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New: Office in Berlin
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner Opens Office in Berlin with Professionals from BRL more
13th January 2020
FGvW advises Swiss Automotive Group on merger with online dealer Autoteile Pöllath more
24th February 2020
New regulations regarding the transparency register – broad extensions of the notification obligations and the rights of inspection more
24th January 2020
FGvW Advises Swiss Automotive Group on the Acquisition of a Czech Joint Venture more
5th February 2020
Legal Changes in Germany for 2020 more
12th February 2020
New Year - News on the Subject of Money Laundering Compliance more
2nd March 2020
Lisa Werle more
4th March 2020
Trademark Law: The scope of protection of geographical indications (PGI/PDO) and its limits more
27th February 2020
Trade Conflicts, Brexit & Co: Outlook for the M&A Market 2020 more
20th February 2020
Stock Corporation Law: Variable Remuneration for the Management Board? more
17th February 2020
Is the Coronavirus a case of "force majeure"? more
16th April 2020
German Law on Limited Liability Companies: Post-Contractual Non-Competition Clauses for Managing Directors more
26th February 2020
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen Again Recommended by The Legal 500 Germany 2020 more
11th March 2020
WTR honors FGvW Trademark Practice more
9th March 2020
"Crowdworkers" shall not be deemed Employees more
19th March 2020
Effects of Coronavirus on Supply Relationships under German Law more
26th March 2020
Coronavirus SARS-CoV 2: Implications for the Judiciary more
9th April 2020
Stock corporation law: COVID-19 Pandemic Law - Temporary Relief for the Annual General Meeting (among others) more
1st April 2020
FGvW Advises Energy Informatics Company Oxygen Technologies on Financing Round more
6th April 2020
EU Commission: Validity of MDR is to be postponed by one year - decision by Council and Parliament expected more
20th April 2020
Act to Mitigate the Consequences of the COVID-19 Pandemic more
27th August 2020
Data protection: Privacy Shield Does not Allow Data Transfer to the USA more
14th April 2020
FGvW Strengthens Frankfurt Office: Christoph Börskens Joins as Partner and Opens Own Notary's Office more
27th April 2020
Short-Time Work in the Corona Crisis - An Overview of the Most Important Changes in Benefits more
18th June 2020
Is there a liability for old debts in case of buying a business from the self-administrator? more
4th May 2020
Draft of a Law on Strengthening Integrity in the Economy more
7th May 2020
Because of Covid-19: German Government Accelerates Implementation of Tighter Foreign Investment Control in the Pharmaceutical and Med Tech Sectors more
8th May 2020
FGvW Further Expanding in Frankfurt: Hannes Reiher Strengthens Construction and Real Estate Law Practice Group more
19th May 2020
"brand eins" ranking: FGvW is among the best business law firms in Germany more
27th May 2020
FGvW advises Keller on the sale of its Brazilian operations more
11th June 2020
Platform-to-Business Regulation: New Requirements for Online Platform Operators more
8th July 2020
Force Majeure - under German, French and US law more
3rd June 2020
FGvW-Team Advises Sympatient GmbH on Its Second Seed-Financing Round more
8th June 2020
We mourn the loss of our longtime partner Eberhard Freiherr von Rummel more
15th July 2020
Data Protection Law: Tracking, Analysis and Advertising Cookies Only with Active Consent more
29th June 2020
"Germany's Best Lawyers 2021" - FGvW recommended by "Best Lawyers" more
31st July 2020
Special Approvals for Medical Devices more
21st July 2020
Admissibility of the so-called Manager Model more
24th July 2020
Obligation of a Shareholder to Make Enquiries about Resolutions Adopted in the Limited Liability Company more
13th August 2020
Pain Compensation after Violation of Data Protection more
3rd August 2020
Friedrich Graf von Westphalen & Partner strengthens Labor Law Practice in Frankfurt more
10th August 2020
FGvW strengthens Real Estate Law in Berlin with further Lateral Hires from BRL more
6th August 2020
Our Latin America Expert Anneliese Moritz in an Interview with the Magazine Lawyer Monthly more
14th September 2020
Stock Corporation Law: Repayment Claims against Members of the Supervisory Board more
9th September 2020
Labor Law: Discriminating Job Advertisement more
24th August 2020
Notification obligations towards the transparency register for German Limited partnerships more
2nd September 2020
General Works Council Meeting Can be Held as a Face-to-face Meeting Despite Corona more
4th June 2020
German Law of Partnerships: A Modernization Long Overdue more
15th October 2020
GmbH Law: Legal Entities and the Possibility of Denial with Lack of Knowledge in Court more
17th September 2020
Company Law: Fines for grossly negligent infringement of the notification obligations towards the transparency register more
1st October 2020
We introduce: Christoph Börskens more
23rd September 2020
Focus: FGvW among the Top Commercial Law Firms in Germany more
30th September 2020
GmbH Law: Effective Receipt of a Summons to the Limited Liability Company Shareholders' Meeting more
8th October 2020
COVID-19 - Update: Prolongation of the suspension of the insolvency application obligation in case of over-indebtedness more
9th November 2020
Labor Law: Limitation of Claims for holiday leave according to Sections 194 et seq of the German Civil Code? - Request for a Preliminary Ruling to the ECJ more
21st October 2020
Competition Law: The Law to Strengthen Fair Competition ("Law against Warning Abuse") Was Passed in the German Federal Parliament more
5th November 2020
We introduce: Christian Claeßens LL.M. more
28th October 2020
Worth a closer look: Two unusual maps of Germany more