Wirtschaftskanzlei Graf von Westphalen

Dr Malte J. Hiort

Lawyer
Partner

Dr Malte J. Hiort is a member of the firm's China and US desks and heads the firm's Aviation focus area. He has extensive experience in advising national and international corporations on complex, often multinational M&A transactions (including acquisitions out of insolvency) with a broad industry focus (e.g. aerospace, healthcare, IT, fashion and insurance) and in corporate law (in particular with cross-border implications). He also regularly publishes on corporate and M&A topics, lectures and was a lecturer in M&A at Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf (2017) as well as a lecturer at their Summer School on European Business Law on M&A (since 2023).

Contact

m.hiort@gvw.com
T +49 211 56615-0
F +49 211 56615-123

Office

Düsseldorf
GvW Graf von Westphalen
Königsallee 61 – Köblick
40215 Düsseldorf

Experience

International law firm in Cologne, Frankfurt and New York

Education

Studied in Hamburg

Teaching

Lecturer on Mergers & Acquisitions at Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf (2017) as well as a lecturer at their Summer School on European Business Law on M&A (since 2023)

Membership

American Bar Association (ABA); Gesellschaftsrechtliche Vereinigung (VGR)

Languages

German, English, Italian (basic knowledge), Russian (basic knowledge)