Prof. Dr. Walter L. Rust, LL.M.
Attorney at Law and Notary
Prof. Dr. Walter Rust’s main field of expertise is company law (company law related to limited liability companies, public limited companies and groups of companies) as well as licensing law and cooperation/R&D contracts. He advises public limited companies, small and medium-sized family-owned businesses and new technology companies on establishment, restructuring, capital measures and sale of companies and he advises members of management boards and supervisory boards on liability and organisational matters or in connection with shareholders’ meetings.
His clients are renowned players in the energy sector, in life science and information and communication technology both in Germany and abroad.
Walter Rust studied in Freiburg i. Br., Geneva and Washington D.C. (LL.M. – Georgetown University), got his doctorate degree (Dr. jur.) and is admitted to practice as a notary, as a lawyer and as an attorney at law (New York). He teaches at several universities and has been chairman of the supervisory board of several companies, including listed companies.
Publications
- Unternehmenssanierung: Praxishandbuch für Unternehmer und Berater Wege aus der Krise, Beitrag: Kauf und Verkauf von Unternehmen und Unternehmensteilen in der Krise, Hrsg.: Gunter Freiherr von Leoprechting, 3. Auflage 2020
(Company reorganisation: A practical handbook for entrepreneurs and business consultants, paths out of the crisis, contribution: Purchase and sale of companies and parts thereof during the crisis, publisher: Gunter Freiherr von Leoprechting, 3rd edition 2020) - Die neue Marktmissbrauchsverordnung, Der Aufsichtsrat 7/8 – 2016
(The new market abuse regulation, The supervisory board 7/8 – 2016) - Beschränkungen der unbeschränkten Vorstandshaftung durch die Satzung der AG, AG 03/2014, 36 – 37
(professional journal on companies limited by shares limitation of the unlimited liability of members of the executive board by the articles of association of a company limited by shares, AG 03/2014, 36-37) - Vergütung einer Equity-Line Finanzierung (SEDA) im Lichte der aktienrechtlichen Kapitalaufbringungs- und -erhaltungsvorschriften, Prof. Dr. Rust, Charlotte Hennig, AG 2011, 485 – 492
(Compensation for equity-line financing (SEDA) in light of the company-law regulations on the contribution and maintenance of capital, Prof. Dr. Rust, Charlotte Hennig, AG 2011, 485 – 492) - Gesellschaftsrechtliche Streitigkeiten: Der Notar als „berufener“ Mediator? Tagungsband “Mediation und Notariat – Potentiale und Chancen”, Forschungsinstitut für Notarrecht Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Hrsg.: Rainer Schröder 2011
(Company-law disputes: Notaries as “called” mediators? Conference transcript “Mediation and notaries – chances and opportunities”, Research institute for notary law of the Humboldt University, Berlin, publisher: Rainer Schröder 2011) - Liber Amicorum für Klaus Mock, Zustimmungsvorbehalte und Geschäftsordnung: Kandare für den Vorstand? August 2009
(Liber amicorum for Klaus Mock, reservations of consent and rules of procedure: Keeping the management board on a tight reign? August 2009) - Gewinnunabhängige Festvergütung zugunsten eines stillen Gesellschafters, in: AG 2006, S. 563 ff.
(Profit-independent fixed remuneration for the benefit of a silent shareholder, in: AG 2006, p. 563 et seqq.) - Die Beteiligung von Minderjährigen im Gesellschaftsrecht, in: DStR 2005, 1942 ff., 1992 ff.
(Minors in company law, in: DStR (professional journal on German tax law) 2005, 1942 et seqq., 1992 et seqq.) - Verhandeln mit Investoren – Fallstricke vermeiden, in: Goebel, Mittelstandsfinanzierung, Würzburg, (2005), S 88 ff.
(Negotiating with investors – avoiding traps, in: Goebel, Financing of medium-sized companies, Würzburg, (2005), p. 88 et seqq.) - Der Bericht des Aufsichtsrats – Von der Formalie zum Anfechtungsgrund, in: Der Aufsichtsrat, 2005, 5 f.
(Supervisory board reports – from formal requirements to grounds for avoidance, in: The supervisory board, 2005, 5 et seq.) - Ausschreibungspflichten und Rechtsschutz nach dem Neuen Vergaberecht (zus. m. A. Meier) in: Wirtschaftsrecht und Praxis 1996, 82 ff.
(Obligations to tender and legal protection in accordance with the new public procurement law (together with A. Meier) in: Commercial law and practice, 1996, 82 et seqq.) - Public Procurement for the Energy Sector in Germany (zus. m. A. Meier) (together with A. Meier) in: Oil and Gas Law and Taxation Review 1996, 37 ff.
(Public Procurement for the Energy Sector in Germany (together with A. Meier) in: Oil and Gas Law and Taxation Review 1996, 37 et seqq.) - Die Kleine Aktiengesellschaft, Freiburg i. Br. (1995)
(The small company limited by shares, Freiburg i. Br.) (1995) - Die Rezeption englischen Wirtschaftsrechts in Singapur und Malaysia (1989)
(The reception of English commercial law in Singapore and Malaysia (1989)) - Das neue Urheberrecht der Republik Singapur (zus. m. J. Streitpferd) in: GRUR Int. 1988, 233
(The new copyright laws in the Republic of Singapore (together with J. Streitpferd) in: GRUR Int. 1988, 233) - ASEAN – Regionale Zusammenarbeit im Schatten der Großmächte (1985)
(ASEAN – Regional cooperation in the shadow of the Great Power, 1985)