Commercial Law
Commercial law is as diverse as the challenges that companies face on a daily basis. It encompasses all legal regulations that affect entrepreneurial activity. From the establishment and financing of companies to contract drafting, compliance and employment law to customs law and issues relating to digitalisation, regulation and international markets - the legal framework is constantly evolving as a result of legislation, case law and social changes. For companies, this not only means legal risks, but can also offer real strategic opportunities if forward-looking legal advice is provided.
Our lawyers understand the legal, economic and technological contexts of commercial law. They are just as familiar with the entrepreneurial processes of medium-sized companies and international groups as they are with the processes of the public sector and organisations. Our clients benefit from our holistic and interdisciplinary advice.
In order to bundle our expertise, we have structured our teams into practice groups and focus areas:
The practice groups of our law firm
Our employment law practice group focuses in particular on legal advice in connection with
- Employment contracts, working time and remuneration models (including pay transparency)
- issues relating to company pension schemes (company pension) and the termination of employment relationships
- Company agreements and social plans (incl. election of the works council)
- Co-determination and collective bargaining law
- ESG and labour law (fair work)
- transactions
- Transfers of undertakings, operational changes, reorganisations and rationalisations
- Temporary employment
Our construction law practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- Construction contract law (with innovative contract forms such as IPA or progressive partnership agreements)
Architectural law - Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Property developer law
- Legal advice during construction
- Risk and claim management
- Construction conflict management
- Project development
- Plant construction
- Criminal construction law
- Construction labour law
- Construction insolvency law
Our Commercial practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- Comprehensive contract drafting and review
- Banking and banking supervisory law
- Distribution law and franchise law
- Supply and service relationships
- GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS
- Transport and warehousing law
Our Corporate/M&A practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- M&A transactions, PE/VC
- Corporate law
- Joint ventures
- Buy-outs
- Corporate structuring
- Reorganisations
- Tax law
- Capital market law
Our real estate practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- Transactions
- Financing
- Restructuring
- Asset management and commercial tenancy law
- Project developments
- Public building law
- Notary's office
Our Insolvency & Restructuring practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- Defence against insolvency challenges
- D&O insurance
- Restructuring and reorganisation
- Company acquisitions out of insolvency (distressed M&A)
- Insolvency administration
- Insolvency criminal law
Our dispute resolution practice group specialises in particular in legal advice and representation in connection with
- Civil proceedings in the state courts
- Product liability
- Product safety
- Insurance law
- Criminal proceedings
- Arbitration proceedings
- Mediation
- Arbitration
- Private international law
- International civil procedure law
Our public law practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- Environmental and planning law
- Public procurement law
- Energy law
- Constitutional law
- Food and animal feed law
- Regulation
- State aid and subsidy law
- Immission control law
- Air traffic law
- Public building law
Our TMC/IP practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- IT law and data protection
- Cyber security
- Artificial intelligence
- Trade marks and design
- Media
- Patents and know-how
- Copyright
- Competition and advertising
- Antitrust law
- Telecommunications
Our Customs & Foreign Trade practice group specialises in particular in providing legal advice in connection with
- European customs law including customs law issues relating to foreign trade law
- Embargoes and sanctions
- Export control
- Investment control law
- Green trade, in particular due diligence obligations in the supply chain (LkSG), deforestation-free supply chains (EUDR), CBAM
- Anti-dumping law
- WTO law
- Value added tax law
- Excise duty law
- Energy tax law
Our focus areas for legal advice
Legal solutions are only fully effective if they are tailored precisely to the requirements of an industry. At GvW, we therefore rely on specialised teams with a deep understanding of the market with our interdisciplinary focus areas.
"Very well organised law firm, also in connection with cross-jurisdictional advice"
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