Germany

The National Law Review covers legal matters in Germany authored by lawyers, tax consultants and notaries in various locations including Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Hamburg. Business law issues addressed include:   mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, data privacy, employment and national and international dispute resolution practices. Specific sectors focused on include: finance, capital markets, private equity, technology, venture capital, real estate, restructuring, commercial, and regulatory compliance matters.

We also include legal news coverage specific to the following industries: automotive, biotechnology, chemical, commodities, engineering, pharmaceutical, employment, nanotechnology, information technology, renewable energy, media, software, outsourcing, telecommunications and many more.

The NLR covers legal news concerning:

  • the German Supreme Court;
  • the German Labor Court;
  • the German Bankruptcy authority;
  • the German Antitrust Authority;
  • CFIUS Filings;
  • the German Ministry for Economy;
  • German BaFin;
  • MiFID2;
  • the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research;
  • the German Data Protection Supervisory Authorities (DPAs);
  • the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and the interaction between German law and E.U., U.S. and other jurisdictions legal systems.
Custom text Title Organization
Jul
6
2016
German Statutory Minimum Wage May Include Vacation and Christmas Bonuses McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
24
2016
Online Sales Restrictions Remain a Hot Topic: UK CMA Issues Statement of Objections McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
15
2016
Germany: Presentations Available from International Symposium on Asbestos-Like Fibers from Nanomaterials and Other Advanced Materials Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Jun
14
2016
Communications: German Competition Authority Publishes Working Paper on “Market Power of Platforms and Networks” Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
13
2016
Germany’s Renewable Energy Sources Act: Reform Provides New Opportunities for Investors in Renewables Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
10
2016
No Safe Harbor Here: German Regulator Imposes Fines for Privacy Shortcomings for US Transfers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jun
3
2016
Germany Publishes Report on Nanomaterials in the Environment Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Apr
30
2016
German Court sends online sales bans to ECJ Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
29
2016
German Labor Court Allows Review of Employee’s Browsing History Proskauer Rose LLP
Apr
13
2016
German Insolvency Law applies to Director of English Company operating in Germany Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
1
2016
Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 1 April 2016 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
21
2016
Closure of the ‘Balkan Road Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
18
2016
The German Arbeitszeugnis (reference): A Sometimes Dangerous Mystery for Non-German Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
18
2016
Update: Peculiarities of the Merger Filing Requirements in Germany and Austria McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
8
2016
Germany Adopts EU’s Pension Directive, and May Place Burdens on Employers’ Use of Temporary Workers Proskauer Rose LLP
Feb
25
2016
Germany Extends Right of Qualified Consumer Associations to Challenge Privacy Violations Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
24
2016
German Administrator of Maple Bank GmbH seeks Chapter 15 Recognition in US Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
19
2016
German Employment Law Update: Higher Labour Court Düsseldorf Finds Belated Right to Object to Employment Transfer McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
16
2016
Global Entry Eligibility Expanded to All Citizens of Germany Mintz
Feb
4
2016
EU Nations Extend Electric Car Rebates, Consider New Ones Foley & Lardner LLP
Jan
29
2016
CFTC and German Regulators Sign Memorandum of Understanding Katten
Jan
22
2016
Capital Gains from a Management Participation Plan May not be Wage Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
22
2015
Comprehensive Amendments of German Drug Laws upcoming Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
24
2015
Amendments to German Voting Rights Notification Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Nov
6
2015
German Data Protection Commissioners question the use of BCR and Model Clauses in Data Transfers to the US Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
26
2015
German DPAs Announce Policy Severely Limiting Mechanisms for Lawful Germany-to-U.S. Data Transfers Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
26
2015
Schrems (Safe Harbor) Judgment – German Data Protection Authorities Issue Position Paper Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
20
2015
German DPA Questions Validity of Use of Consent and Model Contractual Clauses to Transfer Personal Data to U.S., and Its Peers Seem to Agree Proskauer Rose LLP
Oct
16
2015
Employee Consent to Use of Personal Data Reliable Under German Law McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
1
2015
German Creditors Challenge Failure of Austrian Hypo Alpe- Adria- Bank Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
30
2015
German Perspective: EU and U.S. Data Protection “Umbrella Agreement” McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
17
2015
Weekly Data Privacy Alert - 14 September 2015 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
16
2015
Data Localization Requirements Through the Backdoor? Germany’s “Federal Cloud”, and New Criteria For the Use of Cloud Services by the German Federal Administration Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
14
2015
What You Need to Know About Germany’s Cybersecurity Law Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
18
2015
Germany, UK Data Privacy Alert - 17 August 2015 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
12
2015
Weekly Data Privacy Alert- 10 August 2015 - News from Germany, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
3
2015
Retention of Title Agreements as a Creditor Protection Against Insolvent German Customers — Part 4 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
28
2015
EU – US Data Transfer/Safe Harbor Talks, German IT Security and More: Data Privacy Alert for 27 July 2015 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
15
2015
Return of Capital – a Hot Topic in German Tax Audits McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
3
2015
Immoral Marks: German OHIM allows “DIE WANDERHURE” Despite its Potential Juicy Meaning Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
26
2015
Ruling of First Impression: Employees Working Abroad Do Matter for Thresholds of Corporate Co-determination in Germany McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
22
2015
German Real Estate Transfer Tax: A Trap for the Unwary Multinational McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
8
2015
German Monopolies Commission Publishes its Report on Digital Markets Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
1
2015
German Regulator BaFin Opens the Way for Credit Funds in Germany Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
May
21
2015
Better Protection For Bank Customers Under New German Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
19
2015
Granting of Restricted Stock Units is Compensation for Future Work Performance Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
29
2015
German Federal Supreme Court Confirms Successor Liability for Coffee Roasters in Spite of Corporate Restructuring Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
27
2015
Ad Blocking Declared Legal: German Court Dismisses Discrimination Claims Brought by Publishers, but AdBlock Plus Maker Eyeo is Not Home Free Yet Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
9
2015
Google Loses Administrative Appeal Against Hamburg Decision Concerning Its Practice of Cross-Service Data Combination Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
6
2015
German Competition Authority (FCO) Sends Statement of Objections to Booking.com Covington & Burling LLP
 

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