Dr. Timo Alte

Managing Partner
Lawyer

“Alongside providing excellent legal advice, I place great importance on offering my clients individual and personal support, so that we can succeed together as a team.”

Dr. Timo Alte

Since 2023, Timo Alte has been Managing Partner together with Peter Mailänder, actively driving the firm’s digitalisation and future development. He primarily advises on corporate law as well as on national and international M&A transactions, including those involving insolvency-related issues. A particular focus of his practice is supporting medium-sized family businesses in all commercial and corporate law matters, from formation through to succession. MORE

Following his studies and doctorate at the University of Würzburg, he completed his legal traineeship (Referendariat) in Düsseldorf, including a period abroad in Sydney. Timo Alte is a member of the Corporate Law Association (VGR) and of the Commercial and Corporate Law Working Group of the German Bar Association. He is also involved in the training of legal trainees for the Stuttgart Bar Association and has served on various supervisory boards of medium-sized companies.

He advises in German and English

About me.

“I enjoy spending time with my family and play tennis regularly. The competitive nature of the sport not only strengthens my mental and physical fitness, but also the resilience required in day-to-day practice. Family values and a strong sporting spirit also shape my approach to legal advice.”

Dr. Timo Alte

ta@haver-mailaender.de

Diana Stenzel (Assistant)

+49 711 22744-19
ds@haver-mailaender.de

Reputation

JUVE regularly lists Dr Timo Alte as a frequently recommended lawyer in corporate law.
Best Lawyers named him “Lawyer of the Year 2024” for corporate law and lists him in “Germany’s Best Lawyers 2025” in this field.
Client feedback: “He advised us excellently – analytically strong, solution-oriented and always close to our needs. His quick grasp of the issues and clear communication made a decisive contribution to the success of the transaction.”
Long-standing client: “Working with Timo Alte goes far beyond his extensive technical expertise. His understanding of entrepreneurial perspectives, consistently pragmatic implementation ideas and his personal approach are particularly valued.”
Long-standing client: “Thanks to his entrepreneurial mindset, Timo Alte always advises in a solution-oriented and efficient manner, often avoiding unnecessary legal disputes – including the outstanding execution of a complex company sale, as well as various family-related matters. Dr Alte plays a key role in our family’s generational transition, as everything is built on trust.”

Publications

The Relationship between the Parent Association and the Professional Corporate Entity, npoR 2025, 190 ff. – Practice-oriented analysis of the issues following the separation of the professional sports division
Advance Profit Distributions in a GmbH, AnwaltZertifikatOnline Commercial and Corporate Law 4/2018 – A key recurring topic in advising medium-sized companies
Drafting Sale and Purchase Agreements and Structuring Purchase Price Payments, in: Klamar/Sommer/Weber, The Efficient M&A Process, 2012 – A technically sound contribution on the various structuring options for defining the purchase price in M&A transactions

Initiatives & Engagement

Dr Timo Alte is actively involved in the training of young legal professionals and has been a long-standing lecturer for the Stuttgart Bar Association.
Since 2024, he has contributed his legal expertise as a member of the VfB Stuttgart statutes commission.
He regularly shares his expertise at events such as the Association Law Conference 2025.