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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Jan
12
2021
Reform of the DAX, The German Blue Chip Stock Market Index K&L Gates
Nov
17
2016
Reforming Financial Markets in Germany—Update on Implementation of MiFID2 K&L Gates
Feb
19
2024
Regulation: ECB Publishes Results of Review on Climate-Related and Environmental Risks Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
22
2020
Regulators Issue Reactions to Invalidation of EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework Hunton Andrews Kurth
Jun
25
2022
Resolved Amendment of the Proof Act Germany McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
19
2015
Restitution of Cultural Objects Taken During World War II (Part I) Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
9
2017
Restructuring and Insolvency in Germany and EU - Road Ahead for 2017 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
Mar
26
2015
Retention of Title Agreements as Creditor Protection Against Insolvent German Customers – Part 3 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
15
2015
Return of Capital – a Hot Topic in German Tax Audits McDermott Will & Emery
May
30
2014
Rights of Job Applicants in Germany McDermott Will & Emery
Jun
26
2015
Ruling of First Impression: Employees Working Abroad Do Matter for Thresholds of Corporate Co-determination in Germany McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
10
2018
Salary Payment in Tokens: German Labour Law Considerations McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
24
2014
Sanctions Update: U.S. and EU Extend Limited Sanctions Relief Related to Iran; EU Agrees to New Sanctions Against Russia Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
28
2020
SARS-COV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Standard McDermott Will & Emery
Oct
26
2015
Schrems (Safe Harbor) Judgment – German Data Protection Authorities Issue Position Paper Covington & Burling LLP
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
Feb
9
2021
SCOTUS Sets Precedent on the Expropriation Exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in the Guelph Treasure Case, and Other Stories Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Feb
25
2015
Secretary in Germany Successfully Challenges Employer’s Monitoring…Is Your Monitoring Program Defensible? Jackson Lewis P.C.
Feb
18
2015
Single Breast Grope Not Sackable Offence, Says German Court Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
11
2016
Sixth Circuit Again Addresses Forum Non Conveniens Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
3
2022
So bereiten sich Arbeitgeber auf die elektronische Arbeitsunfähigkeitsbescheinigung vor McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
9
2015
SodaStream fined by the German FCO for Abusive Practices-- Federal Cartel Offices Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
9
2024
Statusfeststellung und Legal-Tech-Compliance-Check McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
10
2022
Supreme Court to Consider Whether Lanham Act Reaches Foreign Defendants’ Extraterritorial Conduct McDermott Will & Emery
Jul
3
2020
Supreme Court Update: Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office v. Booking.com; Nestlé USA v. Doe I; Cargill v. Doe I; Department of Justice v. House Committee on the Judiciary Wiggin and Dana LLP
Dec
2
2020
Takeaways from 100th Anniversary Meeting of German Data Protection Authorities Hunton Andrews Kurth
Aug
25
2014
Takeaways from Seattle Chisum Patent Academy Summer 2014 Seminars Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
Feb
25
2021
Taming Gatekeepers – But Which Ones? Cornerstone Research
Jun
25
2018
Tariffs Wreak Havoc with The Auto Industry Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
23
2017
Taxation of Restructuring Profits – A New and Unexpected Obstacle for Restructurings in Germany Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
15
2016
The Act on Fighting Corruption in the Healthcare Sector Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
24
2023
The Adler Restructuring Plan Judgment: Is Pari Passu Passé? Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Apr
10
2020
The Art World Takes on the New Normal and Other Headlines Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Jul
13
2023
The BR Privacy & Security Download: July 2023 Blank Rome 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
Nov
7
2017
The Bundeskartellamt Publishes a Paper on Big Data and Competition Covington & Burling LLP
May
30
2017
The Countdown Begins for GDPR Compliance for EU Human Resources Data Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Jan
26
2024
The Court of Appeal Judgment in the Adler Restructuring Plan: Pari Passu is Back! Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
Jul
21
2020
The End of Privacy Shield: European Data Protection Authorities React Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
28
2021
The Enforcement of Abuse of Economic Dependence in the EU K&L Gates
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
22
2018
The European Commission finds no illegal State aid was provided by Luxembourg’s non-taxation of McDonald’s Covington & Burling LLP
Jul
6
2020
The European Union Reopens its Borders, but Bars Travelers from the United States Foley & Lardner LLP
Mar
18
2016
The German Arbeitszeugnis (reference): A Sometimes Dangerous Mystery for Non-German Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
17
2017
The German Competition Register – A New Animal In The Jungle Of EU Member States’ Competition Laws Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
14
2018
The German Monopolies Commission’s Proposals Regarding Pricing Algorithms Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
10
2023
The German Supply Chain Act On Corporate Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains Is In Effect Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
21
2014
The German Supreme Administrative Court Confirms That E-Cigarettes Are Not Medicines Or Medical Devices Covington & Burling LLP
Mar
23
2023
The German Whistleblower Act: the never-ending story approaches its end, maybe Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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