Robert A. Heym
Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt) | Diplom-Kaufmann (Business Administration)
✓ Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Germany 2027 for Corporate Law.
✓ Successfully advised on 100+ M&A transactions | Over 30 years of experience.
✓ Legal excellence combined with commercial judgment.
✓ Corporate Law | M&A | Corporate Litigation | Insolvency | Restructuring
Robert A. Heym is a German Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt) and additionally holds a university degree in Business Administration (Diplom-Kaufmann). His dual qualification as Attorney-at-Law and Diplom-Kaufmann enables him to combine legal expertise with a commercial judgement and strategic business insight.
For more than 30 years, he has advised companies, entrepreneurs, shareholders and investors on Corporate Law, M&A, Corporate Litigation, insolvency and restructuring matters.
Robert A. Heym advises companies, shareholders, managing directors, board members, supervisory board members and investors in complex corporate and commercial matters in both German and English.
He has led numerous domestic and cross-border M&A transactions as well as complex corporate projects in senior positions. In doing so, he regularly coordinated multidisciplinary teams and external advisors. Clients particularly appreciate his ability to combine legal excellence with a deep understanding of business strategy, finance and commercial realities.
His extensive experience covers corporate acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures, shareholder disputes, corporate governance matters, restructuring situations and strategic legal advice for entrepreneurs and investors.
His clients range from listed companies and medium-sized enterprises to entrepreneurs, shareholders, executive board members, supervisory board members and private investors.
Before founding HEYMLAW in 2022, Robert A. Heym was a partner at several leading German and international business law firms.
Professional Career
| 1998 – 2005 | Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (Andersen Legal) |
| 2005 – 2009 | Reed Smith LLP (since 2008 Partner) |
| 2009 – 2015 | GvW Graf von Westphalen |
| 2015 – 2017 | Olswang LLP/CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP |
| 2017 – 2019 | Simmons & Simmons LLP |
| 2020 – 2022 | HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH |
| 2022 – present | Founder of HEYMLAW |