Work Department

Commercial

Position

Anke Saßmannshausen is a Counsel in Fieldfisher's Hamburg office and advises on Commercial and Distribution Law as part of the firm's Commercial Practice Group.

Her particular focus of practice is the drafting and negotiation of contracts for the setup or expansion of purchasing, distribution and logistics systems. She has many years of experience in drafting contracts as well as in reviewing and drafting general terms and conditions.

In addition to the contractual relationships of companies within the supply chain for the procurement and distribution of products and services (B2B), this includes the advice on consumer protection regulations for the sale of products and services to consumers (B2C), in particular for online stores and the distance selling of financial products.

Another focus of her work is assisting international clients in entering the German market.

She also advises companies in connection with the ESG-Compliance (especially the implementation of the German Supply Chain Duty of Care Act and the European Supply Chain Directive).

Education

She studied law in Münster and completed her state legal training in Berlin.

She is admitted as a lawyer in Germany and holds a limited license as Foreign Law Consultant in Washington, United States.