Wilhelm J. Ziegler

International Business Attorney (U.S. & Germany) guiding German, Austrian, and U.S. companies in the U.S. market. Focused on practical, results-driven solutions. Recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2025.

Atlanta Metropolitan Area

About

Licensed in the United States and Germany; representing international and domestic companies in all aspects of their U.S. operations for over 20 years; counseling clients on the important differences between German and European civil law concepts and U.S.-common law. Industries: Manufacturing, automotive, renewable energy, technology, business services, life sciences, and others. Advise on a variety of business matters, including US market-entry, incentives for foreign and domestic direct investments in the US economy; company formation, partnerships and joint-ventures, business agreements, intellectual property protection, mitigation of foreign-parent and products liability exposure, export control, website compliance, work visas, green cards and dual German/U.S. citizenship. Counseling companies in site-selections and negotiations of government incentives for manufacturing and other facilities (data centers, renewable energy, etc.) which are creating U.S.-jobs and investments in the U.S.-economy. Board of Directors, German School of Atlanta Best Lawyers in America 2025 Past Chair, American Bar Association, Section of International Law, Europe Committee German-American Chamber of Commerce of the Southeastern United States German-American Cultural Foundation in corporate governance and other matters Speaker on US market entry

Experience

  • International Business Attorney Dual Licensed in U.S. & Germany at Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
    Apr 1999 - Present · 27 yrs 3 mos

  • Law Clerk to the Chief Justice at The Court of Appeals (Oberlandesgericht)
    Jan 1997 - Dec 1998 · 2 yrs

    Law Clerk in civil, criminal and administrative litigation and proceedings.