Oliver Köster, LL.M.

Oliver Köster is Partner at the offices of BEITEN BURKHARDT in Hamburg and Berlin and member of the practice group Corporate / M&A. His area of activity comprises Corporate, M&A and Restructuring, with a focus on the automotive industry. He advises his national and international clients on issues relating to the formation and structuring of shareholder and joint ventures, the acquisition and sale of businesses and on the restructuring of individual companies and corporate groups.

Oliver Köster studied law at the University of Cologne and at Albert Ludwigs University in Freiburg. He did postgraduate studies at Queen Mary College, University of London, and was admitted to the German Bar in 2003. After working with several international law firms, Oliver Köster joined BEITEN BURKHARDT as a Partner in 2015.

The automotive sector is a principal industry in Germany and has traditionally been a focus of the work of our German and foreign offices. With new drive technologies, digital networking and self-drive vehicle concepts, the automotive industry is currently in a state of intense change. This yields many opportunities, but also challenges. New business models and mobility services further intensify the significant innovation challenges facing traditional OEMs and suppliers.

With an interdisciplinary team of experts, the BEITEN BURKHARDT Automotive Group advises motor vehicle manufacturers and OEMs, suppliers, dealers and service providers from the automotive industry on all legal issues arising in their daily business or in the context of transactions or legal proceedings. Our strengths lie in particular in the following areas.