Our Story

The firm’s story in a few dates

9 March 1794: Creation of the La Wantzenau firm

It was at this time that Maître Jacques SCHAEFFER was appointed to open the firm. From this date until 13 December 1942, fifteen notaries succeeded one another at the La Wantzenau firm in the French Department Bas-Rhin.

From 1942 to 1952

The office was declared vacant by the Minister of Justice. Then, on 15 January 1952, after having applied, Maître Pierre KRANTZ was appointed to the firm as a notary in La Wantzenau.

28 june 1982

After his 8-year clerkship and after having passed the Alsace-Moselle competitive exam, Maître Christian GRIENEISEN entered into partnership with Maître Pierre KRANTZ

4 June 1985

The firm became a professional partnership under French law: The Société Civile Professionnelle “Pierre KRANTZ, Christian GRIENEISEN et Jean-Pierre KRANTZ” was established after Maître Jean-Pierre KRANTZ had also fulfilled the requirements for becoming a notary in Alsace-Moselle.

Maitre Jean Pierre Krantz — Maître Jean-Pierre KRANTZ

16 October 1993

When Maître Pierre KRANTZ retired, the professional partnership SCP “Pierre KRANTZ, Christian GRIENEISEN et Jean-Pierre KRANTZ” was dissolved.

31 May 1994

A new professional partnership (Société Civile Professionnelle) was created as Maître Edmond GRESSER, formerly a notary in Lauterbourg, joined the notarial firm in La Wantzenau.

4 December 2000

Maître Stéphane GLOCK joined the professional partnership after completing his 8-year clerkship at the firm. The latter was then named SCP “Christian GRIENEISEN, Jean-Pierre KRANTZ, Edmond GRESSER et Stéphane GLOCK”, holder of the regulated notarial office in La Wantzenau.

28 August 2012

Following the departure of Maître Jean-Pierre KRANTZ, the SCP consisted of Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER and Stéphane GLOCK.

27 March 2013

Maître Florence KRANTZ-OFFNER was appointed as a notary in the professional partnership “Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER and Stéphane GLOCK” and became a notary partner on 12 April 2019.

14 February 2014

After over 60 years in a traditional Alsatian half-timbered house, the firm moved to its new premises at 19 route de Strasbourg in F- 67610 La Wantzenau.

ancienne étude des Notaires de La Wantzenau

Notaires de La Wantzenau’s former office building

New office building situated 19 route de Strasbourg in La Wantzenau

6 June 2016

Maître Anne-Sophie LALLIER-BECK was appointed as a notary in the professional partnership “Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER and Stéphane GLOCK” and became a notary partner on 14 January 2021.

18 June 2025

After having joined the firm in 2020, Marie-Elisabeth VANNEAU was appointed as a notary at the professional partnership “Christian GRIENEISEN, Edmond GRESSER, Stéphane GLOCK” and will be appointed as a partner of the professional partnership “Stéphane GLOCK, Florence KRANTZ, Anne-Sophie LALLIER and Marie-Elisabeth VANNEAU” on 18 June 2025.