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Architects Law
An Architect does not only design buildings. He supports the builder from the first Idea for a project over financial issues, planning, the construction permit, procurement and construction itself. Homes, office buildings, functional builings up to complex infrastructure projects – no matter, what it is. This often leads to legal questions, as for example:
Architects Contracts
Supplements and additional services
Defects of planning and/or construction
Securitys to the Architecht
Legal proceedings and claims
Litigation on professional fees and liabilities
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Aviation Law
We advise
Sale and Purchase of Aircrafts
Registering Aircrafts
Aircraft and Engine related securities
Leasing agreements
Configuration agreements
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Construction Law
Construction Business is a key-branche not only in Germany. That leads to Construction Law beeing practically relevant and shaped by the ideas of cooperation, coordination and professional interaction. We are there for you, in every project stage – to avoid upcoming disputes or to effectively finish them for you.
Drafting of construction contracts
Review of construction contracts
Consulting through the construction period
Strategic Advice
Legal Management of Claims
Disturbance and interruption of construction time
Enforcement of compensations
Defence against compensations/claims
Construction defects
Litigation in construction matters
Securities in construction contracts
Arbitration
Professional association of companies (Bau – ARGE)
Consulting in case of insolvency
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Insolvency Law / Bankruptcy Law
We advise
Managers / Managing Directors in regard to Insolvency Filings
Litigation for and against Insolvency Administrators
Managing Director liability in regard to delayed insolvency filings (Sec. 15b German Insolvency Order (InsO), formerly Sec. 64 German Limited Liability Act, Sec. 92 German Stock Corporations Act, Sec. 130a German Commercial Code / Sec. 266a German Criminal Code, Sec. 34 and 69 German Tax Code etc.)
Issues regarding the German Insolvency Order, StaRUG, SanInsFoG etc.
Insolvency related contestation rights and defending against such claims
Creditors in case their business partner becomes insolvent
Registering claims with the insolvency administrator
Security rights in an insolvency
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Labour Law
We advise
Terminations / group or mass terminations
Termination related litigation for employers and employees
Severance packages
Termination and dissolution agreements
Employment and service agreements
Collective Labor Law
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Law of Tenancy
Offic-, retail-, commercial spaces – most of them are at rent in Germany. Often enough, this even applies to complex industrial sites and locations. Long-term contracts are common, as this gives security to the tennant for his business and the owner for the value of the property. Thus, a thorough contract design does not only help to avoid conflicts – it can as well have a wide impact on business value and property value.
Design of lease contracts
Lease contracts within afiliated groups
Advice for lease contracts
Subsidies or cost agreements on construction and/or build-out
Estate Agents
Enforcement of leases
Defects of the lease
Termination of lease contracts
Long-term lease contracts
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M&A transactions / SPAs / Asset Deals / Mergers and Company Successions
We advise
Share Deals / SPAs
Asset Deals
Mergers, Spin-offs etc. according to the German Transformation Act (UmwG)
Form changes according to the German Transformation Act
Company Successions
Buying and Selling Airplanes
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Public Procurement Law
The Public Procurement Law is a special matter within German Construction Law, binding for public contracting entities. European regulations on that are mostly harmonized, the German regulations are to be found in the VOB/A. Procurement proceedings are strongly formalized, which is binding for the contracting entitie as well as for the tenderer. If you are a tenderer and need advice on that, we are ready to help you.
Audit of Supplementary regulations
Advice in the tendering process
Advice in advertising biddings
Complaints within the proceeding
Enforcement of reviews within the proceeding
Appeal against review-decisions
Special issues with bidding consortia
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Real Estate Law
Real estate law and construction law are close to each other. We are consulting real estate law as well, subjects are (for example):
Design of purchase agreements/real estate
Advice during negotiations
Law/contracts of Building promoters
Estate Agents
Reverse transactions
Liabilities
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Trade and Corporate Law
We advise:
Gestaltung von Mietverträgen
Foundation of companies
Articles of Association
Shareholder Agreements
Participation models
Venture Capital Structures
Shareholder Disputes
Managing Director Liability / CEO liability
Limited Liability Companies (GmbH) and Stock Corporations (AG)
Partnerships with or without limited liability (KG, GmbH & Co. KG, oHG, silent partnerships, Civil Law partnerships
Share Deals and Asset Deals
Trade Agreements / Commercial Agreements
Supply Agreements
Agency Law