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The Federal Supreme Court (BGH) has ruled in a landmark decision that the operator of the nationwide rail network, DB Netz AG, is liable to railway undertakings for the punctual provision of train paths (judgement of 3 February 2021, ref.: XII ZR 29/20). The lower court (OLG Frankfurt, judgement of 12.03.2020) had answered this question in the negative because it had read an implicit exclusion of liability into the terms of use of DB Netz AG. The BGH now rejected such a disclaimer. The action had been brought by Ostdeutsche Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (ODEG), which has to pay penalties to the public transport authorities for unpunctuality and had passed these on to DB Netz AG by way of recourse. The ruling is not only important for regional rail transport, but also for rail freight transport.

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Since December 2020, Deutsche Bahn AG and VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg have joined the previous nine shareholders of the networking project of Mobility inside Holding GmbH & Co. KG. This gives Mobility inside strong support and significantly increases its previous industry coverage.

Orth Kluth has supported Mobility inside Holding GmbH & Co. KG in negotiating the accession of Deutsche Bahn AG and VAG Verkehrs-Aktiengesellschaft Nürnberg and in drafting the consortium agreement as well as the accession documentation.

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Cologne-based WE22 AG, developer of software for the creation, maintenance and hosting of websites, has been acquired by Europe's largest cloud and hosting provider 1&1 IONOS, a company of the United Internet Group.

Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte advised the founders of WE22 AG throughout the entire process.

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In future, the Talanx Group will offer private customers of Deutsche Bank, Postbank and BHW Bausparkasse exclusive insurance cover for consumer and mortgage loans. Orth Kluth provided legal advice to the Talanx Group in the negotiation and drafting of the cooperation agreement.

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For the third year in a row, Orth Kluth maintains its ranking as TOP TIER LAW FIRM in the category "Regional Law Firms Commercial Law - Düsseldorf" in the independent market study Legal 500 Germany 2021. Furthermore, the law firm is listed in the rankings of the categories labour law, construction law, corporate law as well as contracts, trade & logistics. Numerous Orth Kluth lawyers are recommended.

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358 million EUR in fines were imposed by the German Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) on 19 companies and 24 natural persons in 2020. The amount results primarily from two proceedings: The pesticides cartel, in which Orth Kluth also represents a large group of claimants, and the aluminium forging cartel.

Companies that purchased forged material directly or indirectly from the aforementioned suppliers (including Hirschvogel) between April 2006 and April 2018 could be entitled to cartel damage claims as injured parties. This is because, as a result of the agreement regarding the passing on of costs, you as a customer could have paid an increased price due to the cartel.

Orth Kluth is active in many cartel damages cases (so-called follow-on lawsuits) and will gladly develop a strategy with you as to how your claims can best be pursued.

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In this year's kanzleimonitor 2020/2021, Orth Kluth is placed 40th in the Top 100 evaluation. With recommendations for 14 fields of law, Orth Kluth reaches a shared 12th place in the category "range of services".

The practice group Commercial Law maintains its previous year's position with 8th place.

Dr. Julius Böckmann is ranked 13th among the top 100 lawyers and is recommended as the leading lawyer in the categories "Commercial Law" and "Litigation & ADR".

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For the fourth year in a row, Orth Kluth employees packed parcels for children of all ages for the Christmas parcel convoy. The partnership supports the organisation with a donation which distributes the presents to children of all ages in Bulgaria, Moldavia, Romania and the Ukraine.

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In addition to further education and training of professional competence, Orth Kluth now also focuses on the training of lawyers in the area of soft skills, which are becoming more and more important in everyday work. Orth Kluth succeeded in winning Axel Zehle, mental coach of Fortuna Düsseldorf (Bundesliga team) and DEG (Düsseldorf Ice Hockey Team), as mentor for this training and workshop series.

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Once again, Orth Kluth is widely represented in the JUVE-Handbook 2020/2021 in the nationwide rankings of the individual fields of law.

In the regional ranking "Düsseldorf", Orth Kluth is among the top 25 law firms.

