Member of the Central Board, Speaker of the Regional Board Frankfurt

Dr. Udo A. Zietsch is lawyer and partner in the Frankfurt office of Avocado Rechtsanwälte. Since 1997 he has been working as lawyer in Frankfurt am Main. Before joining the Frankfurt office of avocado rechtsanwälte as partner in 2005 he was partner in a large countrywide business law firm.

Udo provides legal advice to German and foreign large and medium-sized enterprises on all issues of corporate and business law. He is leader of the practice group “Corporate & Tax”. His main areas of practice include the provision of legal advice with respect to M&A transactions, reorganisations, IPOs as well as representation in corporate law litigation. In the area of banking law he advises numerous banks and financial service providers as well as enterprises with respect to financing and issues of banking supervision law (e.g. the establishment of representations/branches of foreign banks, outsourcing, electronic means of payment and e-commerce systems etc.).

Furthermore Udo is Member of the Board of the Swiss-German Business Club Frankfurt e.V. and the Working Group Banking and Capital Markets Law of the German Bar Association (DAV).

Udo is distinguished through numerous publications and appearances as guest speaker in the areas of corporate, banking and capital markets law.