Stephan Bank currently serves as a Partner at YPOG since July 2021 and has previously held the position of Partner at Schnittker Möllmann Partners from June 2017 to July 2021. Prior to that, Stephan was a Partner and Associate at Flick Gocke Schaumburg from September 2012 to June 2017 and served as an Associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP from March 2007 to June 2012. Stephan's early career involved roles such as Research Assistant at the Institute for Labor and Commercial Law at the University of Cologne and multiple positions at Deutsche Bank, including Student Trainee, Legal Trainee, and Legal Intern. Educational qualifications include a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from UCL, a Doctor of Law (Dr. jur) from the University of Cologne, and a First Legal State Examination from the University of Cologne, alongside a Bank Officer degree from Deutsche Bank.