The first recommendation in the fields of IP-Law as well as Competition Law for the practice group IP-/IT-law is very positive. The renewed top ranking (category 2) in the field of Transport Sector - Regulation is also remarkable.

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From 1997 to 2011, truck manufacturers colluded on (i) price and “gross list” price increases for medium and heavy trucks, (ii) the timing for introduction of new emissions technologies and (iii) the passing on of the costs of the introduction of new emission technologies in line with the EURO 3 to EURO 6 emission standards to customers. Medium trucks (weighing between 6 to 16 tons) and heavy trucks (weighing over 16 tons) are affected.

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Between January and April 2020 the Federal Cartel Office imposed fines amounting to approx. EUR 157 million on eight wholesalers of plant protection products and those responsible for them for coordinating price lists in violation of competition law with the aim of achieving a joint calculation towards retailers and customers. The Federal Cartel Office imposed fines on AGRAVIS Raiffeisen AG (Hanover/Münster), AGRO Agrargroßhandel GmbH & Co. KG (Holdorf), BayWa (Munich), BSL Betriebsmittel Service Logistik GmbH & Co. KG (Kiel), Getreide AG (Hamburg), Raiffeisen Waren GmbH (Kassel), Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main e.G. RWZ (Cologne), ZG Raiffeisen eG, Beiselen GmbH (Ulm).

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In its current ranking WirtschaftsWoche awards Orth Kluth as "TOP Law Firm 2020" in the field of public procurement law and recommends Dr. Michael Sitsen as "TOP Lawyer 2020".

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Das OLG Dresden hatte das bekannte Internetportal Finanztip Verbraucherinformation GmbH zur Unterlassung von ungekennzeichneten kommerziellen Inhalten und irreführenden Angaben verurteilt (OLG Dresden, Urteil vom 05.07.2019, Az. 14 U 207/19). Das Internetportal setzt innerhalb seiner Internetseite und in seinem Newsletter Affiliate-Verlinkungen ein. Diese führen zu Provisionseinnahmen des Internetportals, sodass das Setzen der Affiliate-Links vom Gericht als eine unlautere geschäftliche Handlung eingestuft wurde, weil keine ausreichende Kenntlichmachung dieser kommerziellen Inhalte vorlag.

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We are very pleased that Focus magazine also lists our firm as "Top Commercial Law Firm 2020" in two areas of expertise. The magazine has highlighted the successful work of Orth Kluth for Construction Law and Compliance.

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Our partner Dr. Markus Berndt was again listed in a ranking of a renowned legal journal in the group of the best German lawyers for Commercial Criminal Law: "Expert Guides" from the Legal Media Group lists him in the new issue of "White Collar Crime".

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The corona crisis is causing many adjustment measures to be taken by companies. In some cases, the business model must also be adapted to meet the challenges of the corona pandemic.

Orth Kluth has advised EVELY GmbH, which operates one of the largest event service provider mediation portals in Germany, weltklassejungs.de, on the conversion and adaptation of the business model and secured the previous balance of rights of the customers and the service providers who offer at weltklassejungs.

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Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte starts the second half of 2020 with four partner appointments: The partnership of the law firm working in Düsseldorf and Berlin appoints Philipp Galaske from the practice group Construction and Real Estate Law as Equity Partner. In the row of Salary Partners, 3 female lawyers join the team: Isabel Mang, Commercial Law, Constanze Mühleisen (née Schmall), Corporate / M&A, and Marieke Schwarz, Public Law and Procurement Law.

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No less than ten Orth Kluth lawyers are included in the new ranking "Germany's best lawyers 2020" thanks to their reputation and performance. As experts in eleven fields of law, they are listed by the Handelsblatt in cooperation with the specialist publisher "Best Lawyers".

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We are very pleased that the magazine Wirtschaftswoche has again awarded us the title "TOP Law Firm 2020", now in the field of antitrust law. We congratulate our salary partner Dr. Lars Maritzen on his inclusion in the list of "most renowned antitrust lawyers". For Orth Kluth, the award is also in this area a "confirmation of our intensive work and our growth".

