Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

What Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB does

Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a Berlin-based boutique law firm founded in 1994, operating as a PartG mbB partnership with approximately six employees. Its practice is built on capital market law, banking law, and investor protection, with core services comprising damages litigation and advisory work for private investors against issuers, banks, and intermediaries in capital-markets disputes. The firm is the lead counsel in the Wirecard model case against EY at the München I Higher Regional Court and operates the largest plaintiff group in those proceedings.

The firm's practice portfolio spans securities and fund litigation (PROJECT Fonds class actions), credit-documentation revocation claims (car financing following the CJEU disclosure ruling, premium savings contracts based on BGH precedent), and crowdinvesting/closed-end fund disputes (including a recent Rockets/Bergfürst ruling). Clients are primarily retail investors plus institutional funders, with revenue generated through statutory fees, hourly billing, and success-fee arrangements on contingency mandates. The firm runs no visible technology platform beyond conventional legal practice tooling.

Brand and marketing are emphasized through press commentary on high-profile cases and recognition in FOCUS Business "Top Wirtschaftskanzleien 2025" and brand eins "Beste Wirtschaftskanzleien 2025." Strategic go-to-market is anchored by cooperation with the Aktionsbund Aktiver Anlegerschutz e.V. (AAA) investor protection association and Stiftung Warentest, which provide claimant referral and co-litigation channels for a six-person team.

Name

Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB

Legal name

Schirp Schmidt-Morsbach Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Website

https://schirp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a Berlin-based boutique law firm founded in 1994 specializing in capital market, banking, and investor protection law, representing retail investors in major securities and fund disputes including the Wirecard model case against EY.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Capital market law
• Investor protection
• Banking law services
• Class action litigation
• Commercial law advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Services Revenue: The firm generates revenue through legal fees charged for advisory and litigation services. Fees are based on the German Lawyers' Fees Act (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz - RVG) for statutory fee matters, with additional services such as out-of-court letters to opposing parties offered at fixed rates. Clients pay for filing applications, court fees, and attorney fees based on case complexity and damages amounts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a specialist German law firm providing legal advisory and litigation services in capital market law, banking law, corporate law, stock corporation law, insolvency law, employment law, and tax law. The firm represents private and institutional investors in damages claims against financial institutions, auditors, and fund initiators, with a core focus on investor protection and large-scale proceedings such as KapMuG model cases and class action lawsuits. Since 1994, the firm has advised nationwide on disputes involving closed-end funds, bonds, securities, life insurance products, car financing revocation, and premium savings contracts.

Product overview

Schirp & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB is a law firm offering comprehensive legal services in business law, with a specialized focus on capital market law, banking law, and investor protection. The firm operates as a unified legal practice organized by practice areas (Capital Market Law, Banking Law, Corporate Law, Insolvency Law, Employment Law, and Tax Law) rather than as a platform with distinct software products. The firm handles both advisory and litigation matters, with notable expertise in large-scale proceedings including Wirecard/EY class action litigation, PROJECT Fonds cases, and consumer protection matters such as car financing revocation and premium savings contract disputes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capital Market Law Services (Kapitalmarktrecht) Legal representation and advisory services for capital market matters, including representation of investors in damages proceedings against auditors and financial institutions, review of closed-end funds, bonds, securities, and life insurance, and pursuit of payment claims.
• Banking Law Services (Bankrecht) Legal services including enforcement of damage claims in asset management, review and reversal of SWAP transactions, loan revocation support, and financing negotiations.
• Stock Corporation Law Services (Aktienrecht) Advisory and litigation services for shareholders, investors, boards of directors and supervisory boards, including liability claims, litigation initiation, and consultation on executive board contracts.
• Corporate Law Services (Gesellschaftsrecht) Services including choice of legal form for company formation, drafting of articles of association, transfer of participations, MBOs, contract design, company evaluation, and settlement/liquidation support.
• Insolvency Law Services (Insolvenzrecht) Support with insolvency applications, acting as joint representative under the Bond Act, membership in creditors' committees, and assertion of exclusion rights in insolvency proceedings.
• Employment Law Services (Arbeitsrecht) Services including drafting of employment and service contracts, works agreements and collective agreements, as well as representation in labor court disputes.
• Wirecard/EY Class Action Litigation Class action lawsuit representing thousands of plaintiffs against Ernst & Young (EY) for Wirecard AG investment losses, including KapMuG model proceedings before the Bavarian Higher Regional Court. The firm represents the largest group of plaintiffs in this case.
• PROJECT Fonds Class Action Lawsuits Individual and class action lawsuits for PROJECT Wohnen funds (14, 15, 16) and PROJECT Metropolen funds regarding investor compensation for mis-selling and prospectus defects.
• Car Financing Revocation Services Legal services helping consumers exercise revocation rights for car loans based on the CJEU ruling regarding faulty loan agreement clauses, enabling consumers to recover payments made.
• Premium Savings Contract Legal Services Legal representation for savers seeking refunds based on the BGH ruling that variable interest rate clauses in premium savings contracts are invalid.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully concluded all proceedings (except lead plaintiff's case) leading to KapMuG decision regarding Wölbern Frankreich 04, with the court identifying five prospectus violations
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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.

• Aktionsbund Aktiver Anlegerschutz e.V. (AAA)Strategic or Co-development Partner
• Investor RightsStrategic or Co-development Partner
• Stiftung WarentestOthers

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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