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Trade, distribution and logistics

Taylor Wessing

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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.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Very  good professional and diverse law firm with whom cooperation runs smoothly. Very good responsiveness; Proactive, forward-looking collaboration with the in-house legal department.'

  • 'Martin Rothermel: Outstanding Partner; pragmatic and solution-oriented. Always with a holistic view. Highly competent, on time and fast.'

  • 'Particularly high quality and quality assurance by Sonja Ackermann.'

  • 'The TW team is able to assist quickly and competently with legal problems. The range of lawyers at TW is always impressive, so that even peripheral issues are dealt with at any time.'

  • 'Martin Rothermel perfectly demonstrates his expertise and decades of experience in sales law.'

  • 'High level of expertise in the area of ​​the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act - proactive provision of information and tools.'

  • 'Peter Hofbauer: His excellent experience in distribution law, contracts and general terms and conditions is an important support and help for us.'

  • 'Highly trained in the individual specialist areas; The level of detail of the legal information depends on the needs and progress of processing legal issues . Explanations are prepared in a way that is easy to understand for non-lawyers. Different departments work great hand in hand.'

Key clients

  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Calida
  • Calzedonia
  • Check24
  • Develey Senf & Feinkost
  • DoorDash
  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car
  • Essity
  • FC Bayern München
  • Great Wall Motor
  • NKD
  • Panasonic
  • Rapunzel
  • Riese & Müller
  • Samsung
  • Stagecoach
  • thyssenkrupp
  • Toyota
  • TÜV Süd
  • W. L. Gore & Associates
  • Wilde
  • Wonderland Nurserygoods
  • Zeppelin Group

Work highlights

  • Advising Calzedonia on various commercial and distribution law issues, including franchise law, online sales, trademark law and real estate law matters.
  • Ongoing and project-related advice to Enterprise Rent-a-Car on the rental business.
  • Advising Check24 on termination services, consumer contracts, general terms and conditions and terms of use as well as commercial disputes.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Martin Rothermel
Taylor Wessing
Partner  Martin is an expert in our Commercial Agreements & Distribution practice group. He is a true team player and passes on his knowledge to young colleagues. He advises companies – ranging from start-ups to global players - on the areas of purchasing, sales and distribution (e-commerce, commercial agent, authorised dealer and franchise systems) as well as on product liability. Martin is a highly recommended lawyer for the strategic organisation of international trade relations and modern distribution systems. He asserts the rights of his clients in litigious disputes and is active in international arbitration proceedings. Martin is a member of the Partners’ Council at Taylor Wessing Germany.
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Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Benedikt Rohrßen
Taylor Wessing
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).  

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Benedikt Rohrßen

Other key lawyers

Martin Rothermel, Peter Hofbauer, Julia Wulf, Arno Maria Gotting, Sebastian Rünz, Sonja Ackermann

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