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The internationally operating Klapp Cosmetics has arranged its long-term company succession and sold a majority share to Mandarin Capital Partners (MCP). The company founder Gerhard Klapp will withdraw from the day-to-day business and move to the advisory board. In the future, the current sole owner intends to concentrate primarily on the worldwide representation of the brand as well as research and development of new products. Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte advised the seller during the process. The transaction has already been completed.

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Dallmann's Pharma GmbH (an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Kat-jes International GmbH & Co. KG) signed a contract on May 4, 2020 to take over the Büb-chen business from Galderma Holding S.A. With this acquisition Dallmann's Pharma acquires the market leader in the segment "Kids Care" in Germany. Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte advised Dallmann's Pharma during the entire acquisition process. The transaction has already been completed.

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Even if hardly anyone is thinking about office space and relocation these days, given the restrictions imposed by the Corona crisis and the home office that is used frequently: In Berlin, Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte will be moving to a completely new and considerably larger location from May 1st. In the "My.B" in the Europacity - centrally located between the government quarter, the main station and the Hamburger Bahnhof - we will find the best solutions for our clients' legal questions.

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This year's Wirtschaftswoche surveyed the reputation of the law firms in two legal fields. In both, Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte is set as "TOP Law Firm 2020": In the category "The most renowned law firms and lawyers for compliance", Gereon Conrad LL.M., Salary Partner at Orth Kluth, is listed. Dr. Markus Berndt, Partner at Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte, is listed in a top position in the category "The most renowned law firms and lawyers for White Collar Law".

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In its decision, which is fully applicable, the Regional Court of Düsseldorf states that the rights from the well-known Union trademark "TÜV" are infringed if ladders are advertised with the text "TÜV tested" although no product certification by a TÜV company has taken place.

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Markus Schmitz Holding GmbH sold its subsidiaries Tuchfabrik Willy Schmitz GmbH & Co KG based in Mönchengladbach and OGUS Netze und Wirkwaren GmbH & Co KG based in Oberndorf am Neckar to the French TESCA Group. Orth Kluth has legally advised Markus Schmitz Holding GmbH during the whole sales process.

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The coronavirus continues to spread and causes economic disruption worldwide. The effects on companies are manifold, all stakeholders of companies are directly or indirectly affected: employees, customers and suppliers, investors, banks, authorities and many more.

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Schustermann & Borenstein Logistik GmbH has outsourced the entire worldwide returns logistics (B2B and B2C) of the Schustermann & Borenstein group of companies (including BestSecret.com) to an external international logistics provider. The order value of the outsourcing project is in the upper two-digit million range.

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Dr. Markus Berndt, partner of Orth Kluth, received a special recommendation for his expertise in the field of Investigations: The current "Who's Who Legal Germany 2020" again awarded him as "highly regarded and go-to name" in the field of Investigations.

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In December 2019, Krauss GmbH sold its company, including the factory property in Ludwigsfelde (Brandenburg), to the MTU group of companies by way of an asset deal. Orth Kluth advised Krauss GmbH legally during the whole selling process and led the contract negotiations.

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With the arrival of Dr. Lars Maritzen on January 1st, Orth Kluth is pushing the expansion of an independent Antitrust Law Practice. Furthermore, Orth Kluth strengthens its team with the experienced employment lawyer Esther Herrnstadt. Esther Herrnstadt joins the practice group Employment Law as salary partner. In addition, Orth Kluth appoints Gereon Conrad LL.M. and Thomas Krahwinkel from its own ranks as salary partners as of January 1st. With the new additions of Esther Herrnstadt and Dr. Lars Maritzen the number of professionals at Orth Kluth increases to 75.

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In this year's kanzleimonitor 2019/2020, Orth Kluth maintained its successful position and finished 35th in the top 100 evaluation. New are the rankings among the top 20 in recommendations by General Counsel/Heads of Law (Positions/Hierarchy Levels) and 10th in the Offer Range category.

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Orth Kluth Of Counsel Prof. Dr. Kristoff Ritlewski was appointed to the Chair of Law at the HTW Berlin on October 1st. He teaches there with a focus on trademark law, competition law, copyright law and antitrust law.

