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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Mar
20
2020
Which Steps Is Germany Taking To Respond To Covid-19 And Assist Potentially Stressed/Distressed Companies? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
19
2015
Granting of Restricted Stock Units is Compensation for Future Work Performance Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
1
2015
German Creditors Challenge Failure of Austrian Hypo Alpe- Adria- Bank Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
15
2019
CFIUS Filing Clearance: Utimaco and Micro Focus International Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
20
2020
Germany Suspends The Obligation For Companies To File For Insolvency Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
7
2022
Unfair Competition – How To Deal With It? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
24
2024
Will Changes to the German Insolvency Code Spark More Insolvencies? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
28
2024
Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Cunova GmbH (Germany) and KME America Marine Tube & Fitting LLC (U.S.) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
21
2015
Better Protection For Bank Customers Under New German Law Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
18
2016
The German Arbeitszeugnis (reference): A Sometimes Dangerous Mystery for Non-German Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
22
2016
Pending CFIUS Filing: Midea Group Co. Ltd. and KUKA AG Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
14
2017
German Supreme Court: Loan Administration And Management Fees Are Invalid Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
15
2018
German Court Rejects the “Bow Wave Theory” (“Bugwellentheorie”) in Test for Company Illiquidity Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
20
2020
Reducing Personnel Costs in the Corona Crisis: How Germany Supports Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
4
2017
Video Surveillance in German Public Areas – Lawful or Not? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
19
2017
Fight or Flight – Insolvency In The Aviation Industry Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
6
2018
Changes announced to 2018/19 UEFA Champions League Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
9
2019
Questions Raised Over Marketing Restrictions on Olympic Athletes Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
20
2020
Anonymization of Personal Data with Focus on Traffic Data: First Public Consultation Procedure by the Federal German Data Protection Office Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
23
2020
German DPA Issues Guidance on Schrems II and the Transfer of Personal Data to Non-EU Countries Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
16
2022
Raw Material Surcharges Again on the Cartel Radar – German Authority Raids Cable Companies Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
23
2023
The German Whistleblower Act: the never-ending story approaches its end, maybe Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
17
2023
CFIUS Clearance: Merck KGaA and Versum Materials, Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
4
2024
Workplace Harassment in Germany: “We Take All Allegations Regarding Harassment Seriously” – But What are the Consequences? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
1
2016
Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 1 April 2016 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
9
2017
Restructuring and Insolvency in Germany and EU - Road Ahead for 2017 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Sep
20
2017
EU Goes Ahead with a European Framework for Screening Incoming Foreign Direct Investments…Moving Steps Closer to the Well-Known Committee on Foreign Investment in the US (CFIUS) Filings. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
5
2020
German Federal Constitutional Court Judgment of 5 May 2020 Prohibits Bundesbank from Participating in ECB’s Public Sector Asset Purchase Programme Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
30
2020
CJEU: IP Addresses Are Not “Addresses” Under Enforcement Directive, Neither Are E-mail Addresses or Telephone Numbers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
13
2022
German Supervisory Authorities: Online Traders Must Allow Guest Access for Customer Orders Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
11
2022
General Assemblies in Germany – Virtual or Physical? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
5
2024
Does Permitting the Use of AI in Employment Call the Works Council into Action? Not Necessarily, Says the German Labour Court Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
13
2016
German Insolvency Law applies to Director of English Company operating in Germany Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
6
2017
Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Linde plc and Praxair, Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
7
2017
Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 27 November Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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