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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Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

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