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Orth Kluth Of Counsel Prof. Dr. Michael Bohne, member of the expert network of the "Vernetzt Digital" initiative, together with Equity Partner Dr. Philipp Mels, provided information at the kick-off event in Bonn on topics relating to IT law and data protection law.

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In the current list in the field of public procurement law, WirtschaftsWoche awards Orth Kluth the title "TOP Law Firm 2019" and recommends Dr Michael Sitsen as "TOP Lawyer 2019".

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Orth Kluth has been nominated as "Law Firm of the Year for mid-cap businesses" at the Juve Awards 2019. The final winners of all categories will be announced at the award ceremony at the end of October.

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On July 1, 2019, Dr. Bastian Mehle was appointed Salary Partner and strengthens compliance consulting at the Berlin Orth Kluth office.

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KION GROUP AG, the world's leading intralogistics supplier, and BMZ Holding GmbH are establishing a joint venture under the name KION Battery Systems GmbH to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for industrial trucks. Europe's largest producer of industrial trucks and one of Europe's leading suppliers of lithium-ion battery solutions are entering into a far-reaching strategic partnership with the joint venture. Orth Kluth provided KION GROUP AG with comprehensive legal advice throughout the entire transaction.

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The Higher regional Court Dresden sentences the well-known consumer information portal Finanztip to refrain from unmarked commercial content and misleading information.

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After the law firm had already advised fahma in the Europe-wide award procedure for the delivery of 27 fuel cell trains, it subsequently advised fahma on the financing of an almost three-digit million amount.

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In cooperation with the US publishing house Best Lawyers, the Handelsblatt published the current edition of the ranking "Germany's Best Lawyers 2019".

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On the appeal lodged by Orth Kluth in the main action proceedings between Dr. Z Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum GmbH (Dr. Z), represented by Orth Kluth, against the Zahnärztlicher Bezirksverband Oberpfalz e. V., a public corporation, the Higher Regional Court of Dusseldorf (OLG) cashed the first-instance judgment of the Regional Court of Dusseldorf by judgment of 23 May 2019 (Case No. I-20 U 43/18).

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AKASOL AG grows and establishes its new company headquarters in the southwest of Darmstadt. According to plans of the battery technology company, a new main administration building will be erected on a 20,000 square metre site by mid-2020. Orth Kluth advises Akasol AG comprehensively on this project in the areas of construction contracts and subsequent project support.

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On 21 May 2019, the RMV subsidiary fahma awarded the contract to supply 27 fuel cell trains to the French manufacturer Alstom following a Europe-wide award procedure. The vehicles (type Coradia iLint 54) will be delivered until the 2022/2023 timetable change. Orth Kluth provided comprehensive legal advice to RMV and its subsidiary fahma during the entire procurement process.

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In April 2019, the shareholders of the nordBlick Group sold their shareholding to Sanoptis GmbH. Completion will take place on May 14, 2019. The Sanoptis Group will thus acquire 14 ophthalmic practices in Schleswig-Holstein and one eye clinic in Kiel.

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At Orth Kluth, the signs continue to point to growth. Since the beginning of the year, Orth Kluth has increased its team with six highly qualified lawyers in Berlin and Düsseldorf.

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The ice startup NRDS GmbH with its ice cream brand NOMOO, vegan ice cream made from natural ingredients, was advised by Orth Kluth in the first round of financing. NOMOO has received capital for the coming growth phase through the investment of three venture capitalists, led by Quest Solution GmbH.

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Orth Kluth achieved success in a lawsuit on the question of whether the statement of a politician who also holds a position as chairman of a company's supervisory board can be attributed to this company. As a result, the statement of a chairman of the supervisory board cannot in any case be attributed to the company if it is made as a predominantly political statement in the exercise of a political office.

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STEAG New Energies, a wholly owned subsidiary of STEAG GmbH, sold ten biomass and biogas power plants located in various regions of Germany as part of a sales process lasting several months. Orth Kluth provided legal support for the sale of the power plants.

