Bird & Bird LLP focuses on export control and advises international clients on existing regulations and approval procedures. Practice head and export control specialist René Voigtländer is regularly instructed by clients from the technology and defense sectors on sanctions law and on issues pertaining to dual-use regulations. A growth area is the advice on compliance in connection with investment control.
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Work highlights
- Advising a global clothing company with well-known brands in the field of sports and leisure clothing on foreign trade issues and preparing statements, particularly with regard to sales and exports to Russia against the background of the current EU sanctions as a result of the Ukraine war.
- Advising the subsidiary of a large global US provider of data centers and related services on investment control law with regard to a planned transaction.
- Advising a global developer of drone technology and manufacturer of drones on the requirement and ability to obtain approval for certain components and on export projects.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
René Voigtländer