BLOMSTEIN Rechtsanwälte impresses with comprehensive expertise in foreign trade law. The ever-growing team advises international companies on European market entry, FDI filings and other investment control matters, sanctions, including Russia-related matters, and is also well versed in export control; recent growth areas include the advice on export restrictions for software and technology as well as cross-border matters in connection with the US. The practice is experienced in litigation, where major players from the energy, finance and industrial sectors are advised on customs, energy and electricity tax disputes. Roland Stein focuses on export control, sanctions and WTO law as well as investment control and Pascal Friton regularly advises on EU sanctions, German investment control and anti-boycott matters, while Florian Wolf focuses on export control, trade compliance and ESG; the latter area is among the recent growth topics. Leonard von Rummel (investment control, customs and excise tax law and export control) and Christopher Wolters (defense sector procurement matters and export control) were appointed to counsel in January 2024 and associate Laura Louca is well versed in foreign trade compliance.
Testimonials
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'Very well versed in foreign trade law; pragmatic advice at the highest level.'
'Roland Stein: Very experienced partner in foreign trade law.'
Key clients
- ADM
- Apellis International
Work highlights
- Advising Ashurst and its client the Australian Department of Defence on issues pertaining to German export control law.
- Representation of RWE in market-shaping proceedings in connection with tax exemption for electricity used to generate electricity in open-cast mining and power plants before the Düsseldorf Finance Court, the European Court of Justice and the Federal Fiscal Court.