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On 26 March 2019, HAWE Hydraulik SE acquired HOERBIGER Automatisierungstechnik Holding GmbH. Orth Kluth provided the HAWE Hydraulik Group with legal advice throughout the entire acquisition process and conducted the contract negotiations.

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In their current issue, the Who's Who Legal Guides recommend Dr Markus Berndt as a "guarantor for complex commercial criminal cases and proceedings".

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The Transdev Group, Germany's largest private operator of rail and bus services, and its subsidiary NordWestBahn are expected to operate the entire S-Bahn Hanover network for twelve and a half years from December 2021.

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Orth Kluth's partnership continues its generic growth in the new year. On 1 January 2019, Dr Ulla Kelp, long-time Salary Partner in the IP/IT and Data Protection practice group, became Equity Partner and Manja Steinicke, lawyer in the Construction and Real Estate Law practice group, was appointed as Salary Partner.

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In this year's kanzleimonitor 2018/2019, Orth Kluth remains on the road to success and is now ranking 34th in the top 100 evaluation, an improvement of 7 places on the previous year: "The best newcomer among the top 40 is Orth Kluth, who makes seven places good and moves up to rank 34 with 48 votes".

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In recent years Orth Kluth has substantially modernised itself. We have reinforced our staff, broadened our professional range and pushed ahead with digitisation in order to be prepared for the future. This forward-looking determination to change as well as the dynamics that have been set free are now also reflected in our new image, which we would like to present to you now.

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In recent years Orth Kluth has substantially modernised itself. We have reinforced our staff, broadened our professional range and pushed ahead with digitisation in order to be prepared for the future. This forward-looking determination to change as well as the dynamics that have been set free are now also reflected in our new image, which we would like to present to you now.

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Orth Kluth's Practice Group IP, IT, Competition and Data Protection Law has been awarded as one of Germany's top law firm teams in the field of IT law by a 5-member jury at this year's "WiWo Topkanzleien 2018" award by Wirtschaftswoche for the area of IT law in the area of IT law, which includes data protection law in particular.

In addition, Malaika Nolde LL.M. was awarded as one of the top lawyers for IT law.

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In its judgment of 20 July 2018 (Case No. I-4 U 93/16), the OLG Düsseldorf determined that the claim against a managing director for compensation of payments made after the insolvency did not constitute a "claim for damages in the sense of insurance law" pursuant to § 64 GmbHG. The consequence of this is that in many D&O policies with standard insurance conditions, the liability of the managing director under § 64 GmbHG is not covered by the insurance cover and there is therefore a considerable coverage gap. The judgment has not yet become final. The Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf has not admitted the appeal; an appeal for non-admission to the Federal Supreme Court is currently pending.

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On September 1, 2018, Dr. Anja Doepner-Thiele, LL.M. from the IP boutique Arnold Ruess joined Orth Kluth's practice group for IP, IT, competition and data protection law as Salary Partner. The team around the Düsseldorf partner Dr. Philipp Mels will thus grow to nine professionals with a further renowned team.

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Orth Kluth ist bei den Juve Awards 2018 als Kanzlei des Jahres in der Kategorie Arbeitsrecht nominiert. Die finalen Preisträger aller Kategorien werden auf der Preisverleihung Ende Oktober bekannt gegeben.

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Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht in Leipzig hat am 05.07.2018 – BVerwG 3 C 21-16 – ein weiteres Grundsatzurteil zur Stilllegung von Eisenbahninfrastrukturen im Zusammenhang mit dem Projekt „Stuttgart 21“ getroffen. Es hat dabei nicht nur die Grundzüge zur Auslegung der Begriffe „Strecke“ und „Bahnhof“ verdeutlicht, sondern sich auch mit den gesetzlich neu eingeführten „Serviceeinrichtungen“ befasst.

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Mit der offiziellen Vertragsunterzeichnung am 27. April 2018 hat Follmann den Klebstoffhersteller Sealock Ltd. übernommen.

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Mit der offiziellen Vertragsunterzeichnung am 27. April 2018 hat Follmann den Klebstoffhersteller Sealock Ltd. übernommen.

