Attorney Dr. Michel de Araujo Kurth has had an extensive and diverse career in the field of banking and capital market law.
After his tenure as a research assistant at the renowned Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main from July 2011 to May 2016, Dr. Kurth began his practical legal career as a trainee at the Frankfurt am Main District Court, where he worked from July 2016 to November 2018.
Upon completing his traineeship, Dr. Kurth completed his doctorate on a legal-theoretical topic, which he published with the esteemed NOMOS Publishing House.
In November 2019, Dr. Kurth assumed the position of a full-fledged lawyer (Legal Counsel) at Société Générale, where he gathered valuable experience in the field of bank guarantees and warranties for over a year.
He was also responsible for general consulting in banking law, drafting loan contracts, and addressing regulatory issues in the field of AML (Anti-Money Laundering).
In April 2021, he joined a renowned, nationwide boutique law firm specializing in banking and capital market law and bolstered their team as an attorney in banking and capital market law.
Dr. Kurth now runs his own law firm in Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, and Offenbach am Main, where he offers his clients comprehensive legal advice in various areas.
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With his wide-ranging expertise and his commitment to the needs of his clients, Attorney Dr. Kurth has established himself as a competent point of contact in banking and capital market law.
His comprehensive professional experience allows him to devise tailored solutions for the individual needs of his clients and to successfully represent them in legal matters.
2022 Founding of the law firm Dr. Araujo Kurth with locations in Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, and Offenbach am Main.
2022 Legal Counsel at Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe Privatbank AG (Focus: General Banking Law)
2022 Awarded the academic degree „Doctor of Legal Sciences“ by the Faculty of Law at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (Grade: Summa Cum Laude).
2021–2022 Attorney at a renowned, nationwide boutique law firm specializing in Banking and Capital Market Law.
Specializations:
2019–2021 Legal Counsel at Société Générale S.A. (Focus: Credit Law, Guarantees, Compliance, and AML-related advice).
2019 Legal Counsel at Willis Towers Watson GmbH (Focus: Employment Law).
2016–2018 Legal traineeship at the District Court of Frankfurt am Main.
2012–2016 Research Assistant in the Cluster of Excellence „The Emergence of Normative Orders“ at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main under the direction of Prof. jur. Klaus Günther (Chair for Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, and Legal Theory).
2011–2012 Research Assistant at the Institute for Philosophy at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main with Prof. Dr. Marcus Willaschek (Focus includes Kant research, epistemology, philosophy of law, analytical philosophy).
2011 Master’s degree in Philosophy.
