Corporate Law Advice
for Start-ups, Growth Companies & Investors
from Berlin’s Mitte.

The Team

Christian Musfeldt

Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt)

Christian is a fully qualified lawyer and former investment professional with 10+ years of experience in venture capital and tech M&A at DuMont Venture and Osborne Clarke. In 2016 he founded musfeldt. in Berlin. He is currently also the general counsel of infarm. Christian studied law predominantly in Hamburg and holds a Master of Laws degree from Birmingham University, England. He is a keen follower of the HSV, cricket, Aussie Rules and other peripheral sports.

Manuel Nikoleyczik

Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt)

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Manuel is a fully qualified lawyer with professional experience from a major international law firm and the early-stage investor APX (now HEARTFELT_). He first joined musfeldt. in 2017 as a Legal Analyst and returned in 2020 as Attorney-at-law. Manuel studied law in Freiburg, Madrid, and Münster, and his main areas of focus are venture capital financings, general corporate matters, and tech M&A, for which he was included in the 2023 edition of the “Ones to Watch” list of Best Lawyers® in cooperation with Handelsblatt. Besides helping growing companies with growing pains, Manuel is passionate about current affairs, Italian food and has a soft spot for US sports talk radio.

Pierre Koumou-Okandze

Attorney-at-law (Rechtsanwalt)

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Pierre is a fully qualified lawyer focusing mainly on venture capital financing and startups. After completing his law degree at Humboldt University, he gained valuable experience as a founding member of a berlin based legal tech startup. In 2023, he joined musfeldt. bringing a unique blend of legal expertise and entrepreneurial experience. Alongside his legal career, Pierre is an avid runner. He completed a run from Los Angeles to Las Vegas with his running crew, showcasing his passion for endurance sports and dedication to personal challenges.

Jana Eiden

Legal Analyst

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Jana was born in Bremen and raised in Berlin where she also went to law school, specializing in corporate law. After completing the first state examination she joined the musfeldt. team in April 2022. In her past time Jana is a passionate field hockey player and enjoys supporting her favorite football club Werder Bremen (which is no issue for Christian at all).

Lukas Eichhöfer

Legal Manager

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Lukas initially joined musfeldt in 2018 as a Legal Analyst. In 2020, he took on an exciting opportunity with a Berlin-based growth company. Assuming the role as In-house Counsel, he substantially contributed to guiding the company on its path to becoming a unicorn. He was instrumental in establishing and developing the company’s legal department, specializing in overseeing commercial matters and managing relationships with key international customers and suppliers. In 2023, Lukas returned to musfeldt. Lukas has a passion for attending live sports events, skies reasonably well, and always keeps up with the latest food trends in town.

Testimonials

As the European partner for 500 Startups, I handled investments across 10 countries, and worked with 30 different law firms. Christian is exactly the kind of attorney you want to work with. He helps us understand which details are most important, protect our interests, but still support our founders. I would happily work with him again any time!

500 StartupsMatt Lerner

I have worked with Christian across many transactions, both as clients and on the other side of deals. I always enjoy his pragmatic approach to finding solutions - sometimes straight forward, sometimes unconventional, but always mindful of the entrepreneur. What you see is what you get - a friendly, fast, and no-nonsense lawyer.

Angel List Philipp Möhring

Christian has been legal counsel from the seed round to our $30 m Series B. He did a great job supporting us from term sheet negotiations to finalisation of several hundred pages of complex investments contracts. His unique understanding of founders and VCs alike has always been greatly helpful to understand the other side of the table.

TaxfixMathis Buechi

As a former colleague and now as our legal advisor I rate Christian for his pragmatic approach. He is thorough and focussed and delivers results.

Iris CapitalThorben Rothe

Christian and Manuel have supported us at Wunderflats from the early days until our 21 million US-Dollar Series C led by Vardane. We appreciate them for their straightforward approach and solution-oriented work and have felt well advised every step of the way.

WunderflatsArkadi Jampolski

Christian has advised us on all funding rounds since Endel came out of Techstars in 2016, until our most recent Series B when he was joined by Manuel. While Christian is great at understanding what is most important for both sides of the table and staying focused on the key challenges, Manuel handled our very international investor base throughout the transaction.

EndelOleg Stavitsky

It is rare to find a legal counsel like Manuel. He’s laser-focused on the economic impact of legal advice and strikes the right balance between pragmatism and diligence. After he left our team to join musfeldt, it was obvious for our legal team to continue working with him on several matters or recommend him to startups on other matters.

APXHenric Hungerhoff

Christian has advised us on the sale of our majority stake in Egoditor to Flex Capital and the subsequent exit to bit.ly in less than two years. We appreciate Christian for his pragmatism and his ability to break down the complex scenarios of our cross-border M&A transaction.

EgoditorNils Drescher & Nils Engelking

Team musfeldt. has been advising us since founding our company together with Porsche Ventures, throughout the time and up to our most recent financing round for Timeless led by EQT Ventures. Christian and Manuel help us understand the crucial points in the negotiations and have a great understanding of the interests of the different players on our cap table, regardless of whether those were VCs, angels or corporates.

TimelessMalte Häusler