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ASM Technology Singapore Pte Ltd, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ASM Pacific Technology Limited (“ASMPT”), has acquired 100% of the shares in AMICRA Microtechnologies GmbH and thereby complements its existing product portfolio and strengthens its market presence in the field of Die Bonding. Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte advised ASM in the bidding process as well as through the entire further acquisition process.

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DYWIDAG-Systems International GmbH purchases 100% of the shares in Alpin Technik & Ingenieurservice GmbH based in Leipzig. Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte provided legal advice on the transaction to the acquirer.

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Orth Kluth advises one of two part owners on the sale transaction of a mall/ retail center in Voccastr. 65-69 in Herzogenrath to SCPI Novapierre Allemagne Fund (France).

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Bei der Verleihung der diesjährigen Azur Awards 2018 hat Orth Kluth die Auszeichnung für besondere Erfolge im Bereich „Diversity“ erhalten. Orth Kluth setzte sich damit gegen die ebenfalls nominierten Kanzleien Glade Michel Wirtz, Hengeler Mueller, Linklaters sowie McDermott Will & Emery durch.

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Für die vom Bundesverband der Unternehmensjuristen e.V. (BUJ) herausgegebene Marktstudie “kanzleimonitor.de” werden jährlich – und nunmehr im fünften Jahr – mittlerweile mehr als 5.000 Unternehmensjuristen aus branchen- und größenübergreifenden Unternehmen in Deutschland befragt. Insbesondere wird untersucht, welche Kanzleien von den Unternehmensjuristen am häufigsten für bestimmte, außerhalb der eigenen Rechtsabteilung zu bearbeitende Mandate empfohlen werden. Die Untersuchung beruht also auf dem Grundsatz, dass Empfehlung durch Mandanten die beste Referenz ist.

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Die Azur-Redaktion zeichnet jährlich vier Arbeitgeber – Kanzleien ebenso wie Rechtsabteilungen, Behörden oder Beratungsgesellschaften, soweit sie deutsche Juristen beschäftigen – für besonderes Engangement in der Nachwuchsförderung mit den Azur Awards aus.

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Die Sozietät Orth Kluth setzt ihren Wachstumskurs fort und erweitert die bestehende Corporate Compliance Beratung um die Bereiche Criminal Compliance und Unternehmensstrafrecht.

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Die Marktstudie LEGAL 500 Deutschland 2017 mit aktuellen Rankings und Empfehlungen deutscher Wirtschaftskanzleien ist erschienen.

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As last year, Orth Kluth is subject of several mentions and recommendations in the market review JUVE Handbuchs 2017/2018. And again, Orth Kluth is ranked as one of the 50 german top law firms in the national listing. Also, Orth Kluth was awarded „lawfirm of the year for construction law“. We feel very honored.

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After six weeks of negociations, US american mobile crane manufacturer Terex Cranes Germany GmbH has negotiated a deal with the unions PfalzMetall and IG Metall on a collective agreement securing the future. This cleared the way for a comprehensive restructuring of three plants and for maintaining the mobile crane production in the next years.

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Orth Kluth welcomes IP lawyer Dr. Kristoff Ritlewski (38), who in july will join Orth Kluth as Of Counsel. Dr. Ritlewski – recently with Berlin law firm Hertin – reinforces the IP team around Düsseldorf based Partner Dr. Philipp Mels, which now will count seven lawyers.

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The list published by the editorial department of the newspaper Handelsblatt is based on the 9th annual edition of the Best-Lawyers-Rating. This rating was elaborated based on a extensive Peer-to-Peer survey, in which lawyers were asked, which lawyer beyond their own lawfirm – which competitor – they would recommend for certain cases.

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BackWerk implements – as one of the first franchise networks – a loyalty- and mobile payment system using modern near-field-communication technology (NFC). Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte provides comprehensive legal advice on the entire project.

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Die Henkel AG & Co. KGaA erwirbt 100% der Geschäftsanteile an der Sonderhoff Holding GmbH mit Sitz in Köln. Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte hat bei dieser Transaktion an der Seite der Käuferin rechtlich beraten.

