On the 21st of December, 1990, two notaries, Mr Michael Becker and his former associate, were sworn into office before the then president of the Dresden municipal court. On the steps of the courthouse they agreed to form a joint practise. In the aftermath of the reunification of Germany, suitable office space was hard to come by. The first chambers were on Bautzner Straße 118, adjacent to the former East German security service building. These chambers were unfortunately too cramped. One big room had to be shared with a tax adviser, an accountant and their respective staffs. Unfortunately every time a notarization occurred, non-involved staff were forced to vacate the office.