The foreign trade team at DLA Piper advises clients on foreign direct investment control, export compliance, customs law and sanction regimes. The practice, co-led by Ludger Giesberts and Thilo Streit, brings particular expertise in the coordination of FDI filings, including notifications for the acquisition of German companies by investors from third countries. Giesberts offers advice spanning EU regulatory law, environmental, product liability and public affairs. Streit advises on FDI procedures, export control compliance systems, sanctions regimes and cross-border payment regulations.
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Work highlights
Conducting an internal investigation for a chemical manufacturer regarding the export of controlled chemicals to Russia. Additionally, providing advice on the amendment and expansion of the company’s internal export control compliance system.
Advising a DAX-listed company regarding compliance requirements of secrecy protection laws, in connection with the establishment of a cloud infrastructure for companies subject to statutory secrecy protection obligations.
Advising an internationally operating company on an internal investigation into the deliberate export of goods to Iran, in breach of applicable sanctions regulations.
Practice head
Ludger Giesberts; Thilo Streit
Other key lawyers
Svenja Mayer