{"id":106,"date":"2026-06-05T14:43:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:43:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/?page_id=106"},"modified":"2026-07-05T17:08:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T15:08:00","slug":"for-whom","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-whom\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Work With"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<main id=\"main-content\">\n\n\n    <section class=\"hero-banner\" aria-labelledby=\"for-whom-h1\">\n      <div class=\"hero-banner__inner\">\n        <span class=\"hero-banner__breadcrumb\"><a href=\"\/en\/\">Home<\/a> \u00b7 For Whom<\/span>\n        <span class=\"hero-banner__eyebrow\">FOR WHOM<\/span>\n        <h1 class=\"hero-banner__h1\" id=\"for-whom-h1\">Who We Advise<\/h1>\n        <p class=\"hero-banner__lead\">We advise companies and private clients on business immigration, company formation, commercial law, residence and employment law \u2014 from one partner-led mandate, in German and English.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section-audiences-detail\" aria-labelledby=\"audiences-detail-h2\">\n      <div class=\"container\">\n        <h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"audiences-detail-h2\">Client groups at a glance<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"service-intro\">We advise companies and private clients in Hamburg with a focus on business law and residence law \u2014 from GmbH formation and the EU Blue Card to termination agreements. The common thread is one consistent point of contact who handles the mandate throughout.<\/p>\n\n        <div class=\"audience-cards\">\n\n          <article class=\"audience-card\">\n            <div class=\"audience-card-photo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/kagan-theme\/assets\/images\/alexander-kagan-saeulenhalle-akte.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Kagan, lawyer, with a case file\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"audience-card-body\">\n              <span class=\"eyebrow\">01<\/span>\n              <h3 class=\"title-card\">Entrepreneurs &amp; Founders<\/h3>\n              <p>We support formations, structure corporate relationships, and advise on ongoing business legal matters \u2014 for domestic entrepreneurs as well as foreign shareholders and investors setting up a GmbH in Germany.<\/p>\n              <ul class=\"audience-topics\" role=\"list\">\n                <li>GmbH formation and corporate law from articles of association to registration.<\/li>\n                <li>Residence permits for entrepreneurs and investors under \u00a7 21 AufenthG assessed individually.<\/li>\n                <li>Contract law and cooperation agreements drafted for practical use.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-entrepreneurs-founders\/\" class=\"text-link\">Learn more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n          <article class=\"audience-card\">\n            <div class=\"audience-card-photo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/kagan-theme\/assets\/images\/alexander-kagan-handelskammer-laptop.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Kagan, lawyer, at work\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"audience-card-body\">\n              <span class=\"eyebrow\">02<\/span>\n              <h3 class=\"title-card\">Start-ups<\/h3>\n              <p>Early-stage legal matters \u2014 shareholder structure, founder agreements, equity participation \u2014 require precision before the first capital flows. We advise start-ups in the formation phase, including founders coming from abroad who also need a residence permit.<\/p>\n              <ul class=\"audience-topics\" role=\"list\">\n                <li>Shareholders&#8217; agreements and founder agreements structured from the outset.<\/li>\n                <li>GmbH structure for international founders clarified including corporate obligations.<\/li>\n                <li>Business immigration for founders combined with corporate law advisory.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-startups\/\" class=\"text-link\">Learn more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n          <article class=\"audience-card\">\n            <div class=\"audience-card-photo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/kagan-theme\/assets\/images\/alexander-kagan-besprechungsraum-fenster.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Kagan, lawyer, in the bright meeting room at the firm\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"audience-card-body\">\n              <span class=\"eyebrow\">03<\/span>\n              <h3 class=\"title-card\">International Companies<\/h3>\n              <p>Companies from abroad entering the German market face several parallel decisions \u2014 legal form, location, staff secondment, contract law. We accompany this market entry from one source, in German and English.<\/p>\n              <ul class=\"audience-topics\" role=\"list\">\n                <li>Market entry and subsidiary in Germany structured with legal certainty.<\/li>\n                <li>Staff secondment and residence law coordinated within the corporate framework.<\/li>\n                <li>International contracts reviewed and drafted under German law.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-international-companies\/\" class=\"text-link\">Learn more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n          <article class=\"audience-card\">\n            <div class=\"audience-card-photo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/kagan-theme\/assets\/images\/alexander-kagan-cafe-zeitung.jpg\" alt=\"Alexander Kagan, lawyer, reading the newspaper\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"audience-card-body\">\n              <span class=\"eyebrow\">04<\/span>\n              <h3 class=\"title-card\">Employers<\/h3>\n              <p>Employment law advisory for employers covers two tracks: classic employment law \u2014 contracts, terminations, termination agreements \u2014 and the employment of foreign skilled workers with all residence law requirements. We handle both from one mandate.<\/p>\n              <ul class=\"audience-topics\" role=\"list\">\n                <li>Skilled worker immigration and residence permits for new employees assessed and accompanied.<\/li>\n                <li>Employment contracts, warning letters and terminations also for purely domestic employers.<\/li>\n                <li>Fast-track procedure under \u00a7 81a AufenthG coordinated with the authority.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-employers\/\" class=\"text-link\">Learn more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n          <article class=\"audience-card\">\n            <div class=\"audience-card-photo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/kagan-theme\/assets\/images\/kanzlei-kagan-konferenzraum.jpg\" alt=\"Conference room at Kagan Legal, Hamburg\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"audience-card-body\">\n              <span class=\"eyebrow\">05<\/span>\n              <h3 class=\"title-card\">Executives &amp; Skilled Workers<\/h3>\n              <p>For managing directors and qualified skilled workers from abroad, residence law, employment law and \u2014 for GmbH directors \u2014 corporate law interact. We advise on all three areas without clients having to switch between different lawyers.<\/p>\n              <ul class=\"audience-topics\" role=\"list\">\n                <li>Residence permit as managing director assessed according to role \u2014 employed, organ member or entrepreneurially involved.<\/li>\n                <li>EU Blue Card and skilled worker status accompanied from application to settlement permit.<\/li>\n                <li>Corporate position of the GmbH managing director clarified in parallel.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-executives-skilled-workers\/\" class=\"text-link\">Learn more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n          <article class=\"audience-card\">\n            <div class=\"audience-card-photo\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n              <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/kagan-theme\/assets\/images\/kanzlei-kagan-detail-fueller.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" loading=\"lazy\">\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"audience-card-body\">\n              <span class=\"eyebrow\">06<\/span>\n              <h3 class=\"title-card\">Private Clients<\/h3>\n              <p>We advise private clients in selected areas where an international dimension, multilingual access, or a particular situation makes a difference: residence law, family reunification, employment disputes, and civil contract matters.<\/p>\n              <ul class=\"audience-topics\" role=\"list\">\n                <li>Residence law and family reunification accompanied from application to settlement permit.<\/li>\n                <li>Employment law for employees \u2014 termination, termination agreement, severance \u2014 also in English.<\/li>\n                <li>Civil disputes with a cross-border element accompanied practically.<\/li>\n              <\/ul>\n              <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-private-clients\/\" class=\"text-link\">Learn more <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n            <\/div>\n          <\/article>\n\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n    <section class=\"section-cta\" aria-labelledby=\"for-whom-cta-h\">\n      <div class=\"container cta-inner\">\n        <span class=\"eyebrow section-label--center\">Contact<\/span>\n        <h2 class=\"cta-heading\" id=\"for-whom-cta-h\">Questions about your situation?<\/h2>\n        <p class=\"cta-body\">Briefly describe your matter in English or German \u2014 we will be in touch for an initial conversation.<\/p>\n        <div class=\"cta-actions\">\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/contact\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-lg\">Request advice<\/a>\n          <a href=\"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/services\/\" class=\"btn btn-ghost btn-lg\">All services <span aria-hidden=\"true\">&#8594;<\/span><\/a>\n        <\/div>\n        <p class=\"cta-lang-note\">DE &middot; EN<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n  \n<\/main>\n\n\n\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n  \"@graph\": [\n    {\n      \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n      \"@id\": \"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-whom\/#webpage\",\n      \"url\": \"https:\/\/kaganlegal-germany.com\/en\/for-whom\/\",\n      \"name\": \"Who We Advise | Kagan Legal Hamburg Boutique\",\n      \"description\": \"Boutique legal advisory for entrepreneurs, executives, employers, employees, international companies and private clients. 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