Legal counsel with an economic focus
Estate administration (Germany) | Commercial law

Professionalism. Legal expertise. Commercial insight.

Relationships and assets require legal clarity and sound commercial judgment.

Rechtsanwalt Max Mahnkopf advises and represents companies, entrepreneurs and other parties in asset-related and commercial law matters for more than 20 years.

Today, a particular focus of the practice lies in estate administration, court-appointed estate custodianship and executorship. The firm is regularly appointed by probate courts and handles complex estates involving substantial assets, real estate and conflicting interests.

In addition, the firm continues to advise selected companies and entrepreneurs in commercial law matters.

Estate Administration and Inheritance Law

  • Estate administration and court-appointed estate custodianship

  • Executorship

  • Safeguarding, administration and realization of estate assets

  • Handling of complex estates involving real estate and other assets

  • Representation before probate courts

  • Inheritance certificate proceedings

  • Contestation and interpretation of wills

  • Estates with an international dimension

  • Banking and asset matters with international aspects


Estate Administration and Inheritance Law

  • Contract review, drafting and negotiation

  • Commercial agreements, in particular in the fields of film, advertising and media

  • Author and creative professional agreements

  • Intellectual property and unfair competition law

  • Trademark and competition law

  • Media and press law

  • Corporate law

  • Debt enforcement

  • Representation in court

Rechtsanwalt Max Mahnkopf has been practicing law for more than 20 years.

In recent years, a particular focus has developed in the areas of estate administration, court-appointed estate custodianship and executorship, frequently based on appointments by probate courts.

The practice is characterized by a structured approach informed by economic considerations and by the objective of identifying legal and factual conflicts at an early stage and resolving them in an appropriate and pragmatic manner.