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In our NPO team, attorney Benjamin Kirschbaum is particularly responsible for religious communities. His clients include religious associations, foundations and public corporations.

Benjamin Kirschbaum advises his clients comprehensively: from the establishment and recognition as a tax-privileged corporation to the granting of rights as a corporation under public law. He represents both established and new religious communities vis-à-vis state authorities and asserts their concerns professionally and expertly.

In addition, he represents religious communities in all civil and administrative matters in court. His work also includes disputes with members of a community - for example in connection with expulsion - as well as lawsuits against authorities for the protection of religious rights, such as the display of religious symbols or praying in public spaces. Benjamin Kirschbaum is also committed to upholding the fundamental right to freedom of religion before the Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights.

Benjamin Kirschbaum studied law at the Freie Universität Berlin. During a semester abroad in Singapore, he studied corporate law of common law and international commercial law. He completed his legal clerkship at the Berlin Court of Appeal and at WINHELLER's headquarters in Frankfurt/Main.