Comparative Guide
Franchise & Licensing
Germany
Dr. Christiane Berr & Sarah Liomin
Dentons‘ cross-practice offering encompasses strength in regulatory topics such as access and fee-related matters, M&A deals, public procurement, and data protection law. Volker Junghanns is recommended for the full spectrum of corporate finance with a focus on private equity and venture capital, while Christian Miercke’s varied workload includes advice on operational telecommunications contracts and the support of companies in proceedings before the Federal Network Agency. Andreas Schuler is well versed in tariff and access regulation.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘Andreas Schuler has great industry knowledge.’
- ‘Dentons has built up a very motivated team of lawyers.’
- ‘Christian Miercke is very client-oriented and a very good negotiator. Precise handling of legal issues.’
Key clients
- GlasfaserPlus GmbH
- Glasfaser NordWest GmbH & Co. KG
- goetel GmbH
- Stadtwerke Hamm GmbH
- Stadtwerke Hürth GmbH
- Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e.V.
- Yplay Germany GmbH
- Telkodata GmbH
- Tata Communications
- EFN Eifel-Net Internet Provider GmbH
- RWE Offshore Wind Netherlands B.V.
Work highlights
Represented GlasfaserPlus GmbH in multiple regulatory proceedings before the German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) and as an interested party in related proceedings initiated by Telekom Deutschland GmbH.
Advised RWE Offshore Wind Netherlands B.V. on the permissibility of the use of 5G and other frequencies in the Dutch 12 nautical mile zone.
Advising Stadtwerke Hamm GmbH on all procurement, state aid and subsidy law issues in connection with the sale of a fiber-optic network to DGN.
Other key lawyers
Volker Junghanns; Christian Miercke; Andreas Schuler