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    Contract & Commercial Law

    We provide you with comprehensive support in all legal issues that arise in the context of your operational business and in the structuring of contractual relationships with your business partners.

    When drafting agreements or contracts, it is important to anticipate possible disputes from the outset and to avoid them by means of a suitable arrangement. You will receive tailor-made solutions - because every situation is different and every agreement or contract must also contain answers to those questions that are not immediately evident.

    When it comes to trading goods, we support you along the entire value chain : From procurement and purchasing to manufacturing and production to distribution and sales in national and international B2B and B2C business.

    If you need a sparring partner for the conception of complex distribution systems or for the design of logistics and project contracts, or if you want to restructure your supply and service relationships, then we are also the right partner for you. We not only provide you with legal advice at the highest level, but at the same time pay special attention to your business management objectives. Experienced, flexible and pragmatic - from one company to another.
     
    Together with our partners active in dispute resolution, we fight passionately for your success - if necessary, also in court and arbitration tribunals.

    With our own offices in the most important economic regions of Germany, in Brussels, Moscow and Beijing, and with our partners in the ADVANT Alliance, as well as thanks to a network of outstanding partner law firms around the globe   that has grown over many years, you can trust us with your commercial issues worldwide.

    At a glance:

    • Procurement and purchasing
    • Manufacture and production
    • Sales and distribution
    • Drafting of agreements and contracts
    • General Terms and Conditions for the B2C sector
    • General terms and conditions of sale and purchase in the B2B sector
    • Target market agreements (TMA)
    • Procurement agreements
    • Product compliance and product liability
    • Cooperation agreements
    • R&D agreements
    • Contracts for large industrial facilities
    • Dealership agreements
    • Agency agreements
    • Logistics agreements

    Focus

    Procurement, purchase, manufacture and production
    • Advising on, drafting and negotiating procurement and supply agreements, as well as framework agreements and OEM contracts
    • Advising on, drafting and implementing general terms and conditions (GTC)
    • Providing advice on all contract management issues and in connection with supply chains
    • Drafting and advising on sector-specific agreements (manufacturing agreements, contract manufacturing agreement and licencing contracts, R&D cooperation agreements, tooling arrangements, lifetime contracts, consignment warehousing agreements, quality control agreements, etc.)
    • Advising on the structure of contracts in relation to cooperations and joint ventures
    • Providing support with and advice on product liability and product safety (including product recalls and product warnings)
    • Advising on and implementing processes and procedures for the enforcement of or defence against claims under product liability law, warranties or supply agreements

    You can find more information on Due Diligence in the Supply Chain in our legal are ESG.

    Distribution and Sale
    • Providing advice on the structuring, establishment and reorganisation of national and international distribution systems (including direct marketing, selective distribution, exclusive distribution and composite distribution systems)
    • Advising on distribution and marketing strategies and providing support with implementing measures
    • Advising on, drafting and implementing general terms and conditions of sale (GTC) and terms of use for B2B and B2C structures
    • Advising on sales representative, authorised dealer, distributor and commission models
    • Providing advice on and support with franchise systems and agreements
    • Advising on online distribution and e-commerce
    • Providing advice on the antitrust law aspects of distribution and on compliance audits (e.g. of websites and portals)

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    Professionals

    Moscow
    Natalia Bogdanova
    Diplom-Juristin, Ph.D.
    Senior Associate
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    Berlin
    Oliver Schwarz
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Dusseldorf
    Teresa Werner
    Rechtsanwältin, Steuerberaterin, Licensed Specialist for Tax Law
    Partner
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Juliane Schöttler
    Rechtsanwältin
    Partner
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    Dusseldorf
    Prof. Dr Hans-Josef Vogel
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Mike Schwichtenberg
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Dr Peggy Müller
    Rechtsanwältin
    Partner
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    Frankfurt/Main - Munich
    Christopher Theis
    Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Procurement Law
    Partner
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    Freiburg
    Lisa Werle
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law
    Partner
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    Munich
    Dr Axel Goetz
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M.
    Partner
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    Munich
    Matthias W. Stecher
    M.C.J., Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Intellectual Property Law, Licensed Specialist for International Commercial Law,
    Partner
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    Hamburg
    Oliver Korte
    Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Stefan Bräunig
    Rehtsanwalt, LL.M.
    Partner
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    Munich
    Angelika Kapfer
    Rechtsanwältin, Steuerberaterin
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Irina Rauche
    Rechtsanwältin
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Dr Christian Kaufmann
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M.
    Partner
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    Freiburg
    Etienne Sprösser
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.B. (Cologne/Sorbonne)
    Senior Associate
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    Dusseldorf
    Jan Eltzschig
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Dusseldorf
    Sarah Heinrichs
    Rechtsanwältin
    Senior Associate
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    Hamburg
    Christopher D. Harten
    Rechtsanwalt
    Associate
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Haide Spanier
    Rechtsanwältin
    Partner
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    Munich
    Dr Birgit Münchbach
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for International Commercial Law, Commercial and Corporate Law and Information Technology Law
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Dr Michael Matthiessen
    Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Labour Law
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Dr Florian Böhm
    Rechtsanwalt
    Senior Associate
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    Berlin
    Robert Schmid
    Rechtsanwalt
    Senior Associate
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    Frankfurt/Main
    Wojtek Ropel
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Dusseldorf
    Dr Winfried Richardt
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Dusseldorf
    Lale Arslan
    Rechtsanwältin
    Associate
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    Dusseldorf
    Dr Philipp Hohmann
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Munich
    Dr Nicole Hirschvogel
    Rechtsanwältin
    Partner
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    Munich
    Simone Schmatz
    Rechtsanwältin
    Associate
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    Berlin
    Dr Michael Späthe
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M.
    Partner
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    Freiburg
    Andreas Scheffold
    Rechtsanwalt
    Associate
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    Freiburg
    Damien Heinrich
    Rechtsanwalt
    Associate
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    Moscow - Hamburg
    Falk Tischendorf
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Hamburg
    Helena Thiel
    Rechtsanwältin
    Associate
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    Munich
    Valerie Hoffmann
    Rechtsanwältin
    Senior Associate
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    Beijing - Berlin
    Lelu Li
    Rechtsanwältin
    Partner
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    Munich
    Moritz Kopp
    Rechtsanwalt, LL.M.
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Olga Prokopyeva
    Rechtsanwältin
    Senior Associate
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    Freiburg
    Dr Barbara Mayer
    Rechtsanwältin, Licensed Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law
    Partner
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    Munich
    Dr André Depping
    Rechtsanwalt, Mediator, M.L.E.
    Partner
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    Berlin
    Carsten Pütger
    Rechtsanwalt
    Partner
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    Munich
    Chiara-Lucia Peterhammer
    Rechtsanwältin
    Senior Associate
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    Freiburg
    Dr Philipp Pordzik
    Rechtsanwalt
    Associate
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    ADVANT Beiten is listed in the field of Trade Law.

    (Best Law Firms – Germany 2025)

    ADVANT Beiten is one of the "Leading Law Firms" in the legal field of contract law.
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