Everything Compliance: Shout Outs and Rants: Episode 157, No To Ukraine Corruption
What You Need to Know About the Unified Patent Court and Unitary Patent
Navigating the Once-Obscure German Nonresident Withholding Tax
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and Its Impact on Latin America
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Germany
JONES DAY PRESENTS®: Trade Secret Enforcement in Germany
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Law Firm ILN-telligence Podcast | Episode 7: Joe Mittag, OMF Otto Mittag & Partner | Frankfurt, Germany
Jones Day Talks: Developments in Germany's Wind Power Regulations
Jones Day Talks: Navigating Foreign Direct Investment in Germany
Investor Considerations in Germany’s Renewable Energy Sector
E18: ICANN Loses First GDPR Court Ruling in Germany
On 15 July 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (Bundesgerichtshof – “BGH”) made its awaited decision (case no. EnVR 1/24) on construction cost subsidies (Baukostenzuschüssen) for battery storage systems (“BESS”)....more
On 18 June 2025, the German Federal Cabinet adopted a draft law to accelerate residential construction and secure housing (Schneller bauen mit dem Wohnungsbau-Turbo | Bundesregierung) in order to implement the 100-day target...more
As of January 1, 2025, the Building Electromobility Infrastructure Act (GEIG) has come into effect, bringing significant changes for property owners. Dr. Ulrich Flege summarizes the key points of the law below: Obligation...more
Die von der Bundesregierung im Jahr 2021 geplante Novelle des Baugesetzbuches (BauGB) zur Förderung von Investitionen, Beschleunigung von Verfahren und Begrenzung von Baukosten hat große Erwartungen geschürt. Vor allem der...more
Same procedure as every year after Wiesn: it’s Expo REAL time! Project developers, bankers, brokers, investors, owners and operators – and last but not least real estate lawyers, meet at EXPO REAL in Munich, Germany’s most...more
Over recent years, the repurposing of buildings has increased significantly in Germany. While there was previously a tendency to demolish buildings and replace them with a new building, it has now been recognized that...more
In der Grundbuchsache V ZB 12/22 hatte sich der BGH mit der Frage zu beschäftigen, ob eine grenzüberschreitende Tiefgarage, die als rechtmäßiger Überbau errichtet wurde, als eigenständiges Gebäude zu betrachten ist, auch wenn...more
Der VPI wird turnusmäßig (in der Regel in fünfjährigem Abstand) überarbeitet und auf ein neues Basisjahr umgestellt. Die Umstellung von der bisherigen Basis-2015 auf das Basisjahr 2020 erfolgt am 22. Februar 2023 – mit der...more
Zusammenfassung des Urteils des EuGH vom 18. Januar 2022 in der Rechtssache C-261/20 zur Anwendbarkeit der HOAI für Verträge, die vor dem 31.12.2020 (sog. "Altfälle") abgeschlossen wurden, gegen die Mindestsätze verstoßen und...more
The new coalition government is to take office today. It has published its “coalition agreement” setting out the basis for its actions in the next four years and in its “Building and Living” section, it describes its agenda...more
The 177-page coalition agreement of the three parties set to form the new government in Germany provides for numerous innovations in the German real estate sector. In future, building and housing is to be affordable,...more
The current corona virus (COVID-19) situation raises many questions relating to German building law that cannot be answered with legal certainty due to a lack of case law. This article will show how the “corona crisis”...more
In view of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, landlords are increasingly concerned about the legal consequences of the current situation with regard to leases, in particular where buildings are still under...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more
The Justice Department recently resolved two separate FCPA investigations under its Pilot Program. To be sure, DOJ’s resolution of these two matters reinforces the real and tangible benefits of its Pilot Program....more
On June 1, 2017, the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety published meeting documents from the Expert Dialogue on “Opportunities and Risks of the Application of...more
Q&A with Linda Turteltaub, Skanska USA Building - Today, we are talking with Linda Turteltaub, Corporate Counsel, Skanska USA Building. Linda has worked in both construction and as a construction lawyer prior to joining...more