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Volker Potthoff

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German, English, French

Volker Potthoff

Lawyer
Of Counsel
CMS Hasche Sigle
Barckhausstraße 12 – 16
60325 Frankfurt, Germany

T +49 69 71701 139
F +49 69 71701 40726
volker.potthoff@cms-hs.com


Focus

Stock market law, IPOs and secondary offerings

Resume

Studied law at the University of Bonn. After second state exam worked as lawyer with White & Case, New York (1984-1985) and Dr Leinen & Derichs, Cologne (1985-1986). From 1986 until 1994 legal counsel at BHF bank in Frankfurt. Moved to German Stock Exchange in 1994. Chief legal counsel at Deutsche Börse AG from October 1994 until 1999. Thereafter member of management of joint venture company A/C/E in Chicago (EUREX and the Chicago Board of Trade). From 2000 until 2002 member of the board of directors of Deutsche Börse AG. From 2003 until 2006 managing director for the banking and custody services department. In this function member of the managing bodies of Clearstream, a subsidiary of the German Stock Exchange. Member of the Governement Commission on German Corporate Governance until July 2006. Joined CMS Hasche Sigle in August 2006. Guest lecturer for capital markets law at Zürich University.

Lectures

Guest lecturer at Zürich University,
capital markets law
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