The Firm and Profile — EASTKAP · Daniel Wagner, Attorney at Law

A boutique practice with a clear profile, run on current AI tools.

EASTKAP is the boutique law practice of Daniel Wagner, Attorney at Law, based in Berlin. The brand EASTKAP continues from a Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB in which Daniel Wagner previously served as partner.

Philosophy

Every step of every mandate is run with current language models and specialised legal software. This produces a depth of analysis per mandate that conventionally structured matters could not deliver economically, and a fee structure based on fixed pricing rather than open-ended hourly billing.

This same way of working is also the basis of the firm's second line of business — advisory for in-house legal teams and law firms looking to introduce the same tools into their own practice.

Way of working

Every client is looked after personally by Daniel Wagner. There is no anonymous handover of files and no outsourcing to associate teams. The firm is deliberately kept small so that each client has a single point of contact.

Partner network

For matters outside the firm's core expertise — tax, criminal, employment, notarial and international law — the firm cooperates with selected partner law firms. Every such engagement is discussed openly in advance; the client retains EASTKAP as principal point of contact.

Fees

Remuneration is agreed either under the German Lawyers' Fees Act, on an hourly basis, or as a flat fee. For defined deliverables — contracts, review mandates, due diligence work, AI services packages — fixed fees are agreed. Details are fixed in writing before the mandate begins.

Daniel Wagner

Attorney at Law · Principal

Daniel Wagner advises corporates, foundations and high-net-worth individuals on commercial and corporate matters. His practice combines mandate experience from two international law firms and one in-house position with a deep, hands-on engagement with artificial intelligence in legal work.

This engagement is not theoretical. He uses the leading language models and specialised legal software daily in mandate work and has designed and implemented internal contract analysis, research and compliance workflows in several mandates and in-house projects. That experience now drives both EASTKAP business lines — AI-augmented mandate work and advisory for in-house legal teams and law firms introducing the same tools.

Career

Watson Farley & Williams — Associate, Corporate Energy
Taylor Wessing — Senior Associate, Mergers & Acquisitions
Eppendorf SE — Legal Counsel
EASTKAP Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB — Partner
EASTKAP — Sole practitioner

Member of the Berlin Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Berlin).

Core areas

Mergers and acquisitions · Corporate law · Energy transactions · Private clients and foundations · AI-augmented mandate work · Selection, implementation and operationalisation of AI models and legal software in in-house legal teams and law firms.

Selected mandates

Co-led at prior law firms. Current EASTKAP engagements remain confidential under attorney–client privilege.

Veja Mate · Offshore wind project financing

Watson Farley & Williams · Corporate Energy

Advice to the international bank consortium (incl. Commerzbank, Deutsche Bank, KfW IPEX, Santander, SMBC) on the financing of the 402 MW offshore wind farm. Financing volume ≈ EUR 1.275 bn.
Veritas AG · Insolvency proceedings

Taylor Wessing · M&A

Advice to the insolvency administrator on restructuring and asset realisation.
Jawoll group · Acquisition

Taylor Wessing · M&A

Advice to the buyer side — Adiuva Capital and the management consortium — on the buy-back of the German non-food discount chain from B&M Group (UK) in 2020.
International search engine and technology group

Taylor Wessing · M&A

Ongoing corporate-law advice in Germany. Client name withheld under attorney–client privilege.
Mid-cap and small-cap · Venture capital and energy

Taylor Wessing · M&A

Several financing rounds and energy transactions in the German mid-market, on the investor and on the founder side.
Private clients · Succession and foundations

EASTKAP Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB · Partner

Discreet support of several succession mandates and foundation set-ups.

daniel.wagner@eastkap.de