Comparative Guide
Franchise & Licensing
Germany
Dr. Christiane Berr & Sarah Liomin
Reputed for its expertise in the car manufacturing segment, Dentons also frequently acts for clients from the aviation, shipping, and rail sectors, with the team’s comprehensive portfolio extending to advice on autonomous driving, M&A, procurement, and product liability matters, as well as international airport transactions. Acting as lead of the firm’s global automotive sector group, Michael Malterer is particularly adept at advising on autonomous driving and e-mobility, covering both transactional and regulatory topics. Florian Wiesner focuses on national and EU competition law, supporting clients with distribution agreements, merger control, and German foreign investment control proceedings.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Dentons has an extremely strong US Desk in Munich.’
Key clients
- AUDI
- Aeroground Flughafen München GmbH
- Bondholders of Meyer Werft
- Bondholders of Varta
- Bondholders of Huf
- CARIAD
- Chongqing Millison
- Daimler Truck AG
- Deutsche Bahn AG
- Doppelmayr Group
- ESTRA Automotive Systems Luxembourg S.à r.l.
- Flughafen München
Work highlights
Advised the bondholders of Meyer Werft in connection with its ca. €2.4bn financial restructuring.
Advised Voith on investment control law in connection with the establishment of two hydrogen technology joint ventures with Weifu High-Tech Group.
Advised Porsche on merger and investment control law regarding the acquisition of a stake in Varta and the acquisition of V4Drive, a Varta subsidiary.
Other key lawyers
Michael Malterer; Florian Wiesner