Areas of Expertise

• Independent of real estate agencies, property developers or other authorities or bodies.
• I offer legal advice and correspondence in English for my English speaking clients.
• I translate Italian documents properly and professionally into English or German and vice versa.
• I am also available for oral translations.

International Private law

• Legal support for foreign private clients.

Civil law

• I offer my assistance regarding legal advice, drafting and/or examining any type of contract, (e.g. rental, preliminary contracts, deeds etc.) and entering into a contract.

Real estate law

• Independent of real estate agencies, property developers or other authorities or bodies.
• Competent legal advice on Italian real estate law right from the beginning as a preparation for the acquisition or the sale of real estate property in Italy.
• Assistance regarding legal advice and translating/interpreting service during commercial meetings with private sellers and/or real estate agencies, public notaries, and other official bodies involved in the procedure.
• Contract drafting and examination of draft treaties.
• Assistance with administrative formalities.
• I will assist you throughout the whole procedure – either the purchase or the sale of real estate property:
• By conducting background research and examination of all property-related documentation, if necessary (on demand), consulting a qualified surveyor / architect to examine the structural conditions of the property.
• By my participation and presence, both, as your lawyer, on the one hand, while drafting and/or modifying and signing every contract, especially the notarial deed and naturally as your qualified and independent legal translator/interpreter, on the other hand, by providing you with the necessary legal translation- requested by Italian law.
• By carrying out real estate transactions - acting as your authorized representative (by special Power of Attorney) on your behalf and on your bill.
• Even after the real estate transaction I shall be pleased to assist you:
• By giving pieces of advice or by accompanying you e.g. for the construction of the residence, contracting e.g. the electricity-/gas-/water-company or opening a bank account in Italy.
• By providing you with independent partners for the property maintenance  or housekeeping during your absence.

Law of tenancy

• If you desire to rent a/your property (e.g. holiday-homes) I will assist you e.g. by giving pieces of legal advice, drafting or examining the lease, interpreting/translating while dealing either with the lessor or the lessee.
• The details mentioned above (real estate law) are applicable.

Law of succession

• Experienced in both, German and Italian inheritance law.
  The Italian legal system concerning inheritance law differs very much from the English/American system. This may cause conflicts, which can be avoided by preventive measures.
• I shall be glad to offer assistance e.g.:
• by drafting of wills that satisfy the requirements of the Italian law,
• by giving legal advice on Italian inheritance law and naturally during the whole procedure regarding the organization/administration of the estate,
• concerning the execution of wills.

Social law

• I assist clients who have worked in Germany to demand their pension (e.g. Retirement Pension) in Germany. This is done in co-operation with the pension systems of Germany and Italy.
  

Enforced collection

• Debt collection of German legal titles in Italy and Italian legal titles in Germany.