CMS offers expertise in supply chains and distribution law and is regularly instructed by companies from the energy sector on price adjustments and restructuring in connection with the German energy transition. Supply chain compliance is a key focus of counsel Christoph Schröder, where he assists with matters pertaining to the new supply chain due diligence law. Practice head Gerald Gräfe advises on contract negotiations and related disputes in the automotive sector, while Robert Budde is regularly instructed by consumer goods companies on price agreements and distribution system disputes. Peter Endres is a key contacts for licensing and franchise law.
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Key clients
- Alfred Kärcher
- Alnatura
Work highlights
- Advising Coca-Cola Europacific Partners on defending against an injunction on the supply of products at the previously agreed prices.
- Advising Volkswagen on the establishment of an international joint venture for the production of cathode material for the production of battery cells with the Belgian materials technology group Umicore.