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
6
2015
German Competition Authority (FCO) Sends Statement of Objections to Booking.com Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
14
2015
What You Need to Know About Germany’s Cybersecurity Law Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
14
2018
The German Monopolies Commission’s Proposals Regarding Pricing Algorithms Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
9
2015
Google Loses Administrative Appeal Against Hamburg Decision Concerning Its Practice of Cross-Service Data Combination Covington & Burling LLP
Sep
16
2015
Data Localization Requirements Through the Backdoor? Germany’s “Federal Cloud”, and New Criteria For the Use of Cloud Services by the German Federal Administration Covington & Burling LLP
Nov
7
2017
The Bundeskartellamt Publishes a Paper on Big Data and Competition Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
29
2018
German court allows pharma company promotional statements about Rx-drug to counter a “shitstorm” – a trend also for the rest of the EU? Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
27
2015
Ad Blocking Declared Legal: German Court Dismisses Discrimination Claims Brought by Publishers, but AdBlock Plus Maker Eyeo is Not Home Free Yet Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
25
2016
Germany Extends Right of Qualified Consumer Associations to Challenge Privacy Violations Covington & Burling LLP
Jun
10
2014
G7 Leaders Tackle Growth, Stability and Tax Bases; Warn Absent Russia Covington & Burling LLP
Apr
29
2015
German Federal Supreme Court Confirms Successor Liability for Coffee Roasters in Spite of Corporate Restructuring Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
2
2016
Another Round Of Upcoming Amendments To The Medicines Laws In Germany – Clinical Trials, Advertising, Biologics And More… Covington & Burling LLP
Feb
19
2015
Germany Headed to Stricter Criminal Laws Against “Corruption In The Healthcare Sector” Covington & Burling LLP
Aug
4
2016
Antitrust Infringements: Cartel Damages Claims in Germany Covington & Burling LLP
Oct
23
2014
New EU Commission Confirmed Covington & Burling LLP
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
Mar
21
2016
Closure of the ‘Balkan Road Covington & Burling LLP
Dec
18
2014
Corporate Fiduciaries Held Liable for Dishonest Assistance in Jersey Horwood Marcus & Berk Chartered
May
6
2020
Global Re-Opening: Considerations When Employees Return to the Workplace Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Dec
17
2020
UPDATE: Luxembourg Extends COVID-19-Related Amicable Agreements with Neighboring Countries Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
Sep
14
2020
Luxembourg’s Teleworking Agreements with Neighboring Countries Remove Tax and Social Security Burdens During the COVID-19 Pandemic Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
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
Jul
26
2018
Germany Provides Draft of Brexit Implementation Act Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Dec
18
2019
A long time ago in a member state far, far away… Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
19
2020
Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update – June 19, 2020 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
18
2022
Through the Fire? Not Anymore – European Court of Justice Strengthens Rights of Patent Owners in Germany Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
19
2022
Cross-Border Corporate Transformations in Germany – Important Changes Ahead Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Mar
18
2015
Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 16 March 2015 re: Cookie Directive, Dashcam Recordings, and more Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Nov
6
2015
German Data Protection Commissioners question the use of BCR and Model Clauses in Data Transfers to the US Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Aug
31
2016
Privacy Shield, Employee Inspection Rights: Weekly Data Privacy Alert – 22 August 2016 Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Feb
1
2017
International Labor: Obligation to Re-Employ Following Invalid Termination of Employment Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
9
2017
Red Bull Leipzig v Red Bull Salzburg: a Champions League Reality? 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
Mar
25
2020
New insolvency regulation in Germany aimed at supporting businesses in distress Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
May
11
2021
UK, German and Australian Antitrust Agencies Issue Joint Statement for More Rigorous Merger Control Enforcement Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
11
2021
Breaking News from Karlsruhe: Progress on the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jul
3
2015
Immoral Marks: German OHIM allows “DIE WANDERHURE” Despite its Potential Juicy Meaning Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Jun
14
2017
Germany Acts to Curb Tax Effects of Patent/IP Box Regimes Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Oct
24
2018
CFIUS Filing Clearance: Durr AG and MeGTEC and Universal Businesses of Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Inc. Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
Apr
11
2019
“Cum-Ex” Tax Scandal Arrives in Strasbourg and Ensnares International Law Firm Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
 

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