We provide comprehensive advice on
commercial law for the Media, Technology
& Telecommunications, Real Estate and
Public Infrastructure sectors. In addition, we
support you with full-service legal advice in the following
areas:
Commercial Law
and Contracts
Competition, Antitrust and
European Union Law
Corporate and M&A
Employment
Finance and Banking
Intellectual Property
Litigation
Notarial Services
Public Law and
Regulatory
Public Media and
Telecommunications Law
Real Estate
Restructuring and Insolvency
Tax
Commercial Law and Contracts
We advise on the entire range of
commercial law, including the drafting and negotiation of
commercial contracts. We provide support with the structuring
and implementation of your business models, for example with
respect to the production or utilisation of intellectual property,
the establishment of e-commerce platforms, the
introduction of distribution structures or the drafting
of cooperation agreements. More information about Commercial
Contracts.
Competition, Antitrust and European Union
Law
We support merger control proceedings
at the German Federal Cartel Office as well as at the European
Commission. Furthermore, our range of advice also comprises fraud
control while developing strategies for compliance with antitrust
law and issues of public subsidies, such as film funding. Our
clients include major as well as small- and medium-sized companies,
which we support in the development of new business models and in
the implementation of existing business models. More information
about Competition
& Regulatory.
Corporate and M&A
We offer comprehensive corporate
advice with a particular emphasis on all varieties of M&A
transactions. Our clients include major listed public limited
companies, medium-sized companies as well as start-ups. Our advice
includes the incorporation of a company and continuous legal advice
regarding joint ventures, restructuring, and transactions under
capital market law. Key aspects of our work are private equity and
venture capital transactions. More information about Corporate.
Employment
We advise companies on all areas of
employment law: from individual and collective matters to company
transactions. Our expertise comprises all matters of social
security law, employment promotion law, employee invention law and
the law on company pension schemes. Furthermore we have vast
experience in supporting internationally active groups with the
management of their companies in Germany. We focus on the strategic
and legal implementation of restructurings with respect to
employment law. More information about
Employment.
Finance and Banking
We advise investors as well as banks
on complex financing structures. Thanks to our many years of
experience with respect to both the lender's and the borrower's
sides, we offer pragmatic and market-oriented solutions. Our
spectrum of services ranges from acquisition, project financing and
refinancing, including syndication, to the sale of loans, debt
buybacks, non-performing loan transactions and the restructuring of
existing financing. More information about Finance.
Intellectual Property
Our Team advises on all matters
pertaining to patent, trademark and unfair competition law. We
specialise in patent infringement, opposition and nullity
proceedings and in the prosecution of intellectual property rights.
Furthermore, we advise on the preparation and negotiation of
licence, research and development agreements, on the performance of
intellectual property right researches, on the preparation of
expert opinions regarding infringement and/ or validity of
intellectual property rights, as well as on all matters regarding
employee invention law. Our expertise is complemented by the IP teams in
Brussels, London and Madrid enabling us to provide cross-border
advice on all aspects of intellectual property law. More
information about Intellectual
Property.
Litigation
We represent our clients and their
interests in court, before arbitration tribunals and in
extrajudicial proceedings of alternative conflict resolution. We
have many years' experience in efficient process management and
combine legal expertise with a sound understanding of the economic
context. This enables us to assist in the resolution of conflicts
while being aware of the interests of all parties involved. More
information about Litigation.
Notarial Services
We provide a complete range of
notarial services, from certifications and authentications to
auxiliary activities such as incorporation and support for special
purpose entities. Furthermore, we provide competent and
comprehensive support on share-pledge enforcements. More
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Public Law and Regulatory
We advise on matters of German and
European public commercial law. We have vast experience in advising
and representing domestic and foreign governments, public
institutions, companies, investors and financing institutions. We
specialise in the planning of complex infrastructure projects and
the establishment of public-private partnerships (PPP), for which
we provide support in all areas of procurement law, construction,
planning and environmental law, and constitutional and
administrative law.
Public Media and Telecommunications law
We offer comprehensive advisory
services on all regulatory issues regarding public media and
telecommunications law, from day-to-day business to complex
transactions, including supporting with respect to antitrust law.
We possess particularly sound expertise in the fields of
broadcasting law, telecommunications law and all issues relating to
data protection, protection of minors and gambling law.
Real Estate
We offer comprehensive and
market-oriented advice in all areas that are relevant for real
estate transactions and real estate projects. Real estate investors
(such as investment companies, pension funds and private
investors), real estate developers, portfolio managers, banks and
real estate financing institutions, industrial companies and public
authorities are among our clients. Our advice ranges from all asset
classes of residential, office and commercial properties, operator
properties such as hotels, leisure properties, nursing homes and
hospitals, to the areas of logistics, industry and infrastructure.
Due to the broad range of our advisory services, we possess a
thorough understanding of the real estate industry which extends
beyond knowledge about individual transactions. More information
about Real
Estate.
Restructuring and Insolvency
We recommend preventative measures
during calmer periods and support with competent advice in an
emergency. Our spectrum of advice ranges from restructuring of
operations or financial structure, and support for lenders in the
restructuring of non-performing loans and investments or the
execution of collaterals, through to investments in distressed
companies. We have particularly sound expertise in the media and
technology sectors and in the real estate industry, all of which
present legal and industry-specific particularities that require
individual methods and processes. More information about Restructuring
and Special Situations.
Tax
We support and advise our clients on
all issues pertaining to German and European tax law. We develop
pragmatic solutions for the commercial challenges being faced and
support in fiscal court proceedings. We have many years of
experience in the structuring of complex and international
transactions and in investment and film funds. Our technical
know-how is complemented by our thorough understanding of the
economic context. More information about Tax.
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