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Meet the people and professional partners behind Verbracken. Explore their responsibilities and areas of focus in each profile.

Nicolai Verbracken

Head of Client Experience & Events

Nicolai Verbracken

Organises events, service providers and day-to-day operations to deliver a personal and professional client experience.

Profile & areas of focus

Nicolai Verbracken is responsible for the overall organisation and delivery of all client-related events and the firm's internal events.

He coordinates all operational aspects of client support with the aim of ensuring a high-quality, professional overall experience. This includes planning and running events, arranging hotel bookings and catering, and managing all relevant service providers.

He also ensures that both clients and employees feel well looked after throughout these activities. His focus is on smooth organisation, high service quality and an excellent public presentation of the firm.

Sarah Bakir

Executive Assistant to the CEO & Head of Client Relations

Sarah Bakir

Connects management and clients, supports the journey from first enquiry to engagement and coordinates internal processes.

Profile & areas of focus

Sarah Bakir is the personal assistant to the firm's managing director and founder, Pascal Verbracken, and acts as the central link between management, clients and internal operations.

She is the central contact for client relations and coordinates new client acquisition, from the first enquiry and recording each client's individual situation through to the final engagement. She manages and monitors all relevant stages of the engagement process in an administrative and coordinating capacity.

She also supports the firm's internal operations and ensures that all processes are carried out efficiently, systematically and to a high standard. She coordinates legal questions between clients and the firm's responsible legal professionals.

Working closely with management, she plays a key role in improving internal processes and ensuring professional, service-oriented client support.

Julian Verbracken

Head of International Business Development & Compliance

Julian Verbracken

Supports international markets and partners, coordinates AML and KYC checks and develops tailored brand identities for clients.

Profile & areas of focus

Julian Verbracken is responsible for developing and supporting international markets, particularly Ireland and the USA, and serves as the central point of contact for overseas cooperation partners.

He coordinates cooperation with international tax advisers, lawyers and other service providers and supports the operational delivery of cross-border client engagements.

He also plays a significant role in compliance checks, particularly Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC), and ensures that all regulatory requirements are met.

Another focus of his work is developing and implementing clients' public-facing identities. He designs tailored corporate identity solutions, including websites, logos, visual design elements and complete brand identities.

Dr. Gunter H. Rütter

Head of Ireland Operations & Client Liaison

Dr. Gunter H. Rütter

Supports clients on the ground in Ireland, coordinates local contacts and manages the firm’s properties.

Profile & areas of focus

Dr. Gunter H. Rütter is responsible for all client-related matters on the ground in Ireland and acts as the central contact for all of the firm's clients based there.

He coordinates communication and arrangements between clients, Irish authorities, landlords and other local contacts, ensuring that all on-site processes run smoothly and efficiently.

Whenever a personal presence is required, Dr. Rütter provides direct support and representation for clients in Ireland. His focus is on reliable, solution-oriented and professional handling of all local administrative matters.

He also manages the firm's properties in Ireland and ensures that they are properly organised and used as part of client support.

Natalja Leutgeb

Junior Legal & Compliance Analyst (Law & Economics)

Natalja Leutgeb

Supports debt collection administration, AML and KYC checks, Irish property contracts and the maintenance of CRM and process systems.

Profile & areas of focus

Natalja Leutgeb works in Law and Economics and supports the firm in various operational and regulatory areas. From summer 2026, she studies law at an Austrian university.

One focus of her work is debt collection administration and Anti-Money-Laundering (AML) and Know-Your-Customer (KYC) checks, in which she gained in-depth experience during an internship at the firm's Cyprus office.

She also works in the Irish property market and assists in reviewing the legal framework of property contracts. She contributes to coordination and communication between estate agents and clients.

Alongside these tasks, she is responsible for maintaining internal systems, particularly CRM and process systems. She regularly checks their functionality and data consistency, identifies irregularities and supports management in improving internal processes.

Anke Kraft

Senior Insolvency Case Manager & Finance Operations

Anke Kraft

Prepares insolvency documents for the responsible PIP, coordinates administrative client communication and manages bookkeeping and invoicing processes.

Profile & areas of focus

Anke Kraft is responsible for preparing and systematically organising all client insolvency proceedings.

She checks all engagement-related documents for completeness, accuracy and plausibility and handles all preparatory communication with clients concerning the insolvency proceedings. She ensures that all required information and supporting documents are properly recorded and processed. Her role is exclusively preparatory, administrative and coordinating.

She then prepares all documents so that they can be handed to the responsible Personal Insolvency Practitioner (PIP) in complete, review-ready form for further processing and submission to the court. Legal assessments and decisions are made by the respective responsible legal professionals or parties to the proceedings.

Anke is also responsible for internal bookkeeping and ensures proper invoice processing. This includes both incoming and outgoing invoices as well as monitoring and structuring the firm's financial processes.

Alongside these tasks, she supports management in operational matters and plays a key role in ensuring efficient internal processes.

Michael Green

Head of Tax Advisory & Payroll Services

Michael Green

Advises clients in Ireland on domestic and international tax structures and handles payroll, payslips and tax requirements.

Profile & areas of focus

Michael Green works as a tax adviser in Ireland and provides comprehensive support to the firm's clients in all tax matters.

He advises on domestic and international tax structures, particularly company structures and cross-border matters, and assists clients in optimising the tax arrangements of their business and shareholding structures.

He also manages payroll, including preparing payslips and ensuring compliance with all payroll tax and social security requirements.

Through his extensive contacts in Ireland and the United Kingdom, he has a strong network that is used to resolve complex tax questions efficiently and support international client engagements.

Attorney-at-Law (Cyprus) & Corporate Legal Advisor

Andria Panagiotou

Professional partner for civil and criminal matters in Cyprus, court representation, corporate legal advice and limited company formation.

Profile & areas of focus

Cooperation partner Andria Panagiotou practises as a lawyer in the Republic of Cyprus and provides comprehensive local support to the firm's clients in civil and criminal matters.

She regularly represents clients before Cypriot courts and handles litigation in judicial proceedings. She also acts as a legal adviser to clients on all local matters and ensures professional support within the Cypriot legal system.

Another focus of her work is corporate legal advice and company formation. She plays a significant role in structuring and establishing Cypriot limited companies and works closely with the firm's international cooperation partners.

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Sandyford Business Park
Dublin 18
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