We can also perform effectively across borders for our clients through our membership in the network.

Business law

Business law belongs to the core areas of LSV Rechtsanwalts GmbH activities. It particularly includes the following areas:

• Company purchases and sales (Mergers & Acquisitions, Due Diligence)
• Company investments (Private Equity, Management Buy-Out / Buy-In)
• Company restructuring, especially change of corporate form, mergers, demergers, change of form, contributions, capital adjustments
• Board consultancy (Corporate Governance), especially of boards, boards of directors, directors, advisory boards
• Company succession, especially advice relating to inheritance and tax law
• Formation and ongoing supervision of endowments
• Fund concepts
• Compliance
• Venture Capital (esp. advise on VC-Fonds and Business Angels)
• Turnaround and advise on recapitalization

Gesellschaftsrecht

• Gesellschaftsgründung
• Umwandlung
• Steuerliche Optimierung
• Beratung bei Gesellschafterversammlungen
• Liquidation
• Unternehmensfinanzierung, Eigen- und Fremdkapitalmaßnahmen, Mezzaninefinanzierungen

Anti-trust Law

• Merger control
• Malpractice and discrimination procedures
• Representation in anti-trust monetary fine procedures

Intellectual Property

Our office advises domestic and foreign companies on compliance with and execution of German and European competition law. In this connection, we specialize in the following areas:

• Competition law
• Trademark law
• Unfair competition
• Protection of Know-how
• Design patents
• Utility patents

Electronic Business

• IT Law
• Preparation of software development contracts, license agreements, service level agreements
• Liability and warranty
• Advice on internet presentation
• Advice on structuring the electronic conclusion of contracts
• Compliance (especially data protection, copyright law, Telecommunications Services Act
• Bank contracts
• Licences and permits
• Supervison right and penologic risks
• Civil liabilities and warranties
• Insider trading, market manipulation, front running, best interest
• Bond law, investments
• Brochure duties and warranties
• Fund management, investment advice
• Fiscal treatment of investments

Bank and Finance Law

• Bank contracts
• Licences and permits
• Supervison right and penologic risks
• Civil liabilities and warranties
• Insider trading, market manipulation, front running, best interest
• Bond law, investments
• Brochure duties and warranties
• Fund management, investment advice
• Fiscal treatment of investments

Labor law

Our lawyers advise on all aspects of labor law. They are experienced in the contract form for executives. They also possess special expertise in negotiations on the cancellation of management and director contracts.

• Advice in all areas of individual and collaborative law
• Assistance in business transfers, restructuring, operating changes, outsourcing, social compensation plans, operating agreements
• Advice on, assistance in and execution of labor contract negotiations
• Execution of labor court procedures including dismissal protection litigation and arbitration committee procedures
• Compensation counseling, employee investment model
• Pensions, company pension plans
• Personnel Due Diligence

Real Property Law

Frankfurt has emerged as the place for large real property transactions. The real property business appears to be a precursor of increasingly incipient globalization. Our office provides comprehensive advice, especially in the following areas:

• Support in property transactions, such as the purchase and sale of real estate, shopping centers, office complexes including structures, fund models under company law
• Building and architectural law
• Tenancy and brokerage law
• Residence ownership law
• Property Due Diligence

Family Law

We act for our clients also in the area of family law:

• creation of marriage contracts
• separation and divorce
• alimony
• asset distribution
• parental custody
• mediation

Inheritance Law

We represent national and international clients in the area of inheritance law as follows:

• Arrangement of wills and inheritance contracts
• Estate settlements
• Execution of wills
• Advance directive

Contract Law

LSV Rechtsanwalts GmbH advises businesses, businessmen and private individuals on the following points of civil and commercial law:

• General obligations law and manufacturing contract law
• Sales representative law and right of sale
• Franchise and licensing agreements
• Product liability
• Laws of standard form contract law
• Leasing law
• Transportation law

Litigation, arbitration, mediation

Our office advises on all conflict resolution cases:

• Litigation of a case before civil and tax courts as well as criminal tax proceedings
• Conduct of arbitration both as an arbitrator or as a party representative
• Representation in mediation

In the area of arbitration, we frequently act in disputes that bear on company purchases and sales, purchase price adjustments, guarantees, warranties tax and balance sheet items or that deal with work and labor contracts.