Dr. Heinz Schäfer
Senior Partner
Attorney at Law
Tax Specialist, MBA
Attorney at Law and MBA Dr. Heinz Schaefer is the senior partner and founder of HSP Schaefer. He relies on extensive experience in the areas of aviation and tax. He holds a commercial pilots license (ATPL) and a type rating for the business jet Bombardier Global 6000.
Dr. Schaefer has been advising corporations and selected private clients on complex cross-border aircraft transactions for over 30 years. He has special expertise in aircraft insurance matters and is a proven expert in the area of national and international tax law.
In addition to German, Dr. Schaefer is business fluent in English and French.
Areas of expertise:
- Cross-border aircraft transactions / Structuring of flight operations
- National and international tax law
- National and international corporate law
- National and international contract law
- National and international aviation law
Curriculum Vitae
- Law and business economics studies at the Universities of Berlin, Goettingen and Bielefeld
- Attorney at Law since 1984 (founder of the law firm Wiegandt & Schaefer)
- Senior partner of HSP Schaefer Hannover office since 1993
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Publications
- Several publications in German technical magazines as „Flugrevue“ and „Aerokurier“:
- „Tipps zum Kauf und Einsatz eines Geschäftsreiseflugzeuges“
- „Ärger mit dem Fiskus muss nicht sein“
- „Flugzeuge als Kapitalanlage“
- „Steuerliche Einordnung von Geschäftsreiseflugzeugen“
- „Immer mehr Firmen im Inland betreiben ihr Geschäftsreiseflugzeug unter ausländischer Registrierung“
- „Erwerb und Betrieb eines Flugzeuges“
Till Hering LL.M.
Partner
Attorney at Law
Master of Laws (LL.M.)
Attorney at Law Till Hering LL.M. advises and represents corporations and selected private clients in the areas of cross-border aircraft transactions, corporate law and tax law. He has special expertise in complex aviation related energy tax cases and successfully litigated numerous multi-million euro tax reliefs for his clients.
Before joining HSP Schaefer, Till Hering worked for a big four auditing and tax corporation in the area of tax / legal with a focus on corporate law / M&A.
In addition to German, Till Hering is business fluent in English.
Areas of expertise:
- Cross-border aircraft transactions / Structuring of flight operations
- Tax law with a focus on aviation related energy tax law
- Aviation litigation
- National and international aviation law
- National and international corporate law
- Litigation and criminal defense in white collar crimes and tax offenses
Curriculum Vitae
- Law studies at the University of Goettingen
- Master of Laws (LL.M.) at the University of Osnabrueck
- Legal trainee at High Court of Celle, Germany (OLG Celle)
- Consultant / lawyer at a big four auditing and tax corporation in the area of corporate / M&A
- Associate & Attorney at Law at HSP Hannover office since 2016
- Partner & Attorney at Law at HSP Hannover office since 2018
Memberships
- European Business Aviation Association (EBAA)
- German Business Aviation Association (GBAA)
Languages
- German
- English
David Meixner
Associate & Attorney at Law
Attorney at law David Meixner is an aviation, corporate and defense lawyer for tax offenses. He is skilled in resolving complex national and international litigation matters. He is also skilled in matters of national and international collateral security law and in aviation finance. Before joining HSP Schaefer he had been active as attorney at law for an international US-law-firm with a particular focus on serving companies in the technology, energy and financial sectors in Düsseldorf, Germany.
He is a German native speaker, he is fluent in English.
Areas of expertise:
- Banking, finance and collateral security law
- German and international corporate law
- German and international tax law
- German and international aviation law
- German and international litigation
Curriculum Vitae:
- Law studies at Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
- First State Exam with honours
- Research associate at institute for civil, labour and litigation law Prof. Dr. Roland Schwarze at Leibniz Universität Hanover
- Attorney at law for Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Düsseldorf
- Associate and attorney at law at HSP Hannover office since 2012
Languages
- German
- English
Kai-Uwe Stucken
Associate & Attorney at Law
Attorney at Law Kai-Uwe Stucken is an aviation and business lawyer. He is specialized in the field of wet-lease, dry-lease and charter contracts to utilize aircrafts for commercial or private operations. Furthermore he is skilled to determine aircraft values to verify purchase prices and insurance values.
Kai-Uwe Stucken has a pilot license.
He is a German native speaker, he is fluent in English.
Areas of expertise:
- German and international aviation law
- German and international corporate law
- Aircraft appraisals
- Customs law
Curriculum Vitae
- Law studies at University of Bremen
- Legal trainee at High Court of Celle, Germany (OLG Celle)
- Associate & Attorney at Law at HSP Hannover office since 2017
Languages
- German
- English
HSP Schaefer
HSP Schaefer is an internationally operating law firm with offices in Hannover and New York City.
HSP Schaefer was founded as an aviation and tax focused law firm over thirty years ago. Since then, our strong team of lawyers has built expertise in related industries within the aviation sector and has established a reliable reputation as commercial and supportive legal advisers in other commercial sectors as well.
Clients include banks, financiers and investors, owners, air operators and contractors. We also work with industry and regulatory bodies as well governmental organizations in several countries.
A special feature of our activity is the close in-house cooperation between attorneys, business administrators and public accountants.
HSP Schaefer is a law firm that has sufficient resources and experience to meet the complex requirements expected by our clients but also facilitates personal and individual consultancy services by maintaining close contact to our clients.
A close network of leading law firms in Europe and across the world allows us to successfully support our clients in their international activities.
Our working languages are German, English, French and Italian.
HSP Schaefer
HSP Schaefer ist eine international tätige Anwaltskanzlei mit Büros in Hannover und New York City, mit ihren Schwerpunkte in den Bereichen Luftfahrt, Wirtschaftsrecht, Steuern und Zöllen.
Wir erarbeiten sowohl für Unternehmen als auch für anspruchsvolle Privatpersonen zielgerichtete Lösungen für nationale und grenzüberschreitende Sachverhalte. HSP Schaefer ist dabei eine der wenigen Anwaltskanzleien, die groß und erfahren genug ist, um gleichzeitig den komplexen Ansprüchen unserer Mandanten gerecht werden zu können und durch den engen Kontakt zu unserer Mandantschaft eine persönliche und individuelle Beratung zu ermöglichen.