Subscribe to our newsletter25th March 2019
Data Protection & Compliance: Requirements for Whistleblowing Systems more
18th March 2019
FGvW advises EMERAM CAPITAL PARTNERS on acquisition of Dr. Heni Software more
11th March 2019
The third sex: m/f/d - Gender-neutral job advertisements as liability risk more
8th March 2019
Buyer's Claim for a Defective New Vehicle to Replacement Delivery in the Event of a Model Change more
4th March 2019
Quality Seals and Sound Marks - Changes due to the Trademark Law Reform more
1st March 2019
Max Fahr more
25th February 2019
Enforcement of the dismissal of the GmbH managing director in interim legal protection more
20th February 2019
Invalidity of resolutions of the shareholders' meeting in case of summons deficiencies more
11th February 2019
Landmark decision: Commercial waste paper collectors successful with FGvW against waste management authorities before the Federal Administrative Court more
4th February 2019
No EU design protection against spare parts more
24th January 2019
Brexit: Impacts on Supplier-Customer-Relationships more
9th January 2019
Top 100 Law Firm: In-house counsels recommend FGvW more
16th January 2019
Risk of strict contingent liability for the acquisition of shares in limited liability companies more
1st April 2019
Nadine Kirchner more
15th April 2019
Labor Law: Statutory annual leave entitlement for times of unpaid special leave more
29th April 2019
Tax Law: German Federal Finance Court (BFH) on the add-back of debt interest in a cash pool under the trade tax law more
15th May 2019
Competition law: The law on the protection of trade secrets has been passed - need for action for companies more
8th July 2019
Justus Kraner more
20th May 2019
Tax law: Even retired managing directors can be liable for the company's tax liabilities more
16th May 2019
Walter Oppenhoff Medal 2019 awarded to Friedrich Graf von Westphalen more
1st July 2019
Construction law: Architectural artwork can be removed without compensation more
8th May 2019
Medicines and Medical Devices in the EU Single Market: Dreams and Reality more
12th June 2019
Attachment of shares in a British LLP in Germany more
6th June 2019
WirtschaftsWoche: FGvW Top Law Firm for Corporate Law more
19th June 2019
Aggravated risk of personal recourse to the managing director to pay an administrative fine more
27th June 2019
Trademark law: model designation or trademark? more
24th June 2019
Company law: Duty of loyalty in the case of a shareholder's action for the company (actio pro socio) more
22nd July 2019
Company law: 1 ½ years of Transparency Register - status and current developments more
25th July 2019
Reform of the German Corporate Governance Code - The calm after the storm more
15th July 2019
"Germany's Best Lawyers 2020" - FGvW recommended by "Best Lawyers" more
15th August 2019
Registration of trademarks in Canada and Brazil easier in the future more
18th July 2019
Jonas Laudahn more
1st August 2019
FGvW advises Schölly Fiberoptic on sale of robotic endoscopy business to Intuitive Surgical more
8th August 2019
Elina Letiy more
22nd August 2019
Data protection law: Joint controllership (also) for the "Like" button more
15th August 2019
Merger control / M&A: Gun-Jumping by two-step acquisition (so-called “warehousing”) more
29th August 2019
Immediate termination of a managing director employment contract in the event of compliance violations more
12th September 2019
Action for injunction due to violation of the shareholder's membership rights more
26th September 2019
German Legislative Initiative on a Stricter Corporate Sanctions Law more
19th September 2019
Labor law: Equal representation on the supervisory board - temporary workers may also count! more
5th September 2019
Limited liability company: Responsibility of the shareholders' meeting for the remuneration of the managing directors more
25th November 2019
Ongoing legal uncertainty regarding the registrability of the term "partners" for a limited liability company more
7th October 2019
Labor Law: Waiver of the right of objection at the transfer of a business more
31st October 2019
Data Protection Law: Active Consent Required for Advertising Cookies more
3rd October 2019
Internet Search Hits – a Trademark Infringement? more
10th October 2019
Online Commerce: Obligation to Two-Factor Authentication more
24th October 2019
Tax-privileged Assets - Pool Agreements Enable Relief from Inheritance Tax more
18th November 2019
Agreements within the Group: Caution with Multiple Representations more
11th November 2019
The Share Register of German Stock Corporations: Similarities and Differences to Other "Shareholder Lists" more
7th November 2019
Real Estate Transfer Tax Reform: Attention with Share Deals - Additional Burdens when Acquiring Shares in Land Owning Companies more
8th January 2020
Shareholders' Meeting: Is a power of attorney to vote in Chinese sufficient? more
20th November 2019
Data Protection Law: New General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Fine Model more
9th December 2019
Data Protection Law: "Data Cemetery" Risk more
17th October 2019
M&A/Antitrust: Acquirer can be liable for the acquired company´s cartel infringements more
2nd December 2019
Requirements for Partial Profit Transfer Agreements with Limited Liability Companies more
21st November 2019
FGvW Among the Top 50 German Commercial Law Firms more
16th December 2019
New version of the Incoterms as of January 1, 2020 more
15th January 2020
Admissibility of the company name of a German entrepreneurial company (UG haftungsbeschränkt) with the component "Holding" despite the lack of a holding structure more
29th January 2020
Compensation by Employer in Case of Personal Injury to the Employee - Liability Privilege under the Law of the Statutory Accident Insurance more
2nd January 2020
Existence of “GTC” (general terms and conditions) despite handwritten additions more
16th March 2020
Discharge of the Management - Significance and Effect in Different Corporate Forms more