Practice
Maximilian primarily advises on national and international tax law, as well as on business successions and estate planning. His work includes the establishment, reorganization or dissolution of family-owned corporate structures, as well as matrimonial property law and advice on wills. Due to his great passion for international affairs and not least because of his own professional stays in the USA, Canada, and Israel, Maximilian often advises on cross-border matters. In addition to entrepreneurial families and high-net-worth individuals in Germany and abroad, his clientele includes both charitable and private foundations, as well as trusts. He is listed in national and international rankings for his private clients and tax expertise.
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CV
- Joined POELLATH in 2010
- Research associate at the Max Planck Research Center for Tax Law and Public Finance (2010)
- Admitted to bar in 2009, admitted as tax advisor in 2013
- Law Clerk to the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Israel (2007)
- Legal trainee at a major American law firm in Charlotte (USA, 2005)
- Studied law and economics in Bayreuth, Duke (USA, LL.M. 2005), Nuremberg, Munich and Leipzig (Ph.D. 2011, awarded the Feldbausch prize of the University of Leipzig)
Languages
German, English, Spanish
“Maximilian Haag is very responsive, technically knowledgeable, extremely service oriented.”
The Legal 500
“He is highly professional, a quick thinker and always keeps an eye on the big picture. Clients trust him (and rightly so).”
The Legal 500
“is extremely competent and responsive and provides concrete answers. In addition, he is very pleasant and professional to deal with”
The Legal 500
“It is good to know that he is there when you need him.”
Client
“Maximilian Haag is very responsive, technically knowledgeable, extremely service oriented.”
The Legal 500
“He is highly professional, a quick thinker and always keeps an eye on the big picture. Clients trust him (and rightly so).”
The Legal 500
“is extremely competent and responsive and provides concrete answers. In addition, he is very pleasant and professional to deal with”
The Legal 500
“It is good to know that he is there when you need him.”
Client

01.08.2023
Fundamental judgement of the Federal Fiscal Court on the taxation of gains from the sale of cryptocurrencies
11.07.2023
Transfer of domestic real estate by way of a legacy is not subject to limited inheritance tax liability in Germany
06.07.2023
Another reform of real estate transfer tax is imminent
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maximilian.haag@pplaw.com
+49 (89) 24240-430
+49 (89) 24240-999
Assistant:
Caprice Schladt, Petra Mayer