Dr. Philip-André Zinn

Dr. Philip-André Zinn

Rechtsanwalt / Partner

LL.M. (San Diego)
Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law

Dr. Zinn is specialized in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate restructuring, commercial law and corporate law as well as international transactions Furthermore, he advises his clients on structured finance issues. Based on his extensiveexperience Dr. Zinn has been granted the permission by the German Bar Association to hold the title “Specialized Attorney in Commercial and Corporate Law (Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht)”.

After his studies and work experience in the United States (LL.M. San Diego) and Singapore, he started his career in a renowned Frankfurt based law firm, where he gathered extensive experience in M&A and corporate law. In 1999 he relocated to Mannheim, where, together with Dr. Böcker, he founded ZinnBöcker Rechtsanwälte.

Dr. Zinn is a member of the Corporate Lawyers Association (VGR) and of the M&A and international business transaction commissions of AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats). Due to his interests in Mexican law he is member of the board of the German-Mexican Lawyers Association (www.dmjv.de) and member of the German-American Lawyers Association.

Dr. Zinn lectures regularly and has published a book about corporate law (“Abschied vom Grundsatz der Selbstorganschaft”, Frankfurt/M. 1997). He practices in English, Spanish and German.

In his free time the father of three children is a passionate sportsman, widely travelled and is engaged in social projects.


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