1. Contact
Schock Rechtsanwaelte Partnerschaft mbB
Feldmannstrasse 121
D – 66119 Saarbruecken
Tel.: +49 (681) 58 80 18-0
Fax: +49 (681) 58 80 18-18
www.schock-rae.de
Email: info@schock-rae.de
Identification number for the purposes of section 27a Value-added Tax Act (Umsatzsteuergesetz):
DE 245 943 985
The law firm of Schock Rechtsanwaelte Partnerschaft mbB is a limited professional liability partnership.
Partnership registry: Amtsgericht Saarbrücken, PR 221
Partners:
Dr. iur. Gerd-Hans Schock, Rechtsanwalt (Attorney)
Christian Wolff, Rechtsanwalt (Attorney)
2. Competent Bar Associations / Authorities
a) Attorneys (Rechtsanwaelte )
The law firm and its attorneys are members of the Saarland bar association (Rechtsanwaltskammer des Saarlandes).
Rechtsanwaltskammer des Saarlandes
Am Schlossberg 5
D – 66119 Saarbrücken
Tel.: +49(0)681-58828-0
Fax: +49(0)681-581047
E-Mail: zentrale@rak-saar.de
http://www.rak-saar.de
b) Avocat à la Cour de Paris
Dr. Gerd-Hans Schock is a member of the Paris Bar (Ordre des Avocats à la Cour de Paris).
Ordre des Avocats à la Cour de Paris
11, place Dauphine
F – 75053 Paris CEDEX 01
Tel.: +33(0)1-44324848
Fax: +33(0)1-46347765
Email: delegationgenerale@avocatparis.org
http://www.avocatparis.org
c) Attorney and Counselor-at-Law (New York)
Christian Wolff is a member of the New York State Bar. The regulatory authority is the Appellate Division – First Department – of the New York State Supreme Court.
New York State Supreme Court
Appellate Division – First Department
27 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10010
Tel.: +1 212 340-0400
http://www.courts.state.ny.us/courts/ad1/
3. Professional title
The professional titles »Rechtsanwalt« and »Rechtsanwaeltin« have been conferred to the Attorneys working for the law firm according to German Law after passing the Second Legal State Examination in a special admission procedure by the Landesjustizverwaltung des Saarlandes .
The professional title »Avocat« has been conferred to Dr. Gerd-Hans Schock in the French Republic after passing the exam (examen d’aptitude) in a special admission procedure.
The professional title »Attorney and Counselor-at-Law« has been conferred to Christian Wolff after passing the bar exam in a special admission procedure in the State of New York by the First Department of the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court.
4. Professional Codes of Practice
a) Attorneys (Rechtsanwaelte )
The relevant professional rules and regulations for attorneys in Germany are in particular the Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung of 01.08.1959 (BGBl. I 565) (BRAO) and the Gesetz über die Vergütung der Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte of 05; .05.2004 (BGBl. I S. 718, 788) (Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz – RVG) as well as the Berufsordnung der Rechtsanwälte (BORA) and the Fachanwaltsordnung (FAO). Also relevant are the Code of Conduct of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and the act on detection of yields derived from serious criminal offences (Geldwäschebekämpfungsgesetz – GwG)
The professional rules and regulations can be viewed online:
Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/brao/
Rechtsanwaltsvergütungsgesetz: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/rvg/
Geldwäschebekämpfungsgesetz: http://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/gwg_2008/
Berufsordnung der Rechtsanwälte and Fachanwaltsordnung as well as other rules and regulations:
http://www.brak.de/seiten/06.php#tdg
b) Avocat à la Cour de Paris
The professional conduct of Avocats à la Court in Paris is subject to the Règlement Intérieur du Barreau de Paris, which is accessible on the website of the Ordre des Avocats à la Cour de Paris http://www.avocatparis.org.
c) Attorney and Counsellor at Law (New York)
The professional conduct of an Attorney and Counselor-at-Law in New York is subject to the Lawyers Code of Professional Responsibility (Title 22 of New York Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYCRR), Part 1200). This code and other professional standards can be viewed here on the website of the New York State Bar Association.