Commercial Contracts

About

Provided by Osborne Clarke LLP

Osborne Clarke is one of a few firms whose distribution and competition law practices have always been combined, giving it a competitive advantage in distribution matters. We have worked on a lot of projects which are highly relevant for our clients’ future, such as the convergence of offline and online trade in multi-channel distribution, the use of big data and information sharing among the distribution chain, personalized pricing or ownership of data. We have won these projects due to Osborne Clarke’s traditional strengths in the digital business sector, with our best of class IT and privacy expertise, combined with our market leading commercial contracts/distribution and strong IP practice.

A key aspect of work in this area is the regular negotiation of new dealership and repairer agreements with vehicle manufacturers.

Osborne Clarke is the ‘go to’ firm in Germany for the national dealership associations of all major brands. Therefore, as a result of having built our reputation in the industry for more than 20 years, we are the natural counsel of choice for Volkswagen and Audi dealers and assist them in the “Dieselgate” cases. The number of cases that we handle in this area is constantly rising, up to date round about 900. In addition to that the department’s lawyers have market-leading expertise and years of experience in advising direct selling companies.