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As of may 1st, Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquired Abbelen GmbH based in Tönisvorst, which so far had been family-owned. Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte has provided comprehensive legal advise to the vendor throughout the entire transaction.

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In ihrem Bericht “Extra Wirtschaftskanzleien” schreibt die Rheinische Post über Orth Kluth – als Praxisbeispiel für innovative und erfolgreiche Unternehmen und Wirtschaftskanzleien.

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“Internationale Wirtschaftsverträge beruhen im Wesentlichen auf einem vertraglichen Rahmen, der seine Wurzeln im angloamerikanischen Rechtskreis hat. Demgemäß werden die in dem vorliegenden Handbuch vorgeschlagenen Klauseln auch in englischer Sprache vorgestellt, auch wenn sie in deutscher Sprache kommentiert werden.”

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“Dieses Buch ist für den im internationalen Wirtschaftsrecht tätigen Anwalt eine wahre Fundgrube”

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Austrian, Vienna-based Frauenthal group acquired today 100% of the shares in Mahle Motorkomponenten GmbH, Plettenberg, from Mahle group, Stuttgart.

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The district heating network including the central plant and also the client base in the city of Winnenden have a new owner: The grid (23,4 km in total) and about 800 subscribers were transferred by STEAG New Energies GmbH to Fernwärme Winnenden GmbH & Co. KG, a company in which Stadtwerke Winnenden (the municipal energy supplier) holds 51 % and a subsidiary of STEAG New Energies GmbH holds 49 % of the shares.

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Connection systems specialist Masterflex SE has purchased, via the subsidiary Masterflex Vertriebs GmbH, all shares in APT Advanced Polymer Tubing GmbH. The acquisition has already been approved by the Masterflex Supervisory Board. Closing of the transaction with a volume in the high seven figures is expected at the beginning of January 2017.

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Acceleratio Capital, advised by investor Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P. (KKR), has announced on the 8th of december 2016 a public takeover-bid for the shares in Nürnberg based market research company GfK.

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A group of investors led by Delta Equity has sold a majority of shares in munich based medical care provider Deutsche Intensivpflege Holding (DIH) to belgian private equity investor Ergon Capital Partners.

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6B47 Real Estate Investors Germany GmbH sells the project „CASCADA“ to Munich based developing and promoting company Bauwerk Capital and to developer Red Square.

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Das kürzlich erschienene Juve Handbuch 2016/207 ernennt in seiner Übersicht zum Markt deutscher Wirtschaftskanzleien Orth Kluth Rechtsanwälte erneut im Ranking “Nationaler Überblick” zu einer der deutschen Top 50 Kanzleien. Die auf Auswertung von Mandantenbefragungen und Marktrecherchen basierende Untersuchung hält unter anderem fest:

Mandanten werden nicht müde, das „hohe Beratungsniveau zu moderaten Preisen“ von Orth Kluth lobend hervorzuheben.

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Etabliert als einer der weltweiten Markt- und Technologieführer in der Edelstahlbranche, erwirbt Outokumpu die noch fehlenden Anteile der Hernandez Edelstahl GmbH mittelbar aus der Hand der Gründerfamilie. Im Zuge dieser Transaktion erwirbt Outokumpu auch die zum Standort der Hernandez Edelstahl GmbH gehörende Betriebsimmobilie.

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Ein Investorenkreis rund um Nordwind Capital hat sich gemeinsam mit dem Management mehrheitlich an der ibg Prüfcomputer GmbH, mit Sitz in Ebermannstadt und Tochtergesellschaften in der Schweiz und den USA, beteiligt.

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Leveraging its presence in China and the USA, WuXi App Tec has announced its entry into the European market, having made the acquisition of Munich-based Crelux. The transaction represents a significant step in the company´s global expansion strategy.

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Die FinTech Group AG verkauft die Tochter Die AKTIONÄRSBANK Kulmbach GmbH an ihre neue strategische Partnerin, die Obotritia Capital KGaA. Orth Kluth berät die FinTech Group AG während des Verkaufsprozesses.

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