Firm Profile

Robert A. Heym

Robert A. Heym is a German qualified Attorney-at-Law with a German university diploma in business administration and more than 30 years of experience at leading German and international business law firms.

His practice focuses particularly on corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), shareholder disputes, management liability matters, as well as restructuring and distressed situations.

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.

Before founding HEYMLAW in 2022, Robert A. Heym was a partner at several leading German and international business law firms.

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.

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 typically include listed companies as well as medium-sized businesses, entrepreneurs, shareholders, management board members, supervisory board members and private investors.

Professional Career

1998 – 2005Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (vormals Andersen Legal)
2005 – 2009Reed Smith LLP (ab 2008 Partner)
2009 – 2015Graf von Westphalen
2015 – 2017Olswang LLP/CMS Cameron McKenna Nabarro Olswang LLP
2017 – 2019Simmons & Simmons LLP
2020 – 2022HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
2022 – presentFounder of HEYMLAW