Rechtsanwalt für Handelsrecht in Hamburg

Commercial lawyers in Germany

For many years now (since 1950), COELER LEGAL´s key competence is international commercial law. The firm was one of the first law offices in Hamburg and Germany after the War specialising on international trade and maritime. Today CL is highly recommended for its experience and competence by the Hamburg Bar Association, the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce and other institutions. Our clients are mostly medium sized and export