Dr. Katharina Dorth, Partner
Lawyer

Commercial law and contract law • Inheritance Law • Corporate Law • Litigation and Arbitration
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Contact

Assistant: Antonie Arndt

T.+49 (0)201 1756-621
F.+49 (0)201 1756-77915
Assistant: Franziska Gabriel

T.+49 (0)201 1756-631
F.+49 (0)201 1756-77915

Inheritance and bequests – a highly personal topic that requires more than just specialist knowledge.

Anyone who has to settle asset and company succession needs more than just legal expertise. If you want to divide up your assets and transfer your life’s work, you need to be advised with a great deal of empathy. Dr. Katharina Dorth brings both to the table: legal knowledge focused on inheritance law and the empathy that is indispensable for settling personal matters – in all matters relating to the preventive planning of your legal succession as well as in existing inheritance disputes.

Dear Katharina, what does our promise “To make it simple, but significant” mean to you?

For me, “To make it simple but significant” means giving my clients guidance through precise and comprehensible advice. My aim is to find solutions that my clients can still understand years later and still consider to be right. My ultimate goal is to create a design that avoids controversy rather than creating conflict.”

At your side in all legal disputes relating to inheritance

When it comes to inheritance, disputes are sometimes unavoidable. If this happens, we make sure that there are not only losers – in the event of conflicts in the dispute between the community of heirs, the interpretation of wills, in disputed certificate of inheritance proceedings or in the enforcement of or defense against claims to a compulsory portion.

Publications

All publications

Testamentarische Anordnungen eines ausländischen Vindikationslegats im Hinblick auf ein deutsches Nachlassgrundstück, ZEV 2018, 11

Das Verhältnis von Erbschein und Europäischem Nachlasszeugnis (Nomos, Diss. 2018)

Succession-oriented – compact, understandable, future-proof

Dr. Katharina Dorth advises private individuals and entrepreneurs on all matters relating to estate planning. Together we will find customised concepts that you will still be able to identify with years later.

Company succession

Supporting entrepreneurs in transferring their business to the next generation

Succession planning

Drafting wills and inheritance contracts and developing strategies for estate planning

Representation in all matters relating to inheritance law

Representation of your interests in complex matters relating to inheritance.

International inheritance law

Advice in international, cross-border inheritance cases

Vita

Attorney at law since 2018

Doctorate in international inheritance law

Studied at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität (WWU) Münster

Member of the association Hereditare – Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Erbrecht e.V.

Languages

German
English

quotes from clients

“I always felt that I was in good hands and was kept informed at all times about the ongoing process and the next steps. Thank you very much for your commitment and dedication!”

“We were guided through the otherwise very confusing “jungle of paragraphs” in an understandable way and with your help we have now finally found the best solution for our family.”

“Many thanks for the empathetic, always solution-oriented advice during a very difficult time for me.”