Notary Dr. Simon Koch

Born in 1991, married, one son

Notary since 2025

Notarial services available in English and French

Expert in all areas of notarial practice, with particular focus on Corporate/M&A and real estate

Assistant & Appointments

Mrs. Julia Zhahala

phone

040 / 30 20 06 - 29

Vita

2011 - 2016
Law Studies at the University of Münster, including a stay in New York City; First State Examination and Certificate in Common Law
2017 - 2019
Legal traineeship (Referendariat), including placements at Hengeler Mueller (Düsseldorf) and the ICC International Court of Arbitration (Paris); Second State Examination
2019 - 2022
In-house Counsel and Deputy Notary in Hamburg
2022
Appointed Notary Assessor (Notarassessor) in Hamburg
2023
Awarded a Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.) by the Christian-Albrechts-University in Kiel (scl)
2023 - 2024
Legal Officer at the Federal Ministry of Justice, with a focus on corporate law and real estate law
2024 - 2025
Notary Assessor at Notariat Bergstraße
2025 - Present
Appointed Notary for Life and Partner at Notariat Bergstraße

Publications (Selection)

Corporate Arbitration. Establishing Arbitral Jurisdiction through Articles of Association and Shareholders' Agreements. (Schiedsbindung in Kapitalgesellschaften – Die Begründung der schiedsgerichtlichen Zuständigkeit durch Gesellschaftsvertrag und Gesellschaftervereinbarung), Mohr Siebeck, 2024.

Beck's Form Book on Stock Corporation Law (Beck’sches Formularbuch Aktienrecht), 3rd ed. 2025, ed. by Lorz/Gerber/Wiedemann, C. H. Beck, contributing author (forthcoming).

Pre-encumbrance of Company Assets in Real Property Acquisitions by the Pre-Incorporation GmbH (Vorbelastung des Gesellschaftsvermögens beim Grundstückserwerb durch die Vor-GmbH), in DNotZ 2022, p. 332 et seq.

Case Note on OLG Nürnberg, Decision of 12 July 2021 – 15 W 2283/21, in: RNotZ 2022, 71 (on the Grant of an Easement by the Manager of a Condominium Owners' Association).

The Limits of the Formal Legitimation Effect of the GmbH Shareholders’ List (Die Grenzen der formellen Legitimationswirkung der GmbH-Gesellschafterliste), in: DStR 2020, p. 664 et seq. (co-author).