Johannes Fein

German Attorney at Law, Certified Specialist for Tax Law

Attorney Johannes Fein assists clients in the areas of Tax Law, Tax Consultancy and Nonprofit Law. He advises and represents nonprofit associations and federations on all relevant legal matters, including taxation. His clients have included sports clubs, religious associations, religious corporations, trade and professional associations, nonprofit limited liability companies, cooperatives, and foundations.  

As an experienced advisor on complex issues of association law and on all matters concerning an organization's articles of association, Johannes Fein specializes in drafting expert opinions and reforming and modernizing outdated organizational structures to bring them in line with current legal standards and requirements. In addition, he represents nonprofit organizations in and out of court regarding matters such as internal disputes, member exclusion proceedings and disputes with tax authorities in Germany. 

In addition to his tax law practice, Attorney Fein advises clients on a wide variety of Corporate Law matters including:

• The establishment of German companies and nonprofits (including selection of the appropriate legal form),
• Shareholder disputes,
• The management of shareholders' and board meetings,
• Director and officer liability,
• Business transactions and
• Restructurings under corporate law. 

Johannes Fein regularly publishes works in his areas of legal expertise and is active as a lecturer for the registered Tax Consultants Association of Hesse and the school for tax professionals (Steuerfachschule Dr Endriss).

He studied law at Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, where he focused on capital market, corporate and tax law. During his traineeship, he worked for a corporate law firm in Frankfurt where he advising German and international companies on commercial and tax law matters.

Practices

• German Tax Law
• Nonprofit Law
• The Law of Nonprofit Associations
• The Law of Foundations
• Corporate Law
• German Canon Law

Publications

Associations and Volunteering

• German Bar Association
• Sports Law Group of the German Bar Association
• Wirtschaftsjunioren bei der IHK Frankfurt am Main e.V.
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms

Languages

German, English