Consultation areas

We provide comprehensive advice on all matters of commercial law. This includes, in particular, the drafting of civil law contracts and licence agreements as well as advice on issues arising from them. Our corporate law advice includes, in particular, questions regarding the relationship between the shareholders, the preparation and support of shareholders’ meetings as well as dealing with questions regarding directors’ and officers’ liability and the admissibility of management measures. Our work in commercial law also includes advising on issues relating to commercial agency law. The focus of our labour law expertise is on assisting employers with questions arising from the employment relationship. We assist our clients with advertising concepts and support them in the pursuit or defence of claims under competition law and in the infringement of intellectual property rights.

We provide comprehensive advice on all matters of commercial law. This includes, in particular, the drafting of civil law contracts and licence agreements as well as advice on issues arising from them. Our corporate law advice includes, in particular, questions regarding the relationship between the shareholders, the preparation and support of shareholders’ meetings as well as dealing with questions regarding directors’ and officers’ liability and the admissibility of management measures. Our work in commercial law also includes advising on issues relating to commercial agency law. The focus of our labour law expertise is on assisting employers with questions arising from the employment relationship. We assist our clients with advertising concepts and support them in the pursuit or defence of claims under competition law and in the infringement of intellectual property rights.

Commercial law

• Contract Law
• Commercial and corporate law, commercial agency law
• Corporate law, in particular company formation, company acquisition and sale (“M&A”), company succession
• labour law
• Competition law and intellectual property

We provide comprehensive advice on all matters of commercial law. This includes, in particular, the drafting of civil law contracts and licence agreements as well as advice on issues arising from them. Our corporate law advice includes, in particular, questions regarding the relationship between the shareholders, the preparation and support of shareholders’ meetings as well as dealing with questions regarding directors’ and officers’ liability and the admissibility of management measures. Our work in commercial law also includes advising on issues relating to commercial agency law. The focus of our labour law expertise is on assisting employers with questions arising from the employment relationship. We assist our clients with advertising concepts and support them in the pursuit or defence of claims under competition law and in the infringement of intellectual property rights.

We provide comprehensive advice on all issues of real estate business law. A particular focus is on advising on commercial tenancy and lease law, especially on issues relating to rent increases and terminations. Another focus of our real estate business law advice lies in assisting with commercial and private real estate transactions, conducting any legal due diligence and reviewing financing agreements.

Real estate business law

• Purchase and sale of real estate and rights equivalent to real estate
• Real estate financing (mortgages, land charges, usufruct, etc.)
• heritable building rights
• Compulsory and partition auction law

We provide comprehensive advice on all issues of real estate business law. A particular focus is on advising on commercial tenancy and lease law, especially on issues relating to rent increases and terminations. Another focus of our real estate business law advice lies in assisting with commercial and private real estate transactions, conducting any legal due diligence and reviewing financing agreements.

We have particular expertise in advising in conflict situations and in litigation in complex commercial disputes. This includes representation in interim relief and in main proceedings before state courts as well as representation before the arbitral tribunal. In particular, our work includes the assertion and litigation of contractual claims and shareholders’ rights as well as representation in directors’ and officers’ liability cases, post-M&A disputes and investor litigation.

Conflict resolution and litigation

• Representation before state courts and arbitration tribunals
• Out-of-court conflict resolution
• Representation in mediation proceedings and management of mediation proceedings

We have particular expertise in advising in conflict situations and in litigation in complex commercial disputes. This includes representation in interim relief and in main proceedings before state courts as well as representation before the arbitral tribunal. In particular, our work includes the assertion and litigation of contractual claims and shareholders’ rights as well as representation in directors’ and officers’ liability cases, post-M&A disputes and investor litigation.

We advise you on the legal drafting of your will and inheritance contracts. In doing so, we work closely with cooperating tax advisors. We represent your interests in the settlement of the inheritance. We also advise executors of wills and take over the office of executor.

Inheritance law

• Drafting wills and inheritance contracts
• Anticipated succession through inter vivos dispositions
• right to a compulsory portion
• Settlement of estates and execution of wills

We advise you on the legal drafting of your will and inheritance contracts. In doing so, we work closely with cooperating tax advisors. We represent your interests in the settlement of the inheritance. We also advise executors of wills and take over the office of executor.

We offer you legal support in the development of products, brand and advertising concepts and defend your brand presence against competitors. In doing so, we can build on our law firm’s decades of expertise in wine and spirits law, which is a particular focus.

Special fields

• European law
• Food Law
• Wine and spirits law
• Arbitration law

We offer you legal support in the development of products, brand and advertising concepts and defend your brand presence against competitors. In doing so, we can build on our law firm’s decades of expertise in wine and spirits law, which is a particular focus.