Moritz Pohle, LL.M. Eur

Attorney

Certified specialist in banking and capital market law

Foreign Legal Consultant (Alberta/Canada)

Partner

About me

As a certified specialist in banking and capital market law, I have been advising regional and national credit institutions and other financial service providers on all legal issues in my area of expertise for over 20 years. In addition to loan agreement law, payment services law and investment advice and brokerage, this also includes regulatory issues including compliance with sustainability goals in the financial sector (ESG and sustainable finance). Of course, I also represent clients nationwide in banking and capital markets law, exclusively on the provider side.

 

Together with my team, I also advise and represent medium-sized companies and groups from various sectors in contractual and commercial law matters, in particular on warranty law, guarantees, distribution and contract drafting. I also represent clients in litigation, with a particular focus on the mobility sector.

 

Furthermore, I am authorised as a Foreign Legal Consultant in the Canadian province of Alberta, where our cooperation partner SNP Canada Ltd. (Calgary) is based.

 

I started my professional career in 2001 at our SNP office in Munich. In 2010, I founded the SNP office in Freiburg and have since expanded it with my partners.

Vita

  • Certified specialist in banking and capital market law, 2008
  • Master’s degree programme in European and International Business Law at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LL.M. EUR), 2005
  • Admission to the bar, 2000
  • Worked in a commercial law firm in London/GB, 1999-2000
  • Legal internship at the Regional Court of Freiburg, 1997-1999
  • Study of law at the Universities of Marburg and Freiburg, 1992-1997

References / Quotes

Extrajudicial and judicial representation and advice

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘As in-house counsel for a bank, I have been working with Mr Pohle (SNP) for several years now. Mr Pohle represents and advises our company on all issues/disputes arising in the area of banking and capital market law.

The basis of our great satisfaction with Mr Pohle’s work is not only his professional competence but also his friendly manner and the fact that he always puts our interests as a client at the centre of his work. The cooperation is rounded off by an exchange on an equal footing, constant availability at short notice and a friendly team at SNP, which – like Mr Pohle himself – always deals with all enquiries/suggestions in a friendly, professional and timely manner.

I can therefore recommend Mr Pohle without reservation.’

from T. P. (via anwalt.de)

Outstanding expertise and negotiating skills

 

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘Mr Pohle has repeatedly represented our Volksbank successfully. A very competent and committed lawyer whom we can only recommend. Excellent expertise and negotiating skills, he always has the latest information at his fingertips. Thank you very much for your cooperation.’

from M. H. (via anwalt.de)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘I worked with Mr Pohle for 8 years in a Luxembourg board of directors of a variable public limited company (mutual fund family, SICAV with 11 sub-funds and a volume of approx. EUR 3 billion) in a trusting and results-oriented manner. At all times, Mr Pohle was a reliable partner with fast response times and fair and transparent pricing. I also greatly appreciate his cross-border advice (Luxembourg/Germany).’

from B.K. (via anwalt.de)

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

 

‘As the purchasing manager of a large medium-sized company in the lighting industry, I worked with Mr Pohle for many years. His work focussed on providing advice and support in drafting contracts and conducting litigation.

Mr Pohle impressed with his expertise, negotiating skills and assertiveness. He was able to quickly familiarise himself with all situations. He was also appreciated by the entire management of the company. His availability on the phone and his speed and availability in returning calls were excellent.’

from J. B. (via anwalt.de)

Publications

  • Pohle, Moritz; Hinrichs, Mark: Custody fees for savings deposits and cancellation of premium savings contracts, in: Finanz Colloquium Heidelberg, 10.11.2020
  • Pohle, Moritz; Hinrichs, Mark: Custody fees for savings deposits – a taboo?, in: Bank intern spezial, supplement to no. 46/2020
  • Pohle, Moritz; Hinrichs, Mark: New findings on the cancellation of consumer loan agreements, in: ZfIR, No. 21/2016, pp. 739-742
  • Pohle, Moritz: Non-compete clause – money for doing nothing, in: FAZ Online, 12 January 2007
  • Pohle, Moritz: Contract law: Cancellation – knowing how, in: IT Freelancer Magazin, 1/2005, p. 26
  • Pohle, Moritz: Contract law: Concluding contracts correctly, in: IT Freelancer Magazin, 2/2004, p. 26
  • Pohle, Moritz: Cancellation of subcontractor contracts due to cancellation of the main contract. Commentary on BGH, judgement of 29 July 2004 – III ZR 293/03, in: MMR MultiMedia und Recht, 11/2004, p. 750 ff
  • Pohle, Moritz: M-Business, Vertragsgestaltung – Datenschutz – geistiges Eigentum – Steuern, Series Electronic Commerce and Law, Vol. 9. Berlin, 2004 (co-author)
  • Pohle, Moritz: Die Verwendung sachfremder Metatags, in: MMR MultiMedia und Recht, 6/2003, p. 407 ff.
  • Pohle, Moritz: Due date and default, in: Computerwoche / Freiberufler Info, 2/2001, p. 35

Lecturing

  • Sustainabel Finance – How the EU taxonomy affects SMEs (presentation at the panel of the IHK Südlicher Oberrhein on 16.03.23)

Memberships

  • German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein)
  • Co-chairman of the working group on banking and capital market law in the Freiburg Bar Association (Mitvorstand der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht im Freiburger Anwaltverein)
  • Banking Law Association – Academic Society for Banking Law e.V. (Bankrechtliche Vereinigung – Wissenschaftliche Gesellschaft für Bankrecht e.V.)
  • Friends of the NS Documentation Centre Freiburg e. V. (Förderverein NS Dokumentationszentrum Freiburg e. V.)

Assistant

Ana Simijonova
Legal assistant

+49 761 214405-20
ana.simijonova@snp.law