Foreign Trade
It’s an ever-changing world. We’ll keep you up to date.
Constant change at the political level and in the global economy requires comprehensive know-how on channels of commerce and export control compliance. You name the goal, we’ll find the way.
Topics such as investment control or sanctions require considerable experience. With our leading expertise, we advise companies, logistics service providers and financial institutions on the development and implementation of compliance strategies, contract drafting, proceedings to obtain licenses and information as well as in their day-to-day business.
We represent companies before the national authorities and European Commission, as well as before financial and administrative courts up to the level of the European Court of Justice. We also represent companies and their executive officers in criminal and fine proceedings.
Our range of advice in the field of foreign trade includes:
- Foreign trade law/export control
- Economic sanctions and embargoes
- International contract law
- Excise duty law
- WTO law and other international economic treaties
- Customs law
- Investment screening
Awards
Unternehmensjuristen-Umfrage kanzleimonitor.de, 2021/2022
Tier 1 for Foreign Trade & Export Control in Germany for the ninth consecutive year.
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Foreign Trade / Compliance22.07.2022 Newsletter
Further tightening of EU sanctions against Russia and adjustment of existing measures
The EU Commission adopted another package of sanctions on 21 July 2022. The measures include new import bans, expanded restrictions on the export of certain sensitive technologies, as well as adjustments and corrections to existing bans and exemptions.
Foreign Trade / European State Aid Law / Antitrust Law and Merger Control / Mergers & Acquisitions / Public Procurement Law06.07.2022 Newsletter
Foreign subsidies: New screening procedure for M&A transactions and procurement processes
On 30 June 2022, the Council of the European Union and the EU Parliament agreed on the draft regulation proposed by the EU Commission on distortive foreign subsidies. Based on this agreement, the new regulation could already enter into force this year. Due to the introduction of a new mandatory screening mechanism, the regulation will have a considerable impact on transaction practice in M&A processes and in procurement procedures.
Foreign Trade14.06.2022 Newsletter
Russia sanctions: Minority shares of sanctioned persons in non-listed companies to be aggregated in future – Further non-sanctioned companies possibly also affected
With its FAQs on asset freeze and prohibition to make funds and economic resources available, the EU Commission has almost incidentally announced a far-reaching and practically highly relevant change to its previous interpretation of the sanctions regulations. By aggregating minority shareholdings of sanctioned persons, prohibitions on disposal and provision may apply in future to a large number of previously non-sanctioned companies.