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Dr Benedikt Rohrßen
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Work Department
Commercial Agreements & Distribution, Product Compliance, Distribution-related Competition law & eCommerce
Position
Partner & Head of Commercial Agreements & Distributions
Benedikt Rohrßen leads the practice area Commercial Agreements & Distribution. He counsels clients on entering new markets and on the strategic (re)structuring of their distribution systems, as well as any connected competition law challenges, also in day-to-day operations (pricing specifications, territory and customer restrictions, non-competes, etc.). He has a particular penchant for digital distribution and distribution related competition law.
In addition, he and his team advise national and international companies throughout the supply chain – from product compliance, market launch and distribution to product recall, always with the aim of avoiding product liability in the first place.
Benedikt also serves on the editorial advisory board of the Zeitschrift für Vertriebsrecht (Journal of Distribution Law), as a lecturer on trade, distribution and distribution competition law at the Munich Business School and at the Deutsches Franchise Institut (German Franchise Institute). Numerous publications, lectures and webinars attest to his proven expertise in franchise, distribution and competition law, in English most recently for example, “VBER 2022: EU Competition Law for Vertical Agreements” (Springer).
Career
- Since 2022 Head of Commercial Agreements & Distributions
- Since 2021 Partner, Taylor Wessing
- Since 2016 Lecturer, Commercial Law (Handels– und Vertriebs– sowie Vertriebskartellrecht), Munich Business School
Languages
German, English, Italien, Spanish, French
Memberships
- Editorial board of ZVertriebsR (magazine for distribution law)
- AIJA (Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats / International Association of Young Lawyers), Brussels – President of the T.R.A.D.E. Commission (Trade, Retail, Agency, Distribution, E-Commerce)
- Italian Chamber of Commerce Munich–Stuttgart e.V. (Camera di Commercio Italo-Tedesca e.V.)
- International Distribution Institute (IDI), Turin
- IBA, International Franchising Committee
Education
- 2009 Doctoral degree, doctor iuris
- 2003 – 2007 Work as assistant, inter alia, chair in civil law, civil procedure, conflict of laws and comparative law
- 1998 – 2004 Legal studies, universities of Münster and Rom
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
(Next Generation Partners)Taylor Wessing impresses with expertise in supply chain and franchise matters and routinely advises in connection with e-commerce platforms and supply chain due diligence. Practice head Benedikt Rohrßen also heads the firm’s Italy desk and is regularly instructed by companies with German-Italian business relations on the design and digitisation of innovative distribution systems; he also covers distribution antitrust law matters. Compliance expert Martin Rothermel primarily assists with risk management pertaining to supply chain due diligence and Peter Hofbauer frequently advises clients from the automotive industry on contract law; Hofbauer is also experienced in commercial litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Germany > Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Trade, distribution and logistics Germany > Trade and distribution
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Information technology > Data protection
- Information technology > Information technology and digitalisation
- Real estate and construction > Project development
- Trade and distribution > Trade, distribution and logistics
- Private equity > Venture capital
Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Media > Entertainment
- Trade and distribution > Foreign trade law
- Industry focus > Healthcare and life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patent litigation: solicitors
- Dispute resolution > Product liability
- Real estate and construction > Real estate
- Intellectual property > Trade marks
- Intellectual property > Unfair competition
- Transport > Advice to the transport sector
- Compliance > Compliance
- Real estate and construction > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Corporate and M&A > Corporate
- Employment
- Industry focus > Energy
- Information technology > IT transactions and outsourcing
- Private clients and non-profits
- Public sector > Public procurement
- Banking and finance > Real estate finance
- Restructuring and insolvency > Restructuring
- Public sector > State aid
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
- Capital markets > Equity capital markets
- Insurance > Insurance litigation
- Banking and finance > Lending and borrowing
- Corporate and M&A > M&A
- Public sector > Planning and environment
- Antitrust
- Private equity > Transactions