court negotiations over litigation on cost grounds. The firm is privately held as a partnership with no parent company, no institutional investors, and no disclosed funding rounds. The client base is diversified across industries (food/beverage, automotive, steel, fashion, manufacturing, government) and geographies, with no dominant single client visible in the disclosed engagements. Total headcount is approximately 12, including around 10 attorneys. The business operates a bilingual (German/English) website as its primary marketing channel, supplemented by professional-association and referral-driven demand generation.

Name

Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte

Legal name

Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://lang-rahmann.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte is a Düsseldorf-based German business law firm (PartG mbB) with roughly 10 attorneys advising national and international clients across M&A, IP, distribution, antitrust, labour, and cross-border dispute resolution, billing on competitive hourly rates.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Law Services

NAICS

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 industry

Litigation & Dispute Resolution (BPAHAAAB)

Keywords

• Business law advisory
• Corporate legal services
• Mergers and acquisitions
• Intellectual property law
• International arbitration

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Lang & Rahmann generates revenue through providing legal advisory and representation services to national and international clients in all areas of business law. Fees are calculated on the basis of very competitive hourly rates, with a preference for out-of-court negotiations over litigation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte is a German law firm (PartG mbB) that advises and represents national and international clients across all areas of business law (Wirtschaftsrecht). Its portfolio spans 13 practice areas including corporate law/M&A, distribution law, antitrust/competition law, intellectual property (patents, trademarks, copyright, designs), foodstuff law, litigation, labour law, European law, arbitration, international law, and insolvency law. Services are delivered personally by individual attorneys who coordinate with colleagues and a network of foreign lawyers for cross-border matters.

Product overview

Lang & Rahmann Rechtsanwälte is a law firm (PartG mbB) offering comprehensive legal services in all areas of business law (Wirtschaftsrecht) for national and international clients. The firm operates as a unified legal practice organized around 13 distinct service lines: Corporate Law/M&A, Distribution Law, Antitrust and Competition Law, Copyright/Personality/Media Law, Trademark and Design Law, Patent and Utility Model Law, Foodstuff Law, Litigation, Labour Law, European Law, Arbitration, International Law, and Insolvency Law. The portfolio is structured as a single integrated legal services offering rather than a platform with modular add-ons; clients are served by attorneys who maintain individual specialization areas alongside the firm's broader coverage of business law matters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Corporate Law / M&A Legal advisory on international acquisitions, mergers, sale of companies and shares, restructuring, joint ventures, and company formation for corporate clients.
• Distribution Law Legal advisory on distribution strategies, agency, distribution, franchising and commission agreements, and export regulations.
• Antitrust and Competition Law Legal advisory on merger control, cartel law, distribution structures, and competition-law enforcement.
• Copyright, Personality and Media Law Representation in copyright matters including prosecution and defence of infringements, licensing agreements, and personality/media rights.
• Trademark and Design Law National and international trademark applications, oppositions, defence, monitoring, and enforcement of trademarks and designs.
• Patent and Utility Model Law Enforcement and defence of patents and utility models, invalidity proceedings, IP strategy development, and licensing agreements.
• Foodstuff Law Legal advice on product packaging, marketing, marketability, labelling requirements, and regulatory proceedings for food companies.
• Litigation / Prozessrecht Representation in national and international court proceedings, assessment of chances of success, and enforcement of claims abroad.
• Labour Law Advisory and representation in employment matters for employers and employees, including dismissal protection, restructuring, and works councils.
• European Law Advisory on EU antitrust law, merger control, state aids, free movement of goods and services, and export regulations.
• Arbitration / Schiedsverfahren Advisory and representation in arbitration proceedings, drafting of arbitration agreements, and enforcement of arbitral awards.
• International Law Representation in international legal matters including cross-border transactions, private international law, and foreign court proceedings.
• Insolvency Law Advisory on insolvency avoidance, insolvency petitions, creditor claims, defence against insolvency challenges, and acquisition from insolvency estates.

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zhonglun Law Firm (China)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Zhonglun Law Firm, represented by Vincent Chen, served as co-advisor alongside Lang & Rahmann (Dr. Carsten Weiß) in advising Haowu Group on the purchase of share interests in FEUER powertrain. Vincent Chen handled Corporate/M&A matters from Beijing.
• Heuking Kühn Lüer WojtekminorOthersHeuking Küün Lüer Wojtek acted as legal advisors to FEUER powertrain shareholders in the Haowu Group transaction, with a team including Michael Neises (Lead, Corporate/M&A), Frank Hollstein, Dr. Frederik Wiemer (Antitrust), Jörn Matuszewski (Tax), and Sen Gao (China Desk).
• AIPF (The Association of Intellectual Property Firms)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational association of law firms and patent attorney firms focused on patent, trademark, and copyright law. Lang & Rahmann (Dr. Felix Klopmeier) serves on the AIPF Board and participates in annual conferences. Dr. Klopmeier spoke at the AIPF Annual Conference 2014 in Washington D.C. and 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts.
• German-French Lawyers' Association (DFJ / Deutsch-Französische Juristenvereinigung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLang & Rahmann played a decisive role in the organization of the DFJ annual conference 2014 in Cologne on 'Data Protection / Freedom of Information and Intellectual Property'. Dr. Stefan Kettler, Maître en Droit, LL.M. led the organization and delivered a cocktail speech on 'The Anglification of Legal Transactions'.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Noerr: German-led international law firm with comparable cross-border M&A, antitrust, and IP capabilities; competes head-to-head for Mittelstand M&A and inbound investor mandates in the same size bracket.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German full-service firm with comparable M&A, distribution, antitrust, and IP coverage and an international office network; closest competitor profile to Lang & Rahmann in the German mid-market.
• Bird & Bird: International firm with deep EU IP, trademark, and technology practices; competes for the same EUIPO trademark, patent, and unfair competition matters Lang & Rahmann handles, with a similar cross-border inbound referral model.
• Taylor Wessing: Mid-sized international law firm with strong German presence and comparable focus on cross-border M&A, IP, and distribution/franchise work for mid-market clients, very similar in positioning to Lang & Rahmann.
• Grünecker Patent- und Rechtsanwälte: German IP-specialist firm also active in AIPF; directly comparable in patent, trademark, and unfair competition litigation and a strong alternative for clients seeking EU IP enforcement.
• Heuking Kühn Luer Wojtek: German full-service business law firm headquartered in Düsseldorf that acted as counterparty counsel to Lang & Rahmann on the FEUER powertrain deal; directly comparable in size, Düsseldorf roots, and M&A/antitrust practice mix.

Broad incumbents

• Gleiss Lutz: Premier German business law firm with strong M&A, IP, and antitrust practices; competes for the same cross-border Mittelstand and inbound-investor matters as Lang & Rahmann, but at substantially greater scale.
• CMS Francis Lefebvre: Large international firm with one of the strongest German footprints and a comparable cross-border M&A and IP practice; serves similar Mittelstand and inbound-investor clients but at materially greater scale.
• Hengeler Mueller: Top-tier German full-service firm; competes on the larger cross-border M&A and antitrust matters that Lang & Rahmann occasionally touches (such as FEUER powertrain), anchoring the upper end of the same market.
• Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer: Magic Circle firm with significant German M&A practice; competes for the largest cross-border M&A mandates that Lang & Rahmann references in its case studies, including high-value inbound deals.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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