Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Martin Seybold LL.M. Eur., German Lawyer
Born: 1971
Education
1991: High school diploma (Abitur) in Münsingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
1993 - 1999: Law studies at the Christian Albrecht University in Kiel, at the Université Robert Schuman in Strasbourg and at the Ludwig Maximilian University in Munich
1999 - 2001: Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Munich, Bavaria, Germany
2002: Admitted to the German bar
2003: Master's degree in European and International Business Law (LL.M. Eur.)
2004: Doctorate in political science at the University of the Federal Armed Forces in Munich
Professional Career
2002: Research Assistant at the Chair of Prof. Voigt at the University of the German Federal Armed Forces in Neubiberg / Munich; consulting for the Federal Ministry of Defence.
2003 - 2004: In-house Counsel at the Headquarter of the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft in Munich. Legal structuring of international cooperations, spin-offs and Venture Capital financing.
2005: Founding of SA I Seybold Associates in Beijing / China; providing independent legal consulting for foreign Enterprises, Entrepreneurs and Individuals in all China related matters.
2013: Head of the Legal Department of the Beijing Office of a well-known German legal, tax and business consulting firm. From 2016 responsible for the Beijing and Guangzhou Offices as Managing Partner. From 2019 also responsible for the legal practice of the Shanghai Office as Co-Head.
Beginning of 2020: Relocation to Vietnam as the assigned future Head of the Vietnam operations in Saigon and Hanoi.
June 2021: Change to a renowned international Law Firm with its Asia Headquarters in Singapore, setting up and heading the Vietnam Branch in Saigon.
2023 - 2025: Head of Legal for the German sales entities and manufacturing subsidiaries of a world-renowned, stock-listed Swiss watchmaking corporation.
2026: Independent legal practice through the law firm: Kanzlei I Dr. Seybold, located in Frankfurt Area / Germany, with legal consulting entity for East-Asia and South-East-Asia: SA I Seybold Associates, headquartered in Beijing / China, and further cooperation offices in Saigon / Vietnam and Singapore.
Dr. Seybold speaks fluent Chinese, English and French, and basic Vietnamese.
He can read and write in Chinese language and translate Chinese contracts, documents and legal texts.
Dr. Seybold's legal expertise and specializations in Asia:
- Cross-border Contract Law and Commercial Law between Germany, EU, China and ASEAN-Region,
- Legal structuring of Investments, Company set-up in China and Vietnam,
- International Transactions, "Share Deals", "Asset Deals", Mergers, Restructuring in China and Vietnam
- Antitrust law and merger control proceedings in China,
- Relocations, Liquidations, and Insolvencies of Subsidiaries in China and Vietnam
- Legal advice on Director and Officer Liabilities and Compliance Issues in China,
- Trademark and Patent Applications; Intellectual Property Rights Protection in China.
Special Focus:
- Arbitration proceedings and Litigation in Commercial Disputes within China and the ASEAN-Region (with the assistance of our local lawyers).
From 2018 -2021 Dr. Seybold was officially appointed as Arbitrator at the Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA).
