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On July 18, 2022, the European Council formally adopted the "Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector", also referred to as the "Digital Markets Act" or "DMA".

Yesterday, Germany's new competition law entered into force. It brings important changes in particular for M&A and Big Tech as well as cartel proceedings in Germany.

Die von der EU geplante Reform der EBR-Richtlinie befindet sich in den finalen Zügen. Der Entwurf der Kommission („RLE-KOM") liegt seit Anfang 2024 vor.

The chemical and pharmaceutical industry in Germany is undergoing a profound shift. Competitive pressure from Asia continues to intensify, regulatory demands are rising, and long-established innovation models are proving less effective under current market conditions.

The principal body representing insolvency creditors is the creditors' assembly, through which creditors jointly exercise their rights vis-a-vis the insolvency debtor, the insolvency court and the insolvency administrator.

In our electrified world, an uninterrupted power supply is essential. A prolonged power blackout caused by attacks on renewable energy sources plants ("RES plants") or the power grid poses a serious threat and...

Five years after the new German Insolvency Code ( Insolvenzordnung) came into Insolvenzordnung force, German insolvency law is of considerable interest to both the national and international business communities.

Drogen, Menschenhandel, illegale Waffengeschäfte, Terrorfinanzierung und Kartellabsprachen – Themen, die die meisten nur aus Krimis und den Medien kennen.

On 12 December 2024, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) published its ruling in case C-118/23 (Getin Holding and Others) concerning a Polish bank's resolution.

The rise of generative and agentic AI is fundamentally disrupting the SaaS sector, threatening traditional seat-based pricing models and creating a stark divide between resilient platforms and vulnerable mid-market vendors. As AI-driven competition intensifies and a significant refinancing wave approaches in 2027-28, private equity sponsors and lenders face unprecedented challenges in evaluating software investments and managing portfolio risk.

The Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), in collaboration with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), released an exposure draft of the Corporate Governance Framework (CGF) on May 27, 2025.

German corporate group law grapples with a fundamental tension: reconciling the economic interests of a corporate group as a unified entity with the legal principle that each group company operates as an independent legal entity with distinct interests.

On 2 March 2026, the European Commission published a targeted consultation on private equity exits and the possible development of multilateral intermittent trading platforms for private company shares.

On February 26, the European Commission (EU Commission) presented various measures to strengthen the competitiveness of European industry...

The EU's sustainability reporting and due diligence landscape is in flux following the European Commission's adoption of its highly anticipated Sustainability Omnibus package in late February 2025.

Le Conseil d'Etat considère que la mise en place d'actions convertibles inverses accompagnées de divers contrats d'option de vente et d'achat peut être constitutive...

German corporate law faces a fundamental challenge in balancing the economic interests of a corporate group with the legal principle that each subsidiary remains an independent legal entity. This article examines how the concept of 'group interest' (Konzerninteresse) operates within different corporate structures, exploring the tension between centralized group management and the protection of dependent companies, minority shareholders, and creditors.