Important reference cases in recent years:

• • Judicial enforcement of warranty claims of a Tier 1 supplier against a Tier 2 supplier (volume: approx. EUR 1.1 million)
  • Advising and representing a Tier 1 supplier on the conclusion of a warranty agreement with an OEM and a Tier 2 supplier (volume: approx. EUR 19.1 million)
  • Out-of-court representation of a Tier 1 supplier in the defence against claims for damages by a Tier 2 supplier due to non-call-off of products (volume: approx. EUR 2 million)
  • Advising on the revision of a supplier’s global terms and conditions of purchase
  • Legal representation of a Tier 1 supplier in determining the scope of a patent licence under a development agreement with a Tier 2 supplier (volume approx. EUR 2 million)
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on the defence against claims for damages by a Tier 2 supplier (volume approx. EUR 270 million)
  • Advising on the structuring of an asset deal for the sale of several plants of a Tier 1 supplier
  • Judicial enforcement of warranty claims of a Tier 1 supplier against a Tier 2 supplier (volume: approx. EUR 4.5 million)
  • Advising numerous Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers on the effects of the war in Ukraine on existing supply relationships, in particular price adjustment requests and force majeure objections
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on the defence of warranty claims of an OEM and recourse against a Tier 2 supplier (volume approx. EUR 250 million)
  • Advising a Tier1 supplier on the conclusion of a restructuring agreement with an OEM (volume approx. EUR 9 million)
  • Legal representation of a Tier 1 supplier in defence against a claim by a Tier 2 supplier in a contractual dispute (volume: approx. EUR 24.9 million)
  • Risk analysis on liability risks of the management of a state lottery company
  • Advising a project company on a credit facility agreement (volume: EUR 20 million)
  • Advising numerous Tier 1 and Tier 2 suppliers on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on existing supply relationships, namely price adjustment requests and force majeure objections
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on the defence of warranty claims of an OEM (volume: EUR 18.6 million)
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on force majeure defence against OEM with regard to strike
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on the drafting of a side letter for the purpose of individual modification of the purchasing conditions of a German car manufacturer
  • Expert opinion on directors’ and officers’ liability claims of an exchange-listed biotech company due to breach of trust by a top manager (volume: approx. EUR 3.7 million)
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on the defence of warranty claims of a German car manufacturer due to interference noise of a component and on recourse against Tier 2 suppliers (volume: approx. EUR 15 million)
  • Due diligence for the area of customer/supplier contracts in connection with the planned takeover of a Tier 1 supplier
  • Advising a Tier1 supplier vis-à-vis a German car manufacturer on the negotiation of a contract for vehicle assembly in contract manufacturing (total volume over EUR 1 billion)
  • Representing a Tier 2 supplier against a manufacturer of automotive brakes in a dispute over the economic consequences of failing to meet development targets (volume approx. EUR 25 million)
  • Advising a Tier 1 supplier on the defence against a delivery stop by Tier 2 suppliers at the end of the year
  • Advising a foreign investor in a dispute over the assignment of trust assets in rem (volume approx. EUR 19 million)
  • Defence against attempts to enforce a distribution relationship on the basis of antitrust law against a state lottery company
  • Defence against directors’ and officers’ liability claims raised against the management board of an AG, assertion of coverage claims against D&O insurance (volume approx. EUR 3.3 million)

