Koudous International Law Office

Meet the Experts

Meet the Experts

Koudous Law is not one of your typical boutique law firms, nor is it one of those major big law firms, where attorneys are just nameless numbers.

Koudous Law means we are problem solvers. Legal, Tax, Finance, Compliance, you name it. We will deal with it. As such, what makes us strong is not only our outstanding individuals but also our abundantly exclusive network of great people. Professionals of all kind. To associate some actual faces with Koudous Law, see two of our great individuals.

PROFILE

ROMAN KOUDOUS

Germany licensed attorney-at-law, in-house lawyer, General Counsel, Japanese company owner, Executive Board Member.
  • Born 1990 in Kabul, moved to Germany in 1993
  • Grew up in Bad Harzburg (near Braunschweig and Hannover)
  • Graduation High School in 2010
  • Studied law at University of Leipzig 2010 – 2015
  • Legal clerkship 2015 – 2017
  • Admission to the German bar in 2017

Some business facts about me:

  • Owner of Koudous International Law Office (located in Berlin and Tokyo)
  • Founder of R · T Consulting Inc. (located in Tokyo)
  • Chief Risk Management Officer for Quandoo GmbH, Berlin
  • General Counsel to many companies and clients
  • Focus on elevating German-Japanese business
  • Focus global esports advisory
  • Legal Advisor for JETRO Berlin (Japanese External Trade Organization)
  • Legal Advisor & Mentor for CROSSBIE (located in Berlin and Tokyo)
  • Several board positions for 1. Stock companies (Tokyo)
  • Native Japanese language skills (no one speaks as good as me)
  • 7 languages overall
I take pride in the uniqueness of my profile. I combine advisory and consulting and make it next level. The combination of attorney, inhouse counsel, general counsel, business owner, board member in even further combination of the variety of industries my clients work in (automotive, pharma, semiconductor, BPO, gaming, esports, entertainment, crypto, anime & manga) makes me the ultimate advisor for you in terms of growth, success, quick and precise quality help.
I also am an ever so competitive gamer, played Challenger with Akali in S5 of League of Legends, unbeaten in Tekken, called the Final Fantasy Godfather and obviously an Anime-Enthusiast.

I have worked many years for SME`s  Certified International Tax Advisories in Düsseldorf. Over my 15 years working as an accountant in these companies, I have accumulated extensive experience and skills in accounting and tax compliance according to German GAAP and tax laws. I have worked for various German and international companies. I have proven to be an accountant with a hands-on-mentality and self-motivated to reach given tasks and goals. My workflow is forward looking in order to meet compliance deadlines and to avoid high-pressure situations.

I studied international management. I have always been interested in foreign cultures and languages. One of my greatest passions is traveling. With my Japanese family we travel regularly to Japan and Asia and I love table tennis.

I am looking forward to hearing from you and hope for a good cooperation.

PROFILE

JOSEPH DAO

15 years experience in tax advisory and business consulting

Some business facts about me:

  • Born 1980 in Germany
  • Grew up in Bremen
  • Graduation High School in 1997
  • Graduation professional qualification: business correspondent with a focus on foreign languages (English, French, Spanish) in 2001
  • Studied Economics // Main course tax & audit at University (FH) of Bremen/Düsseldorf 2002 – 2008
  • Monthly, quarterly and annually financial statements acc. German GAAP HGB
  • tax filings like Income-, VAT-, CIT- or Trade tax declaration
  • Posting of all ledgers, AR, AP, bank statements, accruals and modification to other GAAP
  • Reconciliation IC accounts, transformation of P/L for KPI purposes
  • Payroll service
  • controlling reports in excel i.e. aging AR/AP, P/L with cost unit report or forecast
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