“Motivation is the key to success, passion is the best fuel.”

Anja Knoop
Attorney at Law, Tax Consultant & Partner
Professional background
2012 - today | Partner at ASG |
2007 - today | Worked at ASG |
2004 | Gained certification to be a tax consultant |
2001 - 2007 | Worked as attorney at law in the area of tax consulting at an international auditing firm in Berlin and Hamburg |
2001 | Licenced as an attorney in Berlin |
2001 | 2nd state examination in law in Lübeck |
2001 | Legal trainee position in Santiago de Chile, Chamber of Foreign Trade |
1997 - 1998 | LL.M. International Commercial and Business Law in Norwich, England |
1997 | 1st state examination in law in Trier |
1993 - 1994 | Maîtrise en Droit in Aix-en-Provence, France |
1991 - 1997 | Study of law in Trier |
1989 - 1991 | Residency abroad as “young professional” in Toronto, Canada |
Born in 1970 in Lübeck
Married, 2 children
Personal interests
- Piano playing
- Golf
- Trips through Scandinavia
Social Commitment
- Board of Directors, phönikks Foundation, Hamburg, April 2014 - November 2020
- Board of Directors, Herbert and Andrea Ingwersen Foundation, Hamburg
- Board of Directors, WAGO Foundation, Minden
Focus
- Foundation law and foundation tax law
- Non-profit law
- Donation law
- Corporate tax law
- Sales tax law
- Tax structuring advice
Publications
- "Profit Distributions in a Non-profit Group", DStR 2006, p. 1263 et seqq.
- "Foundation Involvement in Partnerships Limited by Shares (KGaA)", Knoop/Verstl/Asche, Stiftung & Sponsoring [Foundation & Sponsoring] 2010, p. 54 et seq.
- "Typology of Foundations", in: Stiftungen bewegen [Foundations Move], 2013, eds. Verstl/Haas, p. 49 et seqq.
- "Münchener Handbuch des Gesellschaftsrechts” [Munich Manual of Social Law], Volume 5, Verein [Association], Stiftung bürgerlichen Rechts [Foundation under Civil Law], 4th edition 2016