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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. 

Awards & Recognitions
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    „stark im Vertiebskartellrecht“
    JUVE Handbuch 2022/2023
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    „Kompetenz besonders zu allen Fragen um das Thema Preise und Rabatte“.
    JUVE Handbuch 2021/2022

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EU/International Trade Outlook 2026 – How to Best Navigate Increasingly Choppy Waters?

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New State aid Guidelines and Exemption Regulation in the transport sector

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06 Mar 2026 5 min read

European Commission consultation on the draft General Block Exemption Regulation on State aid with potential extension of operating aid to airports up to 500.000 passengers per year

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Events

  • Germany
    08 Apr 2026

    CMS at Fordham IP & Policy Conference

  • Germany
    21 Apr 2026

    On the Pulse webinar series 2026 - Spring/Summer

  • Germany
    28 Apr 2026

    IP Insights webinar series 2026

  • Germany
    02 May 2026

    CMS at INTA 2026

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