Prof Dr Daniel Graewe

Prof Dr Daniel Graewe is a Partner and Rechtsanwalt (attorney) at MARTIUS Rechtsanwälte, a German corporate law firm operating from Hamburg and Munich. His practice centres on transactions, commercial matters and restructuring — the core disciplines that sit at the heart of corporate legal advice. The firm has been named winner of the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 — Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Germany.

MARTIUS Rechtsanwälte

MARTIUS (Partnerschaft von Rechtsanwälten mbB) describes itself as a firm that combines legal excellence with genuine commercial understanding, distilled in its guiding words “Trust, Precision, Strategy” and the promise of “precision in law, strength in advice.” The firm advises across a focused set of corporate disciplines, including transactions, funds, corporate, commercial, restructuring and litigation. With offices in Hamburg and Munich, MARTIUS is positioned to serve clients in two of Germany's most important economic centres.

This concentration on corporate and transactional work is deliberate. Rather than spreading across every field of law, MARTIUS builds depth in the areas where sophisticated companies, investors and funds most need experienced counsel: buying and selling businesses, structuring investment vehicles, negotiating commercial agreements, and guiding enterprises through periods of financial and operational change.

Prof Dr Daniel Graewe

As a partner based in Hamburg, Daniel Graewe focuses his practice on transactions, commercial law and restructuring. His work in transactions encompasses the negotiation and execution of corporate deals, while his commercial practice supports the contractual relationships through which businesses operate day to day. In restructuring, he advises companies confronting change — whether reorganising their operations, adapting their capital structures or responding to distress.

The title “Prof Dr” reflects a standing that bridges legal practice and academia, a combination that is highly valued in the German market. Practitioners who also hold academic credentials bring a rigour and depth of doctrinal understanding to their advice, and are often called upon where questions are complex, novel or of significant value. For clients, this pairing of scholarly authority with hands-on transactional experience is a meaningful mark of quality.

Corporate law in Germany

Germany is the largest economy in Europe, and its corporate legal market is correspondingly sophisticated and competitive. Corporate lawyers here operate within a well-developed framework of company law, including the rules governing the GmbH and the AG, alongside detailed regimes for mergers and acquisitions, group structures and insolvency-driven restructuring. Advising on a German transaction demands fluency not only in the black-letter law but also in the practical expectations of counterparties, notaries, courts and regulators.

The disciplines in which MARTIUS concentrates — transactions, funds, corporate, commercial, restructuring and litigation — are interconnected. A single mandate can move from deal structuring to commercial negotiation, and from there to dispute resolution or restructuring if circumstances change. A firm able to cover this spectrum offers clients continuity and a coherent strategic view across the life cycle of a corporate relationship.

• Corporate transactions and M&A execution
• Commercial contracts and day-to-day corporate advisory
• Restructuring and reorganisation
• Fund structuring and dispute resolution across Hamburg and Munich

Serving a demanding client base

Clients turning to a corporate boutique such as MARTIUS typically include companies, their shareholders, investors and funds, each of whom expects advice that is both technically exact and commercially aware. In a transaction, the difference between a good and a poor outcome often lies in the detail of the documentation, the anticipation of risk and the ability to keep a deal moving through negotiation to completion. Restructuring mandates, meanwhile, call for a steady hand and a clear strategy, frequently under time pressure and with significant value at stake. By concentrating its partners' experience in these disciplines, and by drawing on offices in both Hamburg and Munich, the firm is able to offer clients senior attention and a consistent approach across northern and southern Germany. It is against this background that the standing of practitioners such as Prof Dr Daniel Graewe should be understood.

The recognition of MARTIUS as Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Germany highlights the firm's focused, high-quality corporate practice and the calibre of partners such as Prof Dr Daniel Graewe. For companies, investors and funds requiring precise, strategically minded corporate counsel in Germany, the Corporate INTL Global Awards 2026 — Corporate Law Firm of the Year in Germany confirms MARTIUS Rechtsanwälte as a firm of standing in this demanding market.