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As a full-service law firm, we offer first-class legal advice in every legal field at more than 75 locations worldwide. Our start-up advice covers, in particular, the following areas:
- Commercial: commercial agreements, cooperation agreements, research agreements, franchise agreements, supply agreements, general terms and conditions, representation in consumer protection matters.
- Corporate: advice on investment and financing structure, negotiation with shareholders and investors, articles of association, internal regulations, shareholders' agreements, advice on financing rounds and exit, employee participation programs.
- Data Protection: international data transfers, privacy and cookie policies.
- Employment: employment agreements, employment regulations, freelancer agreements, job advertisements, termination management.
- FinTech: regulatory, contract and tax law advice on ICOs, STOs, private token sales, DeFi, and all other topics relevant for ventures in the FinTech, cryptocurrencies and blockchain field.
- Intellectual Property: licence agreements, trademark registration, trademark and patent litigation, employee inventions, protection of trade secrets, NDAs.
- IT: software agreements (project, development, implementation, maintenance, outsourcing), software-as-a-service, data protection review.
- Regulatory: examination of banking, capital market and insurance law requirements for business operations, authorisations, advice on applications, representation before authorities.
- Life Sciences: examining & implementing the legal requirements concerning medical devices, drugs and addictive substances, as well as health care professions, e-health, clinical studies.
- Media & Telecommunications: reviewing and implementing requirements concerning audiovisual media services, platforms, and telecommunications networks and services (e.g. advertisements, licence applications, general terms and conditions).
- Tax: tax-optimised structuring, allocation of income among several corporate bodies, tax transparency between corporate and private spheres, employee participation programs.
Local market knowledge. Global outlook
We provide future-facing legal advice to help your organisation thrive. Combining local market knowledge and a global perspective, and with lawyers in locations worldwide, your organisation benefits from the expertise it needs, even across borders.
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