01 · Corporate Law · 2024 · €340M transaction
M&A · Industrial Family Business
Structuring the handover to the fourth generation of ownership. Due diligence, tax optimisation, shareholder agreements. Fourteen-month mandate.
Commercial Law Firm · Frankfurt am Main · Established 1991
WellsteinRoth.
Since 1991, we have represented companies where the stakes are highest. No legal jargon. Clear mandates. Measurable outcomes.
// Practice Areas
Four disciplines. One firm.
Each practice area is led by a partner who litigates exclusively in that field. No generalists — targeted expertise at every level of court.
01
Commercial Law
Contract structuring, dispute resolution, and regulatory affairs for mid-market companies and institutional investors. We negotiate hard — and litigate to the final instance when it counts.
02
Employment Law
Employer-side representation in wrongful dismissal claims, business transfers, and collective labour disputes. Recognised as one of Hesse's leading employment law practices.
03
Real Estate Law
Commercial transactions from €10M upwards, construction law, and tenancy litigation. Over €2.1bn in transaction volume structured in the past five years.
04
Corporate Law
M&A, GmbH and AG structuring, shareholder disputes, and succession planning. Particular depth in family-owned businesses with complex ownership structures.
// Selected Matters
What we delivered — anonymised.
Four mandates from the past twelve months, released with our clients' consent.
02 · Commercial Law · 2024 · 850 employees
Restructuring · Pharma Mittelstand
Accompanied a restructuring in distress. Shareholder alignment, supplier negotiations, employment-law adjustments. The company is profitable again today.
03 · Real Estate Law · 2024 · Frankfurt-Bockenheim
Commercial Real Estate · €180M
Structured the sale of a mixed-use office complex. Due diligence, purchase-agreement negotiation, closing in eleven weeks.
04 · Corporate Law · 2023–2024 · MDAX
Supervisory-Board Dispute · Listed
Represented minority shareholders in a complex supervisory-board dispute. Special expert opinion, rescission action, out-of-court settlement after eighteen months.
// Track Record
1991
Founded
Frankfurt am Main
380+
Mandates
Since founding
94%
Success rate
In litigation
€2.1bn
Volume
Structured transactions
// Team
Team
Dr. Markus Wellstein
Founding Partner — Commercial Law
Dr. Markus Wellstein established the firm in 1991 with the vision of providing mid-market companies with first-class commercial legal counsel. Over three decades of experience in complex M&A transactions, shareholder disputes, and regulatory proceedings.
Dr. Karin Roth
Partner — Employment Law & Litigation
Dr. Karin Roth has been a partner since 2003 and leads the employment law practice. She represents companies in individual and collective labour disputes, business transfers, and restructurings. Recognised as one of the leading employment lawyers in Hesse.
Florian Seidl
Partner — Real Estate Law
Florian Seidl has advised on commercial real estate for over 15 years. He structures complex property transactions, accompanies project developments, and represents clients in construction and tenancy disputes at every level of court.
Dr. Lena Falk
Partner — Corporate Law
Dr. Lena Falk has been a partner since 2018 and advises on all corporate law matters. Her focus areas include company formations, restructurings, joint ventures, and shareholder agreements, with particular expertise in family-owned businesses and succession planning.
// Stimme
„Wellstein Roth guided our restructuring with a clarity that is unmatched in the industry. Strategically brilliant and exemplary in their conduct. The outcome exceeded what we thought was possible."
// Kontakt
Your next step starts with a conversation.
Initial consultations are confidential and without obligation. We will tell you plainly whether and how we can help — before you decide anything.
Adresse
Neue Mainzer Straße 52
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon
+49 69 971 234 567E-Mail
kontakt@wellsteinroth.de// Standort
Contact
Adresse
Neue Mainzer Straße 52
60311 Frankfurt am Main
Telefon
+49 69 971 234 567E-Mail
kontakt@wellsteinroth.de