Attorney-at-Law
Dr. Ruediger Theiselmann
Advising managing directors, boards of directors and supervisory boards with regard to their legal obligations and actively accompanying them in crises, transactions and day-to-day business has been the focus of my professional activities for about 20 years.
As a lawyer, I bring the knowledge and practical experience of specialist and management functions in corporations, small and medium-sized companies as well as law firms for clients. In addition, I provide my international network in various industries, digital competence as well as communicative know-how from marketing/PR within the framework of mandates.
As managing director, supervisory board and entrepreneur, I know the needs of my clients from own experience. In addition, I am familiar with commercial risk decisions as well as processes on senior management level.
Professional Career
Since 2015: Self-employed lawyer and entrepreneur
2013 to 2015: Executive Partner at Wellensiek Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
>> Legal Advisory:
Distressed M&A, Trusteeships, Advisory to Executives, Scheme of Arrangement
>> Law Firm Management
2007 to 2013: Senior Corporate Finance Executive and Head of Corporate Center at Commerzbank AG (Corporates & Markets / Corporate Finance)
>> Senior Corporate Finance Executive:
M&A, Syndicated Loans, Bonds, Private Placements, Financial Restructurings; Origination, Execution, Financial Modelling
>> Head of Corporate Center in Corporate Finance / Corporates & Markets:
International Business Development for all Corporate Finance Departments
2005 to 2007: Assistant to the Board of Management at Commerzbank AG
>> Operational Business: Private & Business Clients / Asset Management
>> Management Board Meetings
>> Investor Relations, Corporate Strategy
>> Supervisory Board Assistance: Corporate Secretary Services
1999 to 2002: PR and Strategy Manager at Deutsche Bank AG
Public Relations, Content Marketing, Corporate Publishing, Corporate Strategy, Strategic Partnerships
1995 to 1999: Freelance journalist for newspapers and TV stations
Approx. 2,500 articles and interviews for regional and supra-regional media, in particular about business topics
Education
1997 to 2001: Legal studies in Bielefeld and Cologne
Focus: Business Law
2002: First State Exam in Cologne
2002 to 2003: PhD in Law (Dr. iur.) in Cologne
Doctoral Thesis: “Intellectual Property In The Information Society – Legal Implications of Digital Works Usage” (C.H. Beck, 2004)
2004 to 2005: LL.M. studies in Cologne
Focus: Management, Corporate Law