FIELDS OF LAW
Commercial Law
Our Commercial team has extensive expertise in national and international contract, commercial and distribution law. We have decades of industry experience in the areas of plant construction & major projects, automotive, chemicals, retail & consumer goods, energy & renewables, real estate, industry, food, mobility and insurance.
We advise medium-sized companies as well as global corporations and support them in the day-to-day business of drafting contracts for their trade relations, assisting them with major projects and investment plans – regardless of whether they are on the buyer or supplier side. We also contribute our knowledge of foreign trade law and complement our expertise in transport law and insolvency law if payment defaults threaten or materialize.
Our team is also experienced in all legal issues relating to distribution models and supply chains. Our contract lawyers draft agreements with customers, suppliers and subcontractors and shed light on online and offline distribution systems – we also bring general terms and conditions up to date.
We also have many years of experience in dealing with product liability cases and defending against corresponding compensation claims as well as providing preventive legal advice on product safety. As soon as disputes arise, our Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Arbitration teams are regularly involved.
Our Range of Services
- Contract structuring and negotiation of (inter) national contracts
- Contractual disputes: Defence against claims and prosecution of claims (liability for defects, default/contractual penalties, product liability)
- Legal supervision of the execution of projects and orders
- Distribution agent and brokerage agreements
- Defence against and enforcement of compensation claims
- International distribution systems
- Compliance issues
- EPC-/Turn-Key-Contracts
- Project contracts
- Outsourcing
- Joint venture agreements, technology transfer
- Preventive action against insolvency related liability, consultation during the crisis
- Reorganisation and continuation concepts
- Consulting of insolvency creditors and privileged creditors, parties entitled to the separation or release of property from the estate
- Defence against clawback claims
- Defects and product liability cases, serial damage and field campaigns
- Product safety law, representation vis-à-vis and coordination with public authorities
- Handling and assertion of insurance claims
- Training seminars covering liability prevention, entitlement protection and claims handling