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    Oliver Korte
    ADVANT Beiten - Hamburg
    Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law
    Partner

    Oliver Korte

    ADVANT Beiten - Hamburg
    Rechtsanwalt, Licensed Specialist for Commercial and Corporate Law
    Partner

    Contacts

    T : +49 40 688745-0

    F : +49 40 688745-9

    Oliver.Korte@advant-beiten.com

    Expertise

    Oliver Korte is Partner at ADVANT Beiten's Hamburg office and specialises in national and international commercial and distribution law. He is very experienced in drafting contracts governing the sale or purchase of goods (such as framework supply agreements, distribution agreements, general terms and conditions). He has particular expertise on issues arising in connection with the termination of commercial agency or authorised dealer agreements, especially on the compensation claim and the entitlement to termination. He frequently represents his clients before state courts or arbitration tribunals. He also regularly acts as an arbitrator in commercial and distribution disputes. Many of his clients are active in wholesale and foreign trade, with further sector focuses in the areas of food and medical products, and he also specialises in the food and medical products sectors.

    Oliver Korte studied law at the University of Hamburg. He was admitted to the German Bar in 2002. Before joining ADVANT Beiten in 2023, Mr Korte worked for SKW Schwarz and its predecessor firm for more than twenty years. 

    Awards

    Lawyer of the Year
    Best Lawyers in Kooperation mit Handelsblatt 2025

    Oliver Korte was awarded "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers in the area of Trade Law.

    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2024
    Recommended Lawyer
    Chambers Europe 2024

    „Oliver Korte of ADVANT Beiten is appreciated for his in-depth expertise in a broad range of commercial contracts including distribution agreements, general terms and conditions, and logistics as well as agency agreements. He is also well versed in handling litigation and arbitration pertaining to contractual disputes […] He does extremely well before court and is a calm, knowledgeable litigator."

    Recommended Lawyer
    JUVE Handbuch Wirtschaftskanzleien 2023/2024
    Recommended Lawyer
    Best Lawyers in cooperation with Handelsblatt 2023
    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2023
    Recommended Lawyer
    Chambers Europe 2023

    "Oliver Korte [...] is appreciated for his in-depth expertise on a broad range of commercial contracts including distribution agreements, general terms and conditions, logistics as well as agency agreements. He is also well versed in handling litigation pertaining to contractual provisions."

    Recommended Lawyer
    JUVE Handbook Commercial Law Firms 2022/2023

    "very committed", Competitor
    "extremely competent, skilled, pleasant and very trusting cooperation", Clients

    Recommended Lawyer
    Kanzleimonitor.de 2022/2023
    Recommended Lawyer
    The Legal 500 Germany & EMEA 2022

    "Oliver Korte deserves his very good reputation because he has very profound knowledge. He is also very quick to deliver his legal expertise with very high quality, so that it can serve as a basis for a good decision. I therefore greatly appreciate him as a intellectual sparring partner and always look forward to the exchange."; 
    "Oliver Korte provides a very conscientious and competent professional service. Thinks beyond the box and offers very personalised advice."

    Recommended Lawyer
    Chambers Europe 2022

    "He provides very prompt responses and although he makes analysis from different perspectives everything is very clear."

    Publications

    Publications

    "Distribution Law - The Law of Commercial Agents and Authorised Dealers in Contractual and Litigation Practice"
    Oliver Korte and Dr Bernd Westphal
    Handbook, Carl Heymanns Verlag / Wolters Kluwer, 2nd edition 2023 (co-author)

    "Modernisation of Arbitration Law on the Way"
    Oliver Korte
    in: BetriebsBerater 2023/22, first page

    "A view from Germany on limitation of liabiliy in international contracts – ineffective provisions can lull one into a false sense of security“
    Oliver Korte
    in: Risk Management Today (LexisNexis) 2023, p. 66

    "Key points commercial agents and distributors selling products in the Gulf Region should be aware of" (English and Arabic)
    Oliver Korte
    in: Legal Challenges (Kuwait) 06/2023

    "No Follow-up Commission for Repeat Orders from Intensified Existing Customers"
    Oliver Korte and Christopher D. Harten
    in: Journal of Distribution Law, 2021, p. 364

    "Supply Chain Act (RegE): New Due Diligence Obligations for Companies"
    Oliver Korte
    in: Der Betrieb, 2021/12, first page

    "Secret Protection in Distribution Law - Without Adequate Protective Measures, No More Protection of Trade and Business Secrets?"
    Oliver Korte abd Christopher D. Harten
    in: Zeitschrift für Vertriebsrecht, 2021, p. 155

    "The Indemnity Claim of the Commercial Agent during and after the Corona Pandemic"
    Oliver Korte
    in: GWR, 2020, p. 194.

    "3D Printing and Product Liability"
    Oliver Korte with Pajtesa Istrefi
    in: Der Betrieb, 2018, p. 2482

    "Arbitration - Legal Basis and Arbitration Agreement"
    Oliver Korte
    book chapter in: Hamburger Handbuch des Exportrechts, ed. Paschke / Graf / Olbrisch, C.H. Beck, 2nd ed. 2014

    "The Indemnityn Claim of the Commercial Agent after the Amendment of Sec. 89 b Commercial Code"
    Oliver Korte
    in: Der Betrieb, 2011, p. 2761

    "Pathological Arbitration Clauses - Examples from Consulting Practice"
    Oliver Korte and Breßler, Kröger, Rollin and v. Bodenhausen
    in: International Commercial Law (IHR), 2008, p. 89

    "The Hamburg Friendly Arbitration - An Overview on the Occasion of the 100th Anniversary of Section 20 Platzusancen for the Hamburg Trade in Goods"
    Oliver Korte
    in: SchiedsVZ, 2004, p. 240

    Dozens of other smaller publications (judgment notes etc. in BetriebsBerater, Der Betrieb, EwiR, GWR, Lexology, Financial Times Deutschland, association and business publications).

    Lectures (selection)

    “Force Majeure in International Trade: When Are Supply Chain Disruptions (Un)foreseeable?”, DAV Portugal and ARGE International Business Law – German-Portuguese Legal Dialogue, Porto, October 4, 2024

    “Consideration of post-contractual Developments in indemnity Claims?”, 14th Symposium on Current Issues in Distribution Law and International Trade Law of the German Society for Distribution Law (DGVR), Leipzig, May 2, 2024

    "Use of Commercial Agents Abroad," German Sweets / Export Association of the German Confectionery Industry, Bonn, June 2023

    "Protection of Secrets in Distribution Agreements," Annual Congress of the German Society for Distribution Law (DGVR), Leipzig, May 2023

    Kuwait Arbitration School, several lectures on International Arbitration Law, Kuwait City, September 2022
    "The New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation" ( Distribution Antitrust Law), Federal Association of the German Confectionery Industry, Webinar, June 2022

    "Supply Chain Disruptions, Forece Majeure and Price Rise," German Sweets / Export Association of the German Confectionery Industry, webinar, May 2022

    "Supply Chain Disruptions and Price Increases - What is the Legal Situation?" AGA Business Association, Webinar, April 2022
    Hamburg Arbitration School, Organisation of the annual training course for trainee lawyers since 2021

    "Risk Management and Liability Rules", FORUM, Online One-Day Seminar, June 2021

    "International Sales and Distribution Contracts", German Sweets / Export Association of the German Confectionery Industry, Webinar, October 2020

    "Use of Commercial Agents in Times of Corona", AGA Business Association, Webinar, June 2020

    Brown Bag Lunch „Commercial Contracts, Commercial Disputes – Lawyer in (International) Commercial and Distribution Law", lecture at the University of Hamburg, May 2020

    "Supply Chain Disruptions: COVID-19 as Force Majeure?", AGA Business Association, Webinar, March 2020

    "Supply Chain Disruptions II: Particularities in Cross-Border Contracts", AGA Business Association, Webinar, March 2020

    "Commercial Disputes - Best Practices", Association of Electrical Wholesalers (VEG), Hamburg, February 2020

    "Accelerated Arbitration", presentation at the 2nd Osnabrück Arbitration Day, University of Osnabrück, November 2019

    Dozens of other lectures at trade associations, chambers of industry and commerce, lawyers' associations, etc.

    Memberships

    • German Society for Distribution Law (DGVR)
    • HAC (Hamburg Arbitration Circle e.V., Chairman from 2011 to 2023)
    • DIS (German Institution of Arbitration)
    • Verein Rechtsstandort Hamburg e.V.