Benjamin Wolter
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Dr. Benjamin Wolter

Associate

Benjamin advises asset managers, banks, and other financial market participants on a wide range of capital market transactions including securitisations, derivatives, structured products and bonds as well as, in each case, related regulatory matters.
During his two-year clerkship, Benjamin completed a seat in the International Capital Markets team of A&O Shearman in Frankfurt and also gained in-house experience during a seat in the derivatives and debt securities teams of a major German bank.

Expertise

Published Work

  • Wolter (2025) “Inside Information Preceding State Decisions”, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as German Rechtsanwalt, 2026

Academic

First German Law Degree, Ruhr-University Bochum and Higher Regional Court Hamm, 2019 

LLM in International Financial Law, King’s College London, 2023

Dr. iur., Ruhr-University Bochum, 2025

Second German Law Degree, Higher Regional Court Frankfurt, 2026

 
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.