What Jacobsen + Confurius does

Jacobsen + Confurius is a Hamburg-headquartered German multi-discipline partnership (Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB) providing integrated legal, tax consulting, and auditing services under a single roof. The firm operates three core practices: Arbeitsrecht (labour law, with nine dedicated professionals as of January 2026), Wirtschafts- und Zivilrecht (commercial and civil law including M&A, real estate, IP/IT, distribution, and media), and Steuerberatung und Wirtschaftsprüfung (tax advisory and statutory/special audits delivered through the affiliated Wagemann + Partner). Its origins trace to the late 1970s, when the founders shared academic and research backgrounds that continue to shape the firm's profile.

The firm serves business clients — predominantly German Mittelstand companies, corporate/commercial counterparties, and employer-side organizations — with a nationwide German footprint through offices in Hamburg (DOCK 47, Pinnasberg 47) and Berlin (Eisenzahnstraße 64), supplemented by international cross-border capacity through the ABL Global network. It employs no proprietary technology platforms; service delivery rests on partner-led engagement using standard legal practice management tools and billed primarily under the German RVG and StBVV fee schedules plus bespoke retainers. Marketing is content-led, with regular publications on emerging EU regulation (AI Act, NIS2, EU Pay Transparency, EmpCo Directive), and the firm has earned recurring recognition in Handelsblatt Best Lawyers (2020–2025) and the Juve Handbook.

Commercially, the firm is an independent, partner-controlled partnership with no external investors, no parent company, and no public listing. It completed a significant lateral-hire expansion in January 2026, adding three partners (Bugus-Fahrenhorst, Lingenfelser, Borchardt) from SKW Schwarz. The operating model is professional-services fee-for-service, with revenue concentrated in labour law advisory, commercial transactions and litigation, and integrated tax/audit mandates for medium-sized German companies.

Name

Jacobsen + Confurius

Legal name

Jacobsen + Confurius Rechtsanwälte Steuerberater Wirtschaftsprüfer Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB

Website

https://www.jacobsen-confurius.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Jacobsen + Confurius is a Hamburg- and Berlin-based German partnership delivering integrated legal (labour, commercial, civil/IP), tax consulting, and auditing services to Mittelstand companies and corporate clients, with ~15 professional practitioners as of January 2026.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Bankruptcy, Restructuring & Insolvency Law (BPAHAAAH), Audit Management, Controls & SOX Compliance (BPAEAPAH)

Keywords

• Legal advisory services
• Labour law services
• Commercial law services
• Tax consulting services
• Auditing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Legal Advisory Services: Law firm services in labour law, commercial and civil law, providing legal counsel, representation, and advisory services to businesses and individuals.
2. Tax Consultancy Services: Tax advisory services including corporate tax law, tax planning, and tax compliance for medium-sized companies and businesses.
3. Auditing Services: Audit and financial statement services including annual and consolidated financial statement audits, special audits, and due diligence support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Jacobsen + Confurius is a German law firm that delivers legal advisory, tax consulting, and auditing services. Its core offerings cover labour law (individual and collective, works constitution, collective bargaining, litigation), commercial and civil law (M&A, real estate, IP/IT, distribution, corporate, media, arbitration), and tax consulting and auditing (annual and consolidated financial statement audits, corporate and international tax, due diligence, and business advisory). The firm serves corporate clients, primarily medium-sized German enterprises, with integrated cross-disciplinary counsel under one roof.

Product overview

Jacobsen + Confurius is a German law firm offering three integrated legal and financial services: Labour Law (Arbeitsrecht), Commercial and Civil Law (Wirtschafts- und Zivilrecht), and Tax Consulting & Auditing (Steuerberatung und Wirtschaftsprüfung). The firm operates as a unified practice where the combination of employment and civil law is focused on management consulting, serving clients nationwide with offices in Hamburg and Berlin. The firm comprises approximately 15 professionals including attorneys, tax consultants, and auditors working collaboratively across practice areas.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Labour Law (Arbeitsrecht)

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wagemann + Partner (Wagemann Steuerberatung)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliated tax advisory and auditing firm. Partners Thorsten Stielow and Jens Baumgardt are associated with Wagemann + Partner. Provides integrated tax and audit services to medium-sized company clients.
• ABL Global (International Connections)minorOthersInternational network providing cross-border professional connections and resources for international client matters.
• Wagemann UnternehmensberatungminorOthersManagement consulting affiliate providing business advisory services alongside legal and tax services.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hengeler Mueller: One of Germany's top-tier full-service commercial law firms (M&A, corporate, employment, antitrust). Comparable on commercial and employment law practice areas, though at a vastly larger scale and with a focus on premium mandates that Jacobsen + Confurius cannot lead.
• Rödl & Partner: International German-origin professional services firm combining legal, tax, audit, and consulting. Direct comparable on the integrated law/tax/audit value proposition; much larger and globally distributed, which both validates and overshadows the Jacobsen + Confurius model.
• CMS Germany: International law firm with major German offices, active across corporate/M&A, employment, IP, and commercial law. Comparable in practice breadth but considerably larger; represents the international-firm competition the firm encounters on cross-border mandates.
• Taylor Wessing Germany: International law firm with a substantial German office in Frankfurt and Hamburg, active in M&A, employment, IP/IT, and commercial law for Mittelstand clients. Comparable practice mix and German Mittelstand focus but at considerably greater scale and international reach.
• Linklaters Germany: International Magic Circle firm with a substantial Frankfurt office, providing corporate/M&A, employment, and commercial advisory. Comparable on key practice areas but at a scale that Jacobsen + Confurius cannot match; relevant as cross-border competition on German matters.
• Freshfields Germany: International Magic Circle law firm with a major Frankfurt office, active in M&A, employment, and commercial law. Comparable on practice areas but competing only on the largest mandates; relevant as the upper-tier competition that defines the firm's mandate ceiling.

Direct peers

• SKW Schwarz: German mid-sized full-service commercial law firm headquartered in Berlin and Munich, with a strong employment law practice. Directly comparable in size, practice mix (M&A, employment, IP/IT, real estate), and Mittelstand client focus. Notably, Jacobsen + Confurius hired three partners away from SKW Schwarz in early 2026.
• Streck Mack Schwedhelm: German boutique law firm in Cologne and Berlin combining legal, tax, and notary services for Mittelstand clients. Comparable integrated offering and boutique scale; Jacobsen + Confurius has a similar Hamburg/Berlin footprint and full-service profile.
• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft: German full-service commercial law firm focused on Mittelstand clients, with strong employment, M&A, IP/IT, and commercial practices. Closely comparable in target client (medium-sized enterprises) and service mix; larger and more distributed.

Others

• Wagemann + Partner (Wagemann Steuerberatung): Affiliated German tax consulting and audit firm that delivers the tax and audit components of Jacobsen + Confurius's integrated offering. Not a competitor but the structural partner enabling the firm's one-stop-shop value proposition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jacobsen-und-confurius

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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