Trade and Distribution

E-Commerce is gaining a dominant importance for the global trade with products and for services of any kind. An own online store, trading via internet platforms or advertising via Google Ads, commercial companies often facing technical and legal challenges related to E-Commerce. We help our clients to cope with the legal complexity of E-Commerce and to resolve any conflicts that may arise. In the area of E-Commerce we offer the following legal services:

• Advisory on B2B and B2C commerce models
• Advisory on online stores, payment systems, delivery issues
• Advisory on labeling requirements and advertising restrictions on online product sites
• Advisory on implementation of the German Supply Chain Act in E-Commerce
• Defense against injunctive relief and claims for compensation in the online area
• Defense against unjustified complaints against platform operators
• Drafting and review of general terms and conditions, data protection documents and cancellation policies
• Judicial enforcement of rights in the area of e-commerce, in particular also in preliminary injunction proceedings
• Legal representation in domain disputes
• Legal representation vis-à-vis internet platform operators in the event of blocking of accounts
• Litigation at all German District and High Courts and Regional Appeal Courts.   
• Prosecution of infringements of competition and intellectual property rights in the online sector

Contact person

• Igor Dragobetski

International trade and global supply chains are often related with various commercial and legal challenges for companies, which are influenced by geopolitical developments. We offer merchants and companies the following services in the area of import and export:

Legal advisory, legal representation and contract drafting on the following topics:

• Approvals from the German Federal Office of Economics and Export Control
• Dual-use goods
• Export and import of goods to or from countries outside the European Union
• Embargos and sanctions lists
• Enforcement of legal claims and legal protection
• INCOTERMS
• Infringement of intellectual property rights
• Money laundering prevention
• Supply Chain Act
• Product liability
• UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods

Litigation and Arbitration

We represent importers or exporters in court proceedings at all German District and High Courts, Regional Appeal Courts and in national and international arbitration proceedings.

Contact person

• Markus Hoffmann-von Wolffersdorff

In the field of national and international distribution we support our clients with the following services:

General advice, legal representation and contract drafting on the following topics:

• Defense and enforcement of legal claims arising from deliveries
• Franchise and multilevel distribution
• Law of sale agents and brokers
• Law of merchants and trading companies
• Liability and warranties 
• Product liability and certification

Litigation and Arbitration

We represent commercial agents, manufacturers, dealers and brokers in court proceedings at all German District and High Courts, Regional Appeal Courts and in national and international arbitration proceedings.

Mediation

The legal and economic relationships between manufacturers and distributors are often long-term. Conflicts often lead to negative economic consequences for the parties involved. In the area of trade and distribution, as mediators we support the parties involved in overcoming their differences amicably by jointly working out a win-win solution in a structured process. 

Contact person

• Markus Hoffmann-von Wolffersdorff
• Igor Dragobetski
• Bernhard Böhm