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Dr. Thomas Derlin, LL.M.

Partner
Berlin
+49.(0)30.220.029.208
Fax +49.(0)30.220.029.499

Primary Practice

Secondary Practices

Education

  • Dr. jur., University of Freiburg, 2009
  • LL.M., University of Sydney, 2005
  • Second Legal State Exam, Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe, 2001
  • First Legal State Exam, University of Freiburg, 1999

Languages

  • Italian
  • English
  • German
  • Biography Overview
  • Additional Background
  • Representative Work
Thomas Derlin is a partner in the firm's Berlin office and a member of its corporate and transactional practice group. He focuses on national and international mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, public take-over law, venture capital, company law and commercial law. Mr. Derlin has experience in various kinds of M&A transactions, including complex international/cross-border deals and public takeovers.

Professional Background

Before joining K&L Gates in June 2010, Mr. Derlin worked for two years as a lawyer in the Cologne office of an international law firm. From 2005 to 2008 he was a telecoms, media and technology lawyer at an-other international law firm, where he worked on international transactions, acquisitions and joint ventures. From 2002 to 2004 he was a scientific assistant at the Institute for Commercial Law of the University of Freiburg i.Br. He holds an LLD (Dr. iur.) from the University of Freiburg i. Br.

Additional Information

Scholarships
  • Ph.D. fellowship of the Foundation of German Business (Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (sdw))
  • LL.M. fellowship of the German Academic Exchange Service (Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (DAAD))
  • Microsoft Inc. on the sale of the ”Ciao“ online price and shopping comparison business to LeGuide.com S.A.
  • VTG AG on the acquisition of the Railcraft group in Northeastern Europe
  • Laboratory Corporation of America on the acquisition of Clearstone Central Laboratories
  • Eurawasser Group on the restructuring of a public private partnership in the area of water utilities
  • REWE Group on the acquisition of a business division of coop eG
  • Dr. Hans-Peter Wild on the sale of shares in Wild GmbH & Co. KG, one of the world's leading manufacturers of natural flavor ingredients, to KKR
  • Cerberus on the German and international aspects of the IPO of a large automotive company on the New York Stock Exchange; and on the German and international aspects of a distressed transaction in the US automotive sector
  • A large energy company on the public takeover aspects of its investment in another publicly listed energy company
  • Eczacibasi Group, a large Turkish industrial group, on the public takeover of burgbad Aktiengesellschaft, a publicly listed German stock corporation
  • BT Group PLC on the acquisition of a business division of net AG
  • Chiquita Brands LLC on the sale of a German business division to the Univeg Group
  • Hewlett-Packard on a worldwide post-M&A restructuring project
  • Teletel GmbH on a restructuring project in Germany
  • KMW on various large defense technology projects
  • BAE Systems on the Eurofighter project
  • Deutsches Luft- und Raumfahrtzentrum on the Galileo Satellite Project
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