Prof. Dr. Christoph Ph. Schließmann

Prof. Dr. Christoph Ph. Schließmann studied law at Erlangen/Nürnberg and Munic, Germany and post graduate business economics in St. Gallen, Stanford and London. He is doctor of law at the University of Frankfurt / Main and has taught for 16 years in St. Gallen / Swiss at the University of Salzburg/Austria. He is a Bar-Approved Specialist Lawyer in Labor Law, as well as one of the first few Bar-Approved Specialist Lawyers in International Business Law in Germany. His core competence is international Contract Law and Yacht Law. He is a Member of the famed Frankfurt Union International Club and a Rotarian. He is also the author of many articles and books on his main field of competence. 

Prof. Dr. Christoph Schließmann guides internationally operating family-held businesses and VIPs and Yards investing in Superyachts around the world. 

Prof. Dr. Schließmann founded the law firm “CPS Schließmann. Wirtschaftsanwälte“ in 1994, based on a close relation to his lecturing and cooperation to St. Gallen Business Schools / SWISS. Right from the beginning, the core competence and focus was on guiding entrepreneurs and corporations operating within the international markets. The legal work of Christoph Schließmann and his team is in transnational law and compliance, especially contract and corporate law, procurement and sales law, transactions and risk management. After 2002, the Yacht- and Superyacht- Department was set up as a second mainstay out of growing mandates in this branch. Prof. Dr. Schließmann linked his passion for maritime sports and boats together with international business and maritime law and offered a unique expertise, which helped his law firm to develop to one of the leading Yacht Law Firms in EU today. 

When the firm receives client queries, its expert advisers conduct a full appraisal, arriving at the recommended service approach, which then leads to an offer and clear briefings handled by Prof. Dr. Schließmann – best placed as owner of the firm, and also a well-renowned specialist who will ensure a personalised service and a close eye on the matters of many VIP clients. 

Such clients include: Family Hold Corporations with international business activities; Yacht and SuperYacht Owners; and Yards and Manufacturers as well as Sellers. 

CPS Schließmann differentiates itself from its competitors in that it occupies a very clear and unique branch in a niche market, offering expert knowhow and practice experience to a diverse and broadly based clientele. 

Specifically for Yacht-Law, the firm’s all-round, worry-free and full-service package for owners, manufacturers and dealers ensures that: 

In the area of International Business Law: 

· The special benefit for clients is CPS Schließmann’s innovative core competence of managing and orchestrating inter- and trans-national challenges and legal projects over the borders of two or more countries. 

· Whether you require an “outbound” service for legal affairs directed from your home country to foreign destinations, or an “inbound” service, originating abroad and targeting your home country, the firm will guide you through the entire process, and provide you with the support and counsel of the best partner available. 

In 2016, the firm completed some of the most interesting Superyacht-Builds and Buys between 40 and 60 million on the EU market, and also grew its network of service partners. Prof. Dr. Schließmann plans to grow the firm by 10-20% in 2017 by extending its stakeholder network and increasing its international partner offices for the department for international contract and business law.