Background
Ockenfels, Thomas was born on August 27, 1955 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Ockenfels, Thomas was born on August 27, 1955 in Recklinghausen, Germany.
Bochum University (Juris Doctor, 1985). Spoken languages: German and English.
Worked at Rinsche & Partner (Hamm) specializing in Company Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Commercial Law, Banking and Finance, Intellectual Property, Real Estate Transactions, International Contracts, International Private Law (including Inheritance), European Community Law, International and German Taxation, Competition Law, Franchise and Licence Agreements, Labour Law, Bankruptcy, Building and Architect Law, Property Liability Law, Matters arising from the Reunification of Germany. Admitted to the bar, 1988, Germany. Author: "Der Schadensersatzanspruch des leiharbeiters gegen den Verleih GemäB § 10 ABS. 2;" "Stille Rücklagen nach § 253 Abs.
4 HGB 552," 1988.
The practice was founded in 1965 by Franz-Josef Rinsche and now has twenty-eight lawyers, twenty-three of whom are in Hamm, four are at the office in Potsdam and one lawyer is at the Brandenburg office, which was opened in 1995.
Whilst our main activities lie with Civil Law cases handled by the Regional Court of Appeal in Hamm (which also has jurisdiction over the Ruhr industrial area) and at the State Court of Appeal in Brandenburg, we also act as lawyers and notaries public to individuals both in Germany and abroad.