Dr. Richard Papenbrock
Partner | Attorney-at-Law
Dr. Richard Papenbrock is a founding partner of F+P. He advises entrepreneurs and companies in all key areas of corporate, real estate, and tax law. His particular expertise lies in structuring and supporting complex transactions.
Through his many years of experience at major international law firms in Berlin, New York, and Singapore, he has extensive experience in cross-border M&A deals and corporate finance structuring. Clients value his ability to combine commercial objectives with legal precision, whether in tax-optimized asset succession, real estate transactions, or ongoing corporate law advisory.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate Law & M&A: Transaction advisory (buy- and sell-side), company formations, corporate restructuring, and shareholder disputes.
Real Estate Law: Support for real estate transactions (asset/share deals), commercial lease agreements, and project developments.
Asset Succession & Tax Law: Structuring the tax-optimized transfer of assets to the next generation.
Tax Law: Tax structuring at the interface of corporate and real estate law.
Energy Law: Support for transactions in the energy sector, particularly in the field of renewable energies.
Selected Mandates
Structured the corporate succession for a leading mid-sized technology company.
Successfully represented clients in various legal disputes regarding the ownership of a high-rise building in Berlin (volume: €12.8 million).
Advised and represented on the sale of a wind farm, including subsequent repowering, to a publicly listed company.
Provided comprehensive corporate law advice on an international financing round for a Berlin-based startup (volume: €2.4 million).
Advised two real estate funds on the sale of a portfolio of 84 residential properties in Berlin (volume: €90 million).
Advised six funds on the sale of a portfolio of seven office properties in Berlin, Dresden, Magdeburg, Chemnitz, Stuttgart, and Essen, as well as a hotel in Leipzig (volume: €84 million).
Advised a U.S. technology company on the acquisition of all shares in an Israeli company listed on the Prime Standard of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Advised a Kuwaiti shipping company on its merger with a German shipping company to become one of the world's five largest shipping companies (annual revenue: $12 billion).
Advised a private equity investor on the issuance of a high-yield bond with a volume of €225 million.
Advised a leading shipping company on the issuance of a high-yield bond with a volume of €250 million on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Advised an association of German banks on matters of deposit insurance.
Advised a German GmbH on structuring the acquisition of real estate in Ireland through newly established Irish subsidiaries.
Education
Professional Career
Doctorate in Law (Dr. iur.), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, in Energy Law.
Second State Examination in Law, Kammergericht (Higher Regional Court), Berlin.
Law Studies, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University of Potsdam.
Attorney-at-Law and Partner, F+P Papenbrock & Fokken (since 2022)
Attorney-at-Law in his own law firm specializing in corporate and real estate law (2016 to 2022)
Attorney-at-Law, White & Case LLP in Berlin (Practice Area: Mergers & Acquisitions / Corporate, 2014 to 2016)
During his legal clerkship: German Bundestag in Berlin (2012), Luther LLP in Singapore (2013), Noerr LLP in Berlin (2012 to 2013), and Research Associate at Salans LLP (now Dentons) in Berlin (2011 to 2012)
Foreign Associate in the New York office of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (2011)
Research Associate at Salans LLP (now Dentons) in Berlin (2009 to 2011)
