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In US partnership structures, profits interests are a popular component of executive compensation packages because they tie value to the...

Many US-based multinationals are subject to the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, which is commonly known by its German acronym, the LkSG.

This briefing is the third in a series on the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), where BLOMSTEIN addresses the key aspects that (in)directly affect businesses both within and outside the EU.

Mit welchen Instrumenten Unternehmen gleichzeitig Überkapazitäten und Fachkräftemangel begegnen können...

The Social pillar of ESG is becoming increasingly relevant for companies, centred around human rights, health and safety, diversity, fair compensation and (local) community impacts.

On July 12 the German federal government adopted important amendments (the amendments) to the German Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance (the Ordinance), allowing for wider control of foreign corporate...

The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection (Bundesministerium der Justiz und für Verbraucherschutz, the "Ministry of Justice") proposed a new Corporate

Is there a law to protect whistleblowers? If so, which law? Yes. The German Whistleblower Protection Act came into force on July 2, 2023, to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive into national law.

Employees in Germany are entitled to an allowance where their working hours are reduced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The scene is all too common—the shareholders of a German company lose trust In the company’s Managing Director. As a result, the shareholders—as is their Right—decide to remove the Managing Director from his statutory executive position.

On 29 October 2025, the Federal Cabinet adopted the draft of the Fund Risk Limitation Act (Fondsrisikobegrenzungsgesetz). The planned law is intended primarily to implement the amendments concerning the AIFM Directive

On June 11, 2021, the German parliament passed the "Law on corporate due diligence in supply chains" ("Supply Chain Law") ("Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz").

A first draft of a German Investment Screening Act (Investitionsprüfungsgesetz, IPG) was circulated in early October 2026. The text is a so-called Referentenentwurf – a working draft prepared by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWE).

In response to the financial difficulties many companies were facing due to the lockdown earlier this year in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Over the last few years disruption has become a constant challenge for businesses. Volatility has become ingrained, putting companies on the back foot as they react in piecemeal fashion to unforecastable shocks.

On May 27, 2025, the German Federal Constitutional Court (Bundesverfassungsgericht) issued a landmark ruling (Case No. 2 BvR 172/24) concerning the deductibility of start-up losses within intercompany transactions...

O prazo para a implementação da Diretiva (UE) 2019/1937 – A Diretiva Whistleblowing – está se aproximando rapidamente.