Specializations:
All Functions of an "Outsourced" Legal Department
e. g.:
- drafting of standard agreements
- preparation of shareholders' meetings
- legal advice for the management
- training of employees
- guidelines for compliance
- corporate wide risk reporting structures
- any kind of contract negotiations
- contract management
- support and advice on legal conflicts / litigation
Commercial and Economic Law
- standard agreements and general terms and conditions
- distribution law (e.g. distributors and sales agents)
- competition law and antitrust
- product liability
- intellectual property (in cooperation with patent attorneys)
- drafting, review and negotiations of national and international contracts (in cooperation with foreign lawyers)
Business Transactions
- acquisition and sale of corporations and parts thereof
- mergers of corporations
- (corporate) restructuring
- outsourcing of business units and business functions
- stock swaps
- arrangements for and in case of (corporate) hereditary succession
Corporate Law
- foundation of and corporate housekeeping for private and public companies
- exercising of shareholder rights
- conflicts amongst shareholders as well as between shareholders and company (management)
- appointment and dismissal of general managers (including employment contracts)
- increase of capital in companies
- liquidation of companies
National and International Joint Enterprises/ Cooperations and Joint Ventures
- composition of collaboration agreements
- legal support for joint ventures/ joint enterprises
- prosecution of claims in case of conflicts
National and International Support / Subvention Programs for Research and Development
- contract review and drafting
- contract negotiations with funding / project partners
Composition, Negotiations and Management of National and International Contracts (if required in Cooperation with Colleagues of the Relevant Jurisdictions)
- For operational business, e. g.
- confidentiality agreements
- research and development contracts
- manufacturing and supply agreements
- purchase agreement (incl. general conditions of purchase and sale)
- license agreements
- employment contracts
- financial contracts
- consultancy agreements
- cooperation agreements - For business transactions (M&A), e.g.
- letter of intent
- preparation and conduct of due diligence
- drafting and negotiating purchasing contracts incl. ancillary agreements
such as consultancy agreements
- preparation and conduct of closing
Corporate Compliance & Governance
- legal training of management and employees
- risk management program
- conduct of audits
- consultancy services and representation in conflicts
Intellectual Property
- copyright
- information technology and data protection law
- trademark-, utility-, design- and patent law in cooperation with patent lawyers
