Georg Lorenz

Associate Capital Markets
Kirkland & Ellis International LLP

Overview

Georg Lorenz is a capital markets associate in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Prior to joining Kirkland, Georg gained experience in a leading German law firm focusing on M&A and financial regulation, advising among other banks, private equity sponsors, investment funds, asset managers and financial technology providers.

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Thought Leadership

Publications

Author, “Regulating Decentralized Financial Technology: A Qualitative Study on the Challenges of Regulating DeFi with a Focus on Embedded Supervision”, Stanford Journal of Blockchain Law & Policy, vol. 7.2, pp. 136–299, 2024

Author, “MiCAR — Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation”, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht, pp. 58–67, 2024

Author, “Die finanzaufsichtsrechtliche Einordnung von digitalen Zahlungstoken (Digital Payment Tokens under Financial Supervisory Law)”, Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht, pp. 1699–1709, 2019

Author, “Bringing the cash home? — Die neue Transition Tax im Steuersystem der USA (§ 965 IRC)”, Internationale SteuerRundschau, pp. 281–290, 2019

Author, “US-Steuerreform — Der Tax Cuts and Jobs Act 2017”, Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, pp. 207–239 (German) and pp. 419–455 (English), 2019

Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • 2024New York
  • 2021Germany

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • French

Education

  • Stanford Law SchoolJ.S.M.2023

    SPILS Fellow

    Pro Bono Distinction

    Associate Editor, Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance

    Editor, Stanford Blockchain Review

  • Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am MainSecond State Examinationwith Distinction2020
  • Bucerius Law SchoolFirst State Examinationwith Distinction2014
    Editor, Bucerius Law Journal
  • University of St. GallenLegal Studies2011

    Werner Melis Award for Best Memorandum for Respondent, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot