DLA Piper's foreign trade law team advises an international client roster on FDI filings, export and customs law issues, including compliance-related matters, as well as US and EU sanctions; these competencies correspond with the focus of counsel Thilo Streit. The practice is also also well versed in foreign trade litigation, where Ludger Giesberts (dispute resolution) regularly takes the lead.
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Key clients
- Rosen Swiss Holding AG
- HCL Technologies Ltd.
- Zeppelin International AG
- Axon Enterprise Inc
Work highlights
- Cross-border advice to Rosen Swiss Holding AG on the sale of a majority stake in the global ROSEN Group to the private markets company Partners Group, where the question of necessary or required FDI filings played a key role in the advice.
- Advice and legal representation of a German industrial company against contractual claims for return and claims for damages based on sanctions regulations.
- Advising and representing a chip manufacturer from the automotive sector in connection with liability issues regarding the EU Blocking Statute in the context of US sanctions against Cuba.