Dr Richard F. Gerlach advises national and international companies on banking and banking regulatory, as well as financing.
Dr. Richard Franz Gerlach
Attorney (Germany) | Partner
Office Cologne
Email
rgerlach [at] goerg.de 
Languages
German
English
Client Services
Banking and Banking Regulatory Law, Financing Corporate Law Insolvency Administration Restructuring and advice for Distressed Businesses Litigation and Arbitration Expertise
Dr Richard F. Gerlach specialises in the field of banking and capital markets law, as well as corporate law. Dr Gerlach concentrates on advising national credit institutions and companies as part of litigation, and on the drafting of contracts. His main areas of expertise include advising shareholders and corporate bodies in crisis situations, and assisting with litigation in shareholder disputes.
Career
Dr Richard F. Gerlach is a partner at GÖRG Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB.
After studying law at universities in Heidelberg and Münster, he obtained his doctorate from the University of Münster under Prof Wolfram Timm, with the topic “Management control in stock corporations” (in German). Dr Richard Gerlach then completed his legal training in Krefeld with clerkships at a business law firm in Düsseldorf and at a medium-sized enterprise in Berlin. He was admitted to the bar in 2013, and joined GÖRG. In 2017, Dr Gerlach completed a secondment in the legal department of Sparkasse Cologne/Bonn.
Dr Gerlach also successfully completed a certification course for specialists in banking and capital markets law.
*Not a partner within the meaning of the Partnership Act
