Jointly led by export control and embargoe expert Ole-Jochen Melchior and antitrust specialist Helmut Janssen, Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH advises on various foreign trade law matters. Melchior advises companies on regulatory frameworks, sanctions and export control procedures, while Janssen regularly joins forces with the China expert Thomas Weidlich and the corporate practice on investment control in the context of international transactions. Litigator Richard Happ routinely represents clients in foreign trade arbitration proceedings.
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Key clients
- Swissport International AG
- Chugai Pharma Europe Limited
- Carborundum Universal Limited
- Autoneum Management AG
- Gurit Holding AG
- SEG Automotive GmbH
- Matthews International Corporation
- Harley-Davidson
- TE Connectivity
- Carcoustics
- Comau
- Bültel
- Karcher AG
- Alfred Kärcher GmbH & Co. KG
- Haus Cramer
- Heinrich Georg Maschinenfabrik
- H. Stoll AG & Co. KG
- RWE AG
Work highlights
- Legal, tax and antitrust advice to Swissport International AG on the acquisition of a majority stake in Flughafen Düsseldorf Cargo GmbH by way of a mixed cash and non-cash contribution.
- Advising Matthews International Corporation on the acquisition of OLBRICH GmbH and R+S Automotive GmbH, including review of registration requirements and other investment law issues in China.
- Advising Gurit Holding AG, based in Wattwil (Switzerland), on investment control under the AWG on the sale of its Aerospace division to the Austrian Isovolta Group.