Vertical agreements
We advise our clients on the strategic design, review and (re)structuring of sales and distribution systems. They benefit from our long and wide-ranging experience of all competition law issues relating to:
- Exclusive distribution
- Selective distribution
- Franchising
- Agency agreements
- Online marketplaces and platforms
- Non-compete clauses
- E-commerce
- Dual distribution
- Pricing, including issues involving resale price maintenance and dual pricing
Industry expertise
Every industry has its own special features. Our lawyers are not only legal experts, they have also built up decades of practical experience and specialist knowledge across a number of sectors, including automotive & mobility, energy, consumer goods, life sciences, healthcare & pharmaceuticals and the engineering and manufacturing industry. We therefore have a deep understanding of your business environment, including regulated industries – and we speak your language.
Professional excellence in vertical agreements
In addition to demonstrating their practical knowledge in their work for clients, our distribution-related competition law experts are the editors and authors of the "Handbuch Vertriebskartellrecht" (Vertical Agreements Competition Law Handbook) published by C.H. Beck.
Structuring distribution systems in compliance with competition law
We advise companies on the design, review and restructuring of distribution systems – from exclusive distribution and selective distribution, through franchising and dual distribution, to e-commerce, online platforms, non-competition clauses and pricing.
Legal experts for Vertical agreements
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