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
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
Feb
22
2024
Global Patenting Trends: WIPO Reports a Record Number of Patent Filings ArentFox Schiff LLP
Aug
23
2021
LNG In Europe 2021: Current Trends, The European LNG Landscape And Country Focus Bracewell LLP
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
Jun
1
2020
German BGH Ruling On Consent For Cookies And Third-Party Advertising Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
15
2013
European Union State Aid Investigation into German Renewable Energy Law McDermott Will & Emery
Sep
30
2015
German Perspective: EU and U.S. Data Protection “Umbrella Agreement” McDermott Will & Emery
Aug
23
2017
Advocate General Wahl Delivers Opinion on Legality of Bans on Online Sales via Third-Party Platforms in Selective Distribution Systems McDermott Will & Emery
Jan
19
2021
New German Merger Control Thresholds: A More Business-Friendly Approach? McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
24
2021
Freeze Frame: EU Copyright Holders Entitled to Restrict Framing McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
19
2021
Endlich: Neue Standardvertragsklauseln der EU veröffentlicht! McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
2
2021
Kamera an bei der Videokonferenz McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
3
2022
Neuer Stolperstein bei der Massenentlassungsanzeige? McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
22
2022
Neues zum Whistleblowing – Neuer Referentenentwurf zum Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz McDermott Will & Emery
Dec
1
2022
Die Vergütung eines freigestellten Betriebsratsmitglieds McDermott Will & Emery
 

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