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.
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Apr
13
2021
Bavarian DPA Holds SCCs Alone Not Enough for European Use of US Email Service Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Dec
19
2017
France Joins Others, Enforces Against Connected Toys Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
30
2020
A Trade War on Two Fronts: U.S. Considers More Tariffs on European Goods Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
26
2021
The EU – U.S. Sanctions Dilemma: The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice Weighs in Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Oct
28
2011
OFAC, BIS Double Up Flow Serve: What the Flowserve Settlement Says About Corporate Compliance Programs Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
7
2017
European Commission Blocks Merger of London Stock Exchange and Deutsche Börse Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
May
15
2018
Belgium Gaming Commission Loot Box Report – Extends Beyond Game Companies to Licensors and Game Platform’s Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Apr
1
2015
The Broader Problem: European Bank Creates an Easy Catch for the Long Arm of U.S. Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jun
4
2014
Availability of Biosimilar Pathways and Data/Marketing Exclusivity Globally Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Aug
6
2019
Hamburg Data Protection Commission: Declaring a Data Emergency Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
19
2019
New German VAT Legislation Impacts US Online Sellers and Marketplaces Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Aug
12
2019
US Publishes 2018 New Foreign Direct Investment Statistics – An Analysis of the European Results and Likely Trends in 2020 Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
3
2020
Unified Patent Court ratification declared unconstitutional by German court Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
22
2024
Global Patenting Trends: WIPO Reports a Record Number of Patent Filings ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
14
2024
ITC Votes Negative on Tin Mill Imports from Canada, China, Germany, and South Korea ArentFox Schiff LLP
Feb
15
2024
New Antidumping and Countervailing Petitions on Melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago ArentFox Schiff LLP
Jan
12
2024
How to Avoid an Independent Compliance Monitor: Lessons From the SAP Settlement ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
23
2021
LNG In Europe 2021: Current Trends, The European LNG Landscape And Country Focus Bracewell LLP
Jun
1
2020
German BGH Ruling On Consent For Cookies And Third-Party Advertising Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
22
2020
Regulators Issue Reactions to Invalidation of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jul
30
2020
Schrems II Update: German SAs Require Additional Safeguards for U.S. Transfers and Max Schrems Set to Challenge Facebook Data Transfers Again Hunton Andrews Kurth
Oct
7
2020
Hamburg DPA Issues €35.3 Million Fine on H&M Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
30
2020
German BGH Decision Confirms Interplay Between Collection of Personal Data and Competition Law Hunton Andrews Kurth
Sep
2
2020
German DPA Issues Guidance on Data Transfers Following Schrems II Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
2
2020
Takeaways from 100th Anniversary Meeting of German Data Protection Authorities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Dec
15
2011
Patent Protection of Section 365(n) of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code Extended to U.S. Licensees of Foreign Debtors McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2014
German Court Rejects National Competition Authority Liability for Damages After Unlawful Prohibition of a Merger McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
3
2015
German Parliament Enacts Law on Mandatory Quota for Women’s Representation in Businesses McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2020
German BfDI Initiates Public Consultation Process Regarding Anonymization Under The GDPR McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
18
2020
Out-Of-Court Restructuring Alternatives in The European Union, Germany and The United States McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
15
2021
Home-Office Pflicht Relaunch McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
16
2023
Keine Entfristung von Arbeitsverhältnissen aufgrund Urlaubsgewährung McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
26
2023
Court Rules Taxpayer Can Offset Foreign Tax Credits With NIIT Liability Under Tax Treaty McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
28
2024
Bitcoin-Halving Steht vor der Tür McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
19
2012
German Court Protects the Confidentiality of Leniency Submissions McDermott Will & Emery
 

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