Press releases


28 January 2025

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Vsquared Ventures on the Series B financing round of NEURA Robotics, a leading German company in the area of cognitive and humanoid robotics.

07 January 2025

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen continues to strengthen its employment law practice: Following team additions in Munich and Berlin, a six-person team from Eversheds Sutherland moved to GvW on 1 January.

21 November 2024

DFS Aviation Services GmbH (DAS), a subsidiary of DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung GmbH (DFS), has entered into a strategic partnership with Dubai Air Navigation Services (DANS). The cooperation envisages DAS providing DANS with air traffic control personnel in Dubai for a period of five years starting in January 2025. To this end, a local…

18 November 2024

The growth from within the firm’s own ranks continues: GvW Graf von Westphalen has elected eight new partners with effect from 1 January 2025. This means that the firm has admitted 30 lawyers to the partnership within the last three years.

17 October 2024

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) today published its judgment on the scope of software copyright protection (Case C-159/23 – Sony Computer Entertainment Europe) in response to a referral from the Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof - BGH).

17 October 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen is consistently implementing its commitment to sustainable business practices. In addition to the 1.5°C target of the Paris Climate Agreement, the law firm is also committed to achieving climate neutrality by 2045 aiming to reduce its emissions by approximately 80%.

09 September 2024

Amprion has now awarded civil engineering contracts for over 1,300 kilometres of underground cable routes to three joint ventures for the Korridor B and Rhein-Main-Link direct current projects. The tender was based on the model of the progressive partnership agreement developed by the transmission system operator together with GvW Graf…

16 August 2024

For the second year in a row, the law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen has been nominated by the JUVE editorial team for outstanding achievements in the Technology and Media category.

31 July 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised osapiens, the leading ESG platform and provider of compliance and sustainability reporting solutions, on a $120 million Series B financing round led by Growth Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives.

30 July 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Plant Systems & Services PSS GmbH (PSS) on the sale of its Scandinavian Veltec business in Denmark and Norway to Jernbro.

29 July 2024

Fielmann Group continues its international expansion strategy: Fielmann USA Inc. based in New York, USA, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fielmann Group AG based in Hamburg, Germany, has entered into an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares of Shoptikal Topco, Inc. (Shopko Optical) based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA.

11 July 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholders of KmB Technologie GmbH on the sale of their shares to FerrAl United GmbH, a portfolio company of Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, on the sale of their shares to FerrAl United GmbH.

01 July 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholder of Proxora GmbH on the sale of a majority stake to FLEX Capital. The parties have agreed not to disclose details of the transaction.

11 June 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen hat die FASSI Gruppe beim Erwerb der Bavaria Fahrzeugbau beraten. Der Anbieter von Ladekranen und Hebesystemen wird die Geschäfte des nordfränkischen Unternehmens im Bereich Spezialfahrzeugbau fortführen.

30 April 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the Martens & Prahl Group on the reorganisation of its credit insurance division.

25 April 2024

Ronnia Zheng, LL.M. (郑蓉), a legal counsel of the Hamburg office of GvW Graf von Westphalen, is appointed as a Vice President of Asian European Arbitration Association e.V. (ASEAA) as of April 16, 2024.

17 April 2024

BWI Group and thyssenkrupp Steering agree on a long-term cooperation to jointly develop the state-of-the-art X-by-Wire chassis technology. GvW Graf von Westphalen advised BWI Group on antitrust and IP law issues in this transaction - under the lead of the Chinese law firm AllBright.

21 March 2024

Law plays a central role in the transformation towards a more sustainable economy. Hardly any other area is currently developing as dynamically as advice on environmental social governance. The increasing demand from companies for advice on ESG issues and the need for even stronger interdisciplinary networking of ESG expertise at GvW Graf…

07 March 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised a founder of DermLite LLC, a leading Californian provider of handheld dermatoscopes, on the sale of the company to FotoFinder Systems GmbH, a manufacturer of imaging systems for dermatology, and the re-investment in the buyer.

20 February 2024

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is further expanding its advice in the field of environmental social governance: The new Green Trade Team, led by Hamburg partner Dr. Lothar Harings, supports companies in all sustainability issues along the supply chain. In addition to compliance advice, the ten-strong core team focuses on the areas…

15 February 2024

Foreign trade law, sanctions law and plant construction: the law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen has achieved three Tier 1 rankings in the Legal 500 Germany handbook for the first time this year. In addition, it is represented in more top lists than ever before with a total of 22 specialist areas.

08 January 2024

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised on the sale of Breitenbach Software-Engineering GmbH to the RLDatix group. The closing of the transaction is subject to customary regulatory clearances.

04 January 2024

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is further expanding its insurance industry focus area: As of January 1, 2024, Dr Quirin Vergho will join the firm's Munich office as an equity partner.

05 December 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the shareholders of SmartRep GmbH on the sale of the company to the Swedish KAMIC Group.

28 November 2023

"The firm's flagship practice impresses with its great expertise in all matters relating to the cross-border trade of goods and has been one of the uncontested market leaders for years". This is what the JUVE editorial team wrote in its current handbook for commercial law firms about the GvW team in foreign trade law, which has already…

27 November 2023

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen is opening another office in Asia: In addition to its office in Shanghai, the law firm will have its own office in Vietnam from January 2024. Stefan Ewers, who was responsible for Rödl & Partner's Vietnam office for eight years, joined GvW as an equity partner in October 2023 and will head the new GvW…

22 November 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised the Midwich Group on its acquisition of a majority stake (combined with an option to become the sole shareholder) of prodyTel Distribution GmbH. Closing of the transaction is subject to merger control clearance from the German Federal Cartel Office.

20 November 2023

The law firm GvW Graf von Westphalen continues to focus strongly on its own young talent: with eight new equity partners and four new associated partners, the partnership has never before appointed so many new partners from its own ranks within one year.

27 October 2023

GvW has been named Law Firm of the Year for Real Estate and Construction Law at this year's JUVE Awards. Dr. Robert Theissen, partner at GvW in private construction law, accepted the prestigious trophy yesterday evening at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt on behalf of the 36-strong team.

16 October 2023

GvW Graf von Westphalen has advised Hexad on the sale of its Mobility Services Platform business unit to Volkswagen Group company CARIAD. Following approval by the antitrust authorities, the transaction was completed. The parties have agreed not to disclose the amount of the transaction.