§ 13 Legal person; commercial company

(1) A limited liability company as such has independent rights and obligations; it may acquire ownership of and other rights in real property, and may sue and be sued in court.

(2) The company assets alone serve to discharge the company’s obligations vis-à-vis its creditors.

(3) The company is deemed to be a commercial company within the meaning of the Commercial Code.

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Norton Rose Fulbright LLP

Dr. Klaus Bader, rechtsanwalt
Tel.: +49 89 212148 0
klaus.bader@nortonrosefulbright.com

Norton Rose Fulbright LLP
Dr. Klaus Bader
Theatinerstraße 11
80333 München
Tel.: +49 89 212148 0
klaus.bader@nortonrosefulbright.com

https://www.nortonrosefulbright.com/en-de

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Tax

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Bankruptcy, financial restructuring and insolvency Capital markets

Corporate, M&A and securities

Dispute resolution and litigation

Employment and labor Financial services and regulation

Private equity and venture capital Regulation and investigations

Risk advisory

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Profile of the law firm

Norton Rose Fulbright is a global law firm.
We provide the world's preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service.

50+
Offices

7000+
People

3700+
Legal staff

Strategic orientation

We provide the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions with a full business law service. We have more than 3,700 lawyers and other legal staff based in Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, the Middle East and Africa.

Recognized for our industry focus, we are strong across all the key industry sectors: financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare. Through our global risk advisory group, we leverage our industry experience with our knowledge of legal, regulatory, compliance and governance issues to provide our clients with practical solutions to the legal and regulatory risks facing their businesses.

Wherever we are, we operate in accordance with our global business principles of quality, unity and integrity. We aim to provide the highest possible standard of legal service in each of our offices and to maintain that level of quality at every point of contact.

Norton Rose Fulbright Verein, a Swiss verein, helps coordinate the activities of Norton Rose Fulbright members but does not itself provide legal services to clients. Norton Rose Fulbright has offices in more than 50 cities worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg.