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Mahmood Kawany

Associate, Corporate Department

Overview

Mahmood Kawany is an Associate at the Frankfurt office of Paul Hastings in the firm’s Corporate Department. He was admitted to the German bar in 2018.

He focuses on all aspects of German commercial and corporate law and advises corporate clients, private equity and venture capital funds, and family offices, as well as other financial investors on investments, complex national and cross-border M&A transactions, joint ventures, and corporate reorganizations.

He has broad experience in all aspects of private equity transactions and regularly advises his clients on a wide range of industries and markets—particularly in Technology and Life Sciences.

Prior to joining Paul Hastings, Mahmood worked for an international German law firm and a high-end US law firm in their Private Equity and Corporate/M&A departments.

Engagement & Publications

Publications

  • „Der Brexit naht – Umgang mit englischen Limiteds in Deutschland”, Wiehl/Kawany, Cash-Online, 2020
  • „Kauf bricht nicht Miete“ – auch bei Transaktionen mit Sprungauflas-sung?”, Kawany, ZfIR, 2019, p. 832 et seqq.
  • „§ 179a AktG – Systematische Darstellung der analogen Anwendbarkeit und Betrachtung aus der Transaktionspraxis”, Reitze/Kawany, 2018, p. 687 et seqq.

Involvement

  • Secondment in London, 2023
  • Bavaria, Second State Exam, 2018
  • University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, First State Exam, 2016
  • Admitted to practice in Germany

Languages

German

English


Admissions

Germany


Education

Higher Court of Nuremberg in Nuremberg, Germany, 2 State Exam 2018

Friedrich-Alexander Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, 1 State Exam 2016