Practice
Katharina’s clients include major foundations and non-profit organizations in Germany and abroad. She covers the entire spectrum of foundation and non-profit advisory – from the establishment of foundations to project structuring and investment of assets to advice on disputes with governing bodies. She is listed in rankings as a leader in this field. Another focus of her activity is succession consulting. As a member of the legislative committee on inheritance law of the German Bar Association, she is a rapporteur for the reform of foundation law.
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CV
- Joined POELLATH in 2007
- Member of the Inheritance Law Committee of the German Bar Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein) (anwaltverein.de)
- Academic assistant of the Institute for Foundation Law at the Bucerius Law School in Hamburg (Ph.D.; awarded the W. Rainer Walz prize of Bucerius Law School 2009)
- Admitted to the bar in 2005; specialist lawyer for tax law since 2012; specialist lawyer for inheritance law since 2021
- Studied law in Erlangen, Rennes (France), Munich and Muenster (LL.M. 2009)
Languages
German, English, French
“pragmatic, client-oriented and professionally qualified”
The Legal 500
“fast and precise”
JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
“smart, thoughtful, and technically excellent”
JUVE Handbook Tax / JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
“proven expert in foundation and non-profit law”
JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
“is another ‘extremely active contact for foundations and non-profit organizations”
The Legal 500 Germany
“pragmatic, client-oriented and professionally qualified”
The Legal 500
“fast and precise”
JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
“smart, thoughtful, and technically excellent”
JUVE Handbook Tax / JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
“proven expert in foundation and non-profit law”
JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
“is another ‘extremely active contact for foundations and non-profit organizations”
The Legal 500 Germany
2026
Act on the Unification of Foundation Law
2026
Foundation organization
14.04.2026
The new EU Anti-Money Laundering Package and its implications for foundations and trusts as well as their subsidiaries
all Insights
Awards
Dr.
Katharina
Gollan (née Eichler), LL.M.
Associated Partner
Attorney-at-Law | Specialist lawyer for tax law; Specialist lawyer for inheritance law (Germany)
katharina.gollan@pplaw.com
+49 (30) 25353-132
Assistant:
Mandy Heiduschka, Katharina Kuhn, Sylvana Schwedler