Dieter Lehner

Partner
Specialist lawyer for tax law

FOREIGN LANGUAGES

English

PRACTICE AREA

Dr. Lehner serves companies and shareholders in all corporate legal matters, including taxation aspects. His focus includes litigation, particularly enforcing and defending against D&O liability claims in court.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Dr. Lehner has often been listed in the JUVE law guide 2025/2026 as a recommended attorney for corporate law.
• Handelsblatt has once again recognised Dr. Dieter Lehner as one of “GERMANY’S BEST LAWYERS 2024” in the areas of corporate law, dispute resolution and M&A.

CAREER

• High school diploma in Pullach
• Studied in Munich
• First State Exam in Munich
• Advanced practical legal training in Munich and Rosenheim
• Second State Exam in Munich
• Doctoral degree from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, under Prof. Peter Badura

• Licensed to practice law since 1994

• Represented a former bank director in defending against claims in connection with cum/ex transactions
• Represented the former director of Bayern LB in defending against claims from the purchase of Hypo Alpe Adria Bank and trading in asset-backed securities
• Represented a listed media enterprise in actions for revocation and rescission of resolutions by the shareholders’ meeting
• Corporate housekeeping at a variety of financial services companies

• Co-editor of Ruhmannseder/Lehner/Beukelmann, Compliance aktuell, and author of the section “Organization liability and compliance”