• „Negative Publizität des Handelsregisters und Missbrauch der Vertretungsmacht: Anm. zu BGH, Urt. v. 09.01.2024 – II ZR 220/22“, NotBZ 2024, 257 (on publicity of the commercial register and abuse of actual authority)
• „Das notarielle Protokoll über die virtuelle Hauptversammlung der AG“, notar 2024, 22 (on notarisation of virtual AGMs in German Stock Corporations)
• „Umfang der Inhabilitätsversicherung: Anm. zu BGH v . 28.06.2022 – II ZB 8/22“, NotBZ 2023, 20 (on formalities of entering new managing directors in the commercial register of a German GmbH)
• „Kommentierung der §§ 57-62 BeurkG und der §§ 38-46 BNotO“ in: Heinemann/Trautims (Hrsg.), Handkommentar Notarrecht, Nomos 2022 (Commentary on §§ 57-62 BeurkG and §§ 38-46 BNotO in German notarial handbook)
• „Teilgewinnabführungsverträge mit einer GmbH: Anm. zu BGH v . 16.07.2019 – II ZR 426/17“, NotBZ 2020, 26-28 (case note on the judgment regarding a control and profit transfer agreement with a limited liability company)
• „Mängelgewährleistung beim Geschäftsanteilskauf: Anm. zu BGH v. 26.09.2018 – VIII ZR 187/17“, NotBZ 2019, 98-100 (case note on warranty rights in M&A)
• „Heilung fehlerhafter Übernahmeerklärungen mit Handelsregistereintragung: Anm. zu BGH v. 17.10.2017 – KZR 24/15“, NotBZ 2018, 186-188 (case note on the correction of erroneous allotments of shares upon entry in the commercial register)
• „Das Stillhalteabkommen „vorbehaltlich der Inanspruchnahme des Bürgen“ – untauglicher Versuch eines Vertrages zu Lasten Dritter!“, BKR 2018, 133 (case note on legal questions about the guarantee)
• „Bürgschaft und Verjährung“, BKR 2017, 447 (on guarantees and statute of limitation)
• „Das Kulturgutschutzgesetz – neue Chancen für die Gestaltungsberatung“, NJOZ 2017, 1498 (co-author: Dr Christiane v. Richthofen) (on the German Cultural Property Protection Act)
• „Keine Einberufung von Gesellschafterversammlungen durch Scheinorgane: Anm. zu BGH, Urt. v. 25.10.2016 – II ZR 230/15 und Urt. v. 08.11.2016 – II ZR 304/15“, NotBZ 2017, 180 (case note on Convening shareholder meetings by pseudo-directors)
• „Anwaltliche Begleitung in der notariellen Beurkundungsverhandlung“, NJW 2017, 137 (on legal support during notarisations)
• „‘Verschollene‘ Beteiligte bei der GmbH – eine Herausforderung für die Beurkundungspraxis“, Notar 2017, 28 (on how to deal with missing GmbH shareholders)
• „Konkrete Bezeichnung des Gründungsaufwandes in der Satzung: Anm. zu OLG Celle, Beschl. v. 11.02.2016 – 9 w 10/16“, NotBZ 2016, 263 (case note on provisions of the articles of association regarding the formation costs of the GmbH)
• „Gesellschafterbeschlüsse mit unbekannten oder unerreichbaren Gesellschaftern in der GmbH“, NJW 2016, 1852 (on shareholder resolutions with unknown or unavailable shareholders in the GmbH
• „Der Leiter der GmbH-Gesellschafterversammlung“, NJW 2015, 3190 (on the president of the AGM)
• „Laufzeit, Anpassung und Beendigung von Belieferungsverträgen am Beispiel der Kfz-Zulieferindustrie“, NJOZ 2013, 577 (on term, adjustment and termination of supply contracts, in particular in the automotive supply industry)
• „Wenn die UG erwachsen werden soll – „Umwandlung“ in die GmbH“, NJW 2010, 3686 (on the transition from the „mini-GmbH“ to the regular GmbH)
• „Treuhandkonten in Zwangsvollstreckung und Insolvenz“ in: NJW 2007, 2513 (on escrow accounts within the context of enforcement and insolvency
• „Negative Tatsachen – ein Beweisproblem im Anwaltshaftungsrecht“ in: VersR 2007, 36 (on how to prove negative facts)
• „Das Policenmodell und § 5a VVG: Schwebend unwirksamer Versicherungsvertrag oder ‘Rumpfvertrag’?“ in: VersR 2006, 313 (on legal details for the conclusion of insurance contracts)
• „Vorstandsbezüge und der Auskunftsanspruch der Aktionäre“ in: INF 2003, 792 (co-author: Dr Harald Stang) (on management board remuneration and the shareholders’ right to information)