Dr Gerrit Bulgrin, LL.M. (Columbia)

Notary

Notary in Hamburg since 2025
Law studies at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg, the University of Cambridge (UK), and Columbia University in New York City (USA)
Several years as an attorney at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Corporate / M&A)
Involved in establishing several start-up companies
Custodian of the deeds of Notaries Dr. Jürgen Bredthauer and Dr. Andre Vollbrecht
Notarial services also available in English and French

Direct contact via:
Lisa-Eileen Molitor

+49 (0) 40 / 35 55 31 94 mo@gaensemarkt.com

Areas of practice

An expert in all notarial matters, in particular in the following areas:

M&A and Private Equity

Transactions, Investor and Shareholder Agreements, Venture Capital

Corporate Law

Corporate Housekeeping, Corporate Reorganisations, Start-Ups, Financing Rounds

Real Estate Law

Private Real Estate, Project Developments, Funds, Developer Agreements

Resume

2008–2013
Law studies at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg and the University of Cambridge (UK)
2014–2015
Research assistant at the Alfried Krupp Chair for Civil Law, German and International Corporate and Business Law held by Professor Dr. Rüdiger Veil
2015
Doctoral thesis on: “Strategic Insolvency – Between Abuse and the Proper Use of Insolvency Plan Proceedings as a Corporate Restructuring Instrument”
2015–2017
Legal clerkship at the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court with stages in Hamburg, Berlin, and Frankfurt a.M.
2018–2019
Master of Laws at Columbia University, New York City (USA), James Kent Scholar
2018–2020
Attorney at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Corporate / M&A)
2020–2025
Notary assessor in the Free State of Bavaria and in Hamburg
2024
Appointed notarial administrator, partner at Notare am Gänsemarkt
Since 2025
Notary in Hamburg

Publications

Monographs / Book Contributions:
- The Strategic Insolvency – Between Abuse and Proper Application of the Insolvency Plan Procedure, Mohr Siebeck (2016)
- Some Considerations on Extending the Clearance Procedure, in: Festschrift for Reinhard Marsch-Barner on the Occasion of His 75th Birthday (2018)
- Happ, Company Law Volume I, Templates for the Incorporation of Stock Corporations (6th ed. 2026)
- Commentary in Stilz/Veil (BeckOGK) on Stock Corporation Law (§§ 30–35, 42, 45 AktG)
Articles
- Submission of the Final Balance Sheet in Transformation Processes, NJW 2025, 2293
- Appointment of Members of the Management Board of a Stock Corporation as Managing Directors of its Subsidiary – Last Act?, NJW 2023, 1325
- Draft of the Corporate Stabilisation and Restructuring Act (StaRUG) – A Critical Analysis from a Corporate Law Perspective, DB 2020, 2226
- The Chair of the Supervisory Board as an Unauthorized Representative?, AR 2020, 106
- Useful Breaches of Duty by Managers in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic, AG 2020, 367
- Delegation of Supervisory Board Members to the Management Board pursuant to § 105 (2) AktG – A Misfit in the Corporate Governance Structure?, AG 2020, 109
- The Bidder’s Renewed Offer in Light of the Blocking Period under § 26 WpÜG – Necessary Revision to Protect the Target Company, BB 2020, 327
- The Admissibility of Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive Clauses in U.S. and German Stock Corporation Law, NZG 2019, 1091
- A Separate Budget for the Supervisory Board – A Suitable Tool to Refine Corporate Governance Structures in Stock Corporations?, AG 2019, 101
- Mandating Financial Advisors by the Employee Representatives on the Supervisory Board, AG 2018, 417
- Strategic Insolvency: Insolvency Plan Procedure as a Tool to Overcome Threatening Financial Distress, ZIP 2017, 353
Case Law Commentaries:
- Federal Court of Justice (BGH), Decision of 15 June 2023 – Legal Certainty for Neighborhood Garages, MittBayNot 2024, 33
- Higher Regional Court of Cologne (OLG Köln), Decision of 16 September 2022 – No Appointment of a Supplemental Guardian for the Real Estate Purchase of a Minor by Unmarried Parents, MittBayNot 2023, 146