Massimo de La Riva

Attorney

Certified specialist in tenancy and residential property law

Certified specialist in labour law

Partner

About me

As a certified specialist in tenancy and residential property law, I advise national and international companies from the property industry as well as institutional investors on all legal issues arising in connection with the acquisition, management and sale of properties, e.g. due diligence audits, negotiations of property purchase agreements, commercial leases, etc.

 

A further focus of my tenancy law work is the extrajudicial and procedural enforcement of and defence against claims by and against real estate companies holding the property – particularly in commercial tenancy law.

 

As certified specialist in labour law, I primarily deal with the judicial defence and enforcement of employment law claims (e.g. protection against dismissal, wages, references) as well as providing ongoing employment law advice to medium-sized companies.

 

Furthermore, I have always assisted our clients in the settlement of traffic accidents and the defence against fines.

 

In order to resolve disputes, I initially resort to suitable instruments of out-of-court dispute resolution, but with more than 20 years of litigation experience, I also enforce my clients’ claims in court with the necessary vigour.

 

In my opinion, the key to success is the precise determination of the facts and the involvement of the client in the legal evaluation. After all, the right legal conclusions depend on the facts of the case and the client must always know what is important at the crucial moment. I bring the necessary empathy and clear language to the table, as well as my passion for practising law.

Vita

  • Partner at SNP Schlawien Partnerschaft mbB, 2017
  • Certified specialist in tenancy and residential property law, 2015
  • Attorney at SNP Schlawien Partnerschaft mbB since 2013
  • Certified specialist in labour law, 2012
  • Attorney at Schuster, Lentföhr & Partner in Düsseldorf (merger with SNP in 2013), 2011-2013
  • Attorney at Pamatat Rechtsanwälte, 2002-2011
  • Admission to the bar, 2002
  • Legal internship in the Higher Regional Court district of Düsseldorf, 1999-2002
  • Study of law at the University of Cologne, 1993-1999

Awards and honours

  • Handelsblatt “Germany’s best law firms” in labour law, since 2024
  • Handelsblatt “Germany’s best law firms” in real estate law, since 2024

      

Publications

  • de La Riva, Massimo; Lentföhr, Christian: Protection against dismissal for managing directors, article in DATEV-Magazin, 2011
  • de La Riva, Massimo: When is the quality manager liable, article in QZ – Qualität und Zuverlässigkeit, issue 10/2011
  • de La Riva, Massimo: How many warnings does a cancellation need, article in the magazine Strompraxis, issue 1-2/2014
  • de La Riva, Massimo; Leis, Horst: Operational work equipment – control and monitoring, article in DATEV-Magazin 11/2017

Memberships

  • Association of German Labour Lawyers (Verband deutscher ArbeitsrechtsAnwälte e.V. – VdAA)
  • German Association of Labour Courts (Deutscher Arbeitsgerichtsverband e.V.)
  • German Traffic Court Conference – German Academy for Traffic Science (Deutscher Verkehrsgerichtstag  –  Deutsche  Akademie  für Verkehrswissenschaft – e.V.)