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KARL-SCHARNAGL-RING 5
80539 MÜNCHEN
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Patrick Ayad
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Partner
Career
Patrick Ayad runs your business from a legal perspective. He is a global leading practitioner on international contract drafting, procurement, and distribution, as well as an experienced regulatory advisor. Within more than 15 years he has gained considerable knowledge of commercial and regulatory matters, advising global companies, particularly in the industrial and consumer goods industry sectors.
Patrick heads the commercial practice area in Germany and is on the leadership team of the global Commercial practice area. He is also the global head of the Industry Sector group Automotive and Mobility at Hogan Lovells.
According to recent sources, “top-notch lawyer” Patrick Ayad has a strong standing in the market for his “extensive expertise in global commercial contracts mandates” (Chambers Europe, 2019). For every issue “he is able to offer practically implementable solutions and doesn’t get lost in academic discussions.” In addition, “he is able to adopt our way of thinking” (Client in Chambers Europe, 2019). He is also known to be “a leading expert for automotive distribution matters and automotive sector work in general” (Legal 500, 2019).
Languages
English, German, French
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Public sector > Planning and environment
The environmental and planning law team at Hogan Lovells International LLP particularly focuses on compliance issues and advises both large DAX companies and international clients. The practice regularly assists with environmental compliance related to M&A transactions and public funding applications, but also comprehensively advises clients on land-use planning and soil protection due diligence in the context of real estate transactions; the key contact for these matters is practice head Thomas Dünchheim. Alongside supply chain due diligence expert Christian Ritz, he also increasingly advises companies on their ESG initiatives. The team further handles product-related issues; here, clients predominantly rely on the skills of Florian Unseld and Patrick Ayad, who has particular industry expertise in the automotive sector.
Germany > Transport > Advice to the transport sector
Led by the trade and distribution expert Patrick Ayad, Hogan Lovells International LLP focuses on the automotive sector and advises on the development of e-mobility concepts, autonomous driving and related regulatory issues. Florian Unseld is experienced in the design of distribution systems and consumer protection issues in the automotive sector, while Detlef Haß is well versed in litigation and supply chain disruption matters; Golo Edel was appointed to counsel in January 2023 and advises clients from the rail sector on commercial and distribution law, including regulatory issues, as well as on M&A transactions, particularly the acquisition of railway portfolios and logistics companies.
Germany > Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
(Hall of Fame)Hogan Lovells International LLP routinely advises large companies in the automotive industry on the structuring and regulatory framework of distribution systems and is also known for its expertise in negotiating supply and leasing contracts. International clients from the financial, healthcare and consumer goods sectors regularly instruct the team in contract negotiations and related disputes. Co-head Florian Unseld offers support in the restructuring of distribution systems and advises on supply chain disruptions in times of crisis, he jointly leads the practice with Patrick Ayad, who is renowned for his expertise in contract drafting and distribution antitrust law. Jörg Schickert comprehensively advises on supply chain due diligence, while counsel Sebastian Schnell assists with large distribution projects. Counsel Golo Edel is another key contact and frequently acts across the automotive, consumer goods and logistics sectors.
Germany > Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s strategic operations, agreements and regulation practice routinely handles investment control matters with a focus on compliance. Clients from the regulated industries such as TMT and defense instruct the team on the implementation of compliance systems as well as investment control. Thanks to the cross-location cooperation, the team assists with sanctions and planned exits from Russia. Here, the export and investment control lawyer Falk Schöning is a key contact; he jointly leads the team with supply chain expert Florian Unseld and regulatory specialist Patrick Ayad. Senior associate Stefan Kirwitzke complements this with antitrust law expertise.
Lawyer Rankings
- Hall of Fame Germany > Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Trade, distribution and logistics Germany > Trade and distribution
- Advice to the transport sector Germany > Transport
- Foreign trade law Germany > Trade and distribution
- Planning and environment Germany > Public sector
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Compliance > Compliance
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Compliance > Internal investigations
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Antitrust
- Dispute resolution > Arbitration (including international arbitration)
- Public sector > Commercial administrative law
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Information technology > Data protection
- Industry focus > Energy
- Banking and finance > Financial services: regulatory
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Banking and finance > Project finance
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Capital markets > Structured finance and securitisation
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Private equity > Venture capital
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Capital markets > Debt capital markets
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Consumer goods and food law
- Banking and finance > Fintech
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Tax
- Employment
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Private equity > Transactions