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FGvW is advising Indian automotive supplier Motherson in exclusive negotiations on the acquisition of the entire wiring harness business of Nexans autoelectric GmbH in Germany with a total volume of 207 million euro (enterprise value). Samvardhana Motherson International Limited (SAMIL) has entered into an agreement through its subsidiaries to acquire the entire wiring harness business of...

FGvW has advised PICOM Holding GmbH on corporate and tax law matters in connection with its acquisition of a 24.9 percent stake in HSM Handball Sport Management und Marketing GmbH, the operating company of Handball Sport Verein Hamburg, a well-known professional handball club from Germany. PICOM Holding GmbH is an asset management company owned by...

FGvW provided comprehensive legal advice to the Dominikanerprovinz Teutonia e.V. on the drafting of a leasehold agreement for its former Heilig Kreuz (“Holy Cross”) monastery church at Lindenstraße 45 in Cologne. The contractual arrangement creates a future solution at the interface between religious spirituality and independent theater culture. The secularized monastery church was granted to the multi-award-winning...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on November 13, 2025 (Case C-563/24) that the legally defined designation “gin” is not permissible for a product without alcohol, even if the manufacturer clearly uses the label “alcohol-free.” The potential for misleading consumers is irrelevant in this context. The starting point of the proceedings was a preliminary...

We are delighted that many of our lawyers have once again been honored by Leaders League with “highly recommended” and “recommended” ratings in their respective fields of expertise. The updated rankings aim to provide users with an overview of the best organizations in a given field, which are classified according to several objective criteria and...

We are continuing to expand our Frankfurt office and are significantly strengthening our overall range of legal advisory services: In December and January, four partners and two local partners from the Frankfurt office of ADVANT Beiten are joining our firm. In total, FGvW has gained nine new partners and two new local partners for its offices...

On November 13, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) (judgment of November 13, 2025 – Case C-654/23) clarified the rules for sending newsletters to existing customers. The subject of the decision was the interpretation of Art. 6 (1) GDPR and Art. 13 (1) and (2) of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Directive (Directive 2002/58/EC,...

The German implementation of the Mass Redundancy Directive (EU) is also in line with European law with regard to its consequences for the legal validity of employer terminations! In two judgments handed down on October 30, 2025, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) answered key questions on mass redundancy notifications, thereby providing important clarifications that...

At the beginning of the next year, our law firm will once again expand it partnership by appointing five new partners from within its own ranks.Effective January 1, 2026, the firm will welcome Dr. Michael Körner, an expert in environmental law, public procurement law, and public commercial law, experienced labor lawyers Annette Rölz and Dr....

Unlike the former registered mail with peel-off label, the new digital registered mail is no longer suitable as prima facie evidence. This is the result of a decision by the Hamburg Regional Labor Court (July 14, 2025 – 4 SLa 26/24). Facts The Hamburg Regional Labor Court had to rule on the validity of a...