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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.
GvW is expanding its expertise in customs and foreign trade law: From 1 April the customs specialist Axel Krause will join the eight-strong Hamburg and Brussels team of customs experts under Dr Lothar Harings and Marian Niestedt. The 46 year old will primarily deal with the cross-border movement of goods from and to Asia at the new…
GvW Graf von Westphalen's customs and foreign trade practice continues to enjoy an excellent reputation in the market. The JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms 2012/2013 once again named GvW as one of the top three firms in customs and foreign trade law. In Who's Who Legal Germany 2013 the firm was, as last year, the only firm with…
The JUVE Handbook German Commercial Law Firms 2012/2013 confirms that GvW Graf von Westphalen has made good headway. After being nominated for law firm of the year 2012, JUVE's independent editorial team states in its Handbook 2012/2013 that the firm is "on the right track".
GvW Graf von Westphalen is promoting Dr Sven Donner, Dr Magnus Dorweiler, Dr Gerd Schwendinger, LL.M. and Dr Patrick Wolff to the status of associate partners with effect from 1 January 2013. Their promotion shows the firm continuing to grow within its own ranks.
Graf von Westphalen acted as legal counsel to the majority shareholder of Interturbine Projekt Management GmbH in the sale of the entire Interturbine Group to the NASDAQ-listed company B/E Aerospace (GS: BEAV).
In a ruling handed down on March 22, 2012, the European Court of Justice overturned Council Regulation No. 1355/2008 in which the Council of the European Union imposed anti-dumping duties on canned citrus fruit imported from the People’s Republic of China.
Starting in March 2012, the internationally renowned customs law expert Michael Lux will strengthen Graf von Westphalen's foreign trade law team led by Lothar Harings and Marian Niestedt. He will be based in the law firm's Brussels office.
Graf von Westphalen has once again received strong endorsements in the JUVE Handbook. In the latest edition 2011/2012, the leading guide to commercial law firms in Germany recommends Graf von Westphalen as one of the top law firms in the areas of trade, commercial/M&A, real-estate law, environmental and planning law as well as state-aid…
The recently published 12th edition of “Kanzleien in Deutschland – eine Auswahl deutscher Wirtschaftsanwälte” (“Law Firms in Germany – a Selection of German Commercial Attorneys”) underscores the comprehensive advising expertise of Graf von Westphalen as one of the few commercial law firms “that could hold its own at the top among service…
Graf von Westphalen partner Marian Niestedt is one of four Germany-based lawyers and 250 other experts worldwide to be named as a leading figure in the Who’s Who of Trade and Customs Lawyers 2010.
InterContinental Finance Magazine has named Graf von Westphalen Germany’s “Law Firm of the Year Trade & Customs.” The award is part of the annual Legal Excellence Awards based on a survey of approximately 15,500 readers of the trade magazine conducted this year.