Hansjoerg Heppe is an associate in the Firm's Dallas office. His corporate and commercial law practice focuses on private equity, mergers and acquisitions and securities offerings. Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Heppe practiced law in New York and in Germany, where he is qualified as Rechtsanwalt and Fachanwalt für Steuerrecht.
Education
- Doctor iuris (LL.D.), University of Hamburg School of Law, 2005
- Master of Comparative and International Law (LL.M.), Southern Methodist University School of Law, 1997
- Diplom-Jurist (LL.B.), University of Hamburg School of Law, 1995
Bar Admissions
- Texas, 2008
- New York, 2002
- Germany, 2000
Languages
Publications & Presentations
Publications
- The 2008 Bankruptcy of Literacy -- A Legal Analysis of the Subprime Mortgage Fiasco (with Bernhard Grossfeld), 15 Law & Bus. Rev. Am. 713 (2009)
- Die teleologische Reduktion des § 187 VVG [The Teleological Reduction of Section 187 German Insurance Code], Liber amicorum für Gerrit Winter 683, Volker-Joachim Bergeest & Hubertus Labes, ed. (2007)
- The Impact of US Law-Driven Compliance and Ethics Programmes on Emerging Economies (with Rosario Heppe), Law, Culture, and Economic Development -- A Liber Amicorum for Professor Roberto MacLean 169, Joseph Norton & Paul Rogers, ed. (2007)
- Bedingungen in der Sportbootversicherung [Clauses in Hull-Insurance Policies for Yachts] (2005)
- Reviewed by: Erich Erlenbach, 62 VW (Versicherungswirtschaft) 756 (2007), and Arno Surminski, 57 ZfV (Zeitschrift für Versicherungswesen) 34 (2006)
- Is There a Need for New Rule-Making: Securities Offerings, the Internet and the SEC, 31 Sec. Reg. L.J. 51 (2003)
- Germany's Fourth Financial Markets Promotion Act (4. Finanzmarktförderungsgesetz) (with Jörgen Tielmann), 37 Int’l Law. 191 (2003)
- Nach dem Vertrauensverlust -- lst es an der Zeit, die Dritthaftung deutscher Abschlussprüfer zu verschärfen? [After the Loss of Investor-Confidence -- Is it time to Increase Third-Party Liability of German Accountants?], 57 WM (Wertpapier-Mitteilungen, Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Bankrecht) 714 (Part I) and 753 (Part II) (2003)
- US Securities Regulation and the Use of the Internet in Registered Offerings (with Joseph J. Norton), 8 Law & Bus. Rev. Am. 81 (2002)
- Zu den Mitteilungspflichten nach § 21 WpHG im Rahmen der Umwandlung von Gesellschaften [Disclosure Obligations Pursuant to Section 21 German Securities Trading Act in connection with Corporate Restructurings], 56 WM (Wertpapier-Mitteilungen, Zeitschrift für Wirtschafts- und Bankrecht) 60 (2002)
Presentations
- Bankruptcy of Literacy -- Lehren aus dem Absturz der Finanzmärkte, [Bankruptcy of Literacy -- Lessons From the Crash of the Financial Markets], Alumni-Seminar on November 6, 2009, Österberg, Tübingen
- Reported by Jörg Hartmann, 13 NZG (Neue Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht) 211 (2010)
- July 20, 1944 -- Who Were the Traitors? The Legal Perspective of Operation Valkyrie, American Council on Germany, Eric M. Warburg Chapter Event on January 11, 2009, Dallas, Texas
- Published as Special Occasional Paper 2009, No. 1 by the American Council on Germany
Professional History
- Associate, Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell LLP
- Associate, Sidley Austin LLP, New York (2004 - 2007)
- Attorney, Dr. Winter und Partner, Mülheim/Ruhr
Professional Affiliations & Achievements
- Professional Fellow, SMU Institute of International Banking and Finance
- Dallas Bar Association (DBA)
- German American Lawyers Association (DAJV)
- Association of German Corporate Lawyers (VGR)
Community Leadership
- General Counsel, German International School of Dallas
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Related Practice Areas
Board Certifications
Tax Law ( Dusseldorf Bar Association, Board of Legal Specialization) (2006)
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