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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May
6
2020
 Global Re-Opening: Considerations When Employees Return to the Workplace Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
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
Apr
28
2020
 Coalition Committee: Increase of Short-Time Work Allowances McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
28
2020
 SARS-COV-2 Occupational Health and Safety Standard McDermott Will & Emery
Apr
28
2020
 COVID-19: Measures Under the Economic Stabilization Fund Act and the Planned Law on the BayernFonds to Mitigate the Economic Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic K&L Gates
Apr
16
2020
 Germany Updates Food-Contact Recommendations Keller and Heckman LLP
Apr
10
2020
 The Art World Takes on the New Normal and Other Headlines Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Apr
7
2020
 Underestimated Risks: M&A and German Employee Inventions Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
7
2020
 New Skilled Worker Immigration Act and Novelties for Labor Migration in Germany K&L Gates
Apr
6
2020
 COVID-19: FAQs for Employers Doing Business in Germany Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Apr
3
2020
 Unified Patent Court ratification declared unconstitutional by German court Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Apr
2
2020
 German Law Aspects of Crypto Assets Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
1
2020
 Coronavirus/COVID-19: Update Legal Issues in Germany Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
1
2020
 Which Law Applies When Determining the Validity of an Assignment of Receivables Cross-Border? Update Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
27
2020
 COVID-19: Effects on Payment Obligations of Tenants in Germany K&L Gates
Mar
25
2020
 New insolvency regulation in Germany aimed at supporting businesses in distress Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
24
2020
 COVID-19 – Legal Implications for Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Companies in Germany McDermott Will & Emery
Mar
23
2020
 German Constitutional Court Partly Slows Down The Unified Patent Court Agreement Process K&L Gates
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
Mar
20
2020
 Reducing Personnel Costs in the Corona Crisis: How Germany Supports Employers Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
20
2020
 Germany Suspends The Obligation For Companies To File For Insolvency Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
20
2020
 Which Steps Is Germany Taking To Respond To Covid-19 And Assist Potentially Stressed/Distressed Companies? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
16
2020
 COVID-19 and International Travel: The Latest Immigration Consequences of the Coronavirus Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
Mar
16
2020
 FAQ: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Employment Law in Germany Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Mar
2
2020
 Germany Publishes English Translation of TRGS 527: Activities with Nanomaterials Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Feb
24
2020
 German BfDI Initiates Public Consultation Process Regarding Anonymization Under The GDPR McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
24
2020
 Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: ZF Friedrichshafen AG and WABCO Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
11
2020
 2019 IP Law Year in Review – European Issues McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
11
2020
 German Act on Tax Incentives for Research and Development (FZulG) in Force K&L Gates
Feb
6
2020
 Draft Amendment to German Patent Act May Limit Availability of Injunctions McDermott Will & Emery
Feb
4
2020
 The Western Hemisphere | Recap of Early 2020 U.S. Engagement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jan
23
2020
 Which Law Applies When Determining the Validity of an Assignment of Receivables Cross-Border? Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
18
2019
 A long time ago in a member state far, far away… Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
12
2019
 Multimillion-Euro Fine Imposed on German Residential Real Estate Company for Violations of the EU General Data Protection Regulation Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Dec
9
2019
 Questions Raised Over Marketing Restrictions on Olympic Athletes Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
25
2019
 Antitrust M&A Snapshot | DOJ Arbitrates Market Definition Dispute While EC Clears Acquisition of Broadband and Energy Networks McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
14
2019
 German Environmental Agency Will Hold Conference on Advanced Materials Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Nov
11
2019
 Lead the Way: Liechtenstein and Bavarian Data Protection Authorities Publish Guidance on Data Access and Security K&L Gates
Nov
8
2019
 CFTC Approves Three Foreign Board of Trade Applications Katten
Nov
7
2019
 New York Museum Turns Over Possible Nazi-Looted Art to FBI and Other Art Headlines Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Nov
7
2019
 In The Pink: Lack Of Personal Jurisdiction Results In Dismissal Of Non-infringement Verdict McDermott Will & Emery
Nov
5
2019
 Key Considerations for Global SEP Litigation - Part 2 Mintz
Oct
25
2019
 University Of Surrey Announces New Study On Microbial Organisms To Digest Plastic Waste Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
Oct
3
2019
 Golden Coffin to Be Returned to Egypt and Other Headlines Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Sep
15
2019
 German Government Publishes Proposed Law for Proprietary Trading Firms Katten
Sep
8
2019
 German Court: Facebook’s Use of Non-Facebook Data, Even if a Privacy Violation, is Not Anti-Competitive MoginRubin
Aug
13
2019
 German Chemical Industry Association Publishes Guidance on Safe Recovery and Disposal of Wastes Containing Nanomaterials Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
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
Aug
9
2019
 Lawsuit Against Pace Gallery Owners Over Agnes Martin Works Dismissed & Other Art World Headlines Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
Aug
6
2019
 Hamburg Data Protection Commission: Declaring a Data Emergency Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
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