Legal notice

Stroschein & Makowka Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

Telephone: +49 211 698050-33
Email: info@smr-legal.de

Dr. Birka Stroschein · Thorsten Makowka, LL.M.

Partnerschaftsregister des Amtsgericht Essen
PR 4309

DE 319 866 885

Telephone: +49 211 49502-0
www.rak-dus.de(Opens in a new window)

The professional titles “Rechtsanwältin” and “Rechtsanwalt” (German-qualified lawyer) were conferred in the Federal Republic of Germany. The Fachanwalt titles (certified specialist titles) are personal to the individual and are held as follows:

• Dr Birka Stroschein — Fachanwältin für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (certified specialist in commercial and corporate law), conferred in 2012 by the Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main.
• Thorsten Makowka, LL.M. — Fachanwalt für Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht (certified specialist in commercial and corporate law), conferred in 2011 by the Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main; Fachanwalt für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht (certified specialist in international business law), conferred in 2018 by the Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf.

Responsible for the editorial content pursuant to § 18(2) MStV (German Interstate Media Treaty): Thorsten Makowka, LL.M., address as above.

Professional indemnity insurance is maintained with the company named below. Its territorial scope covers practice in the member states of the European Union and meets at least the requirements of § 51 BRAO; we will provide details, and the scope beyond that, on request.

The profession of Rechtsanwältin and Rechtsanwalt is governed in essence by the following rules of professional conduct:

• Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung (BRAO — Federal Lawyers’ Act)
• Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte (BORA — Code of Professional Conduct for Lawyers)
• Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO — Regulations on Certified Specialists)
• Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz (RVG — Lawyers’ Remuneration Act)
• Code of Conduct for European Lawyers (CCBE)

The rules of professional conduct and further information are available on the website of the Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer (German Federal Bar): www.brak.de(Opens in a new window)

Under § 36(1) No. 1 VSBG (German Consumer Dispute Resolution Act) we are neither willing nor obliged to take part in dispute resolution proceedings before a consumer conciliation body. For pecuniary disputes arising out of a client relationship it is nevertheless open to you to propose proceedings before the body named below, which will be conducted only where we consent in the individual case:

The European Commission’s platform for online dispute resolution ceased to be available on 20 July 2025.

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