Max has been a corporate/M&A partner since 1991. His practice focused on board advice (including shareholder activism), cross-border M&A, public takeovers and private equity.

After being ranked as a "Star Individual" for two decades, Max is listed as "Senior Statesman" in  the chapters "Corporate/M&A: High-end Capability" and "Private Equity" in the Cambers Global Guide.

Career

  • McKinsey, 1985
  • Admitted to bar 1986
  • University of Munich (J.D. 1982, S.J.D. in corporate law 1985)
  • Harvard Law School (LL.M. 1986)
  • New York Law firm, 1987-1988

Publications

  • Co-author: Meyer-Sparenberg/Jäckle, M&A-Handbook
  • Co-author: Hommelhoff/Hopt/Leyens, Corporate Goverance Handbook

Memberships

  • Chairman Committee "Corporate and M&A", International Bar Association, 1998-2002
  • Founder and Co-Chair New York M&A Conference, 2002-2017
  • Chairman Capital Markets Forum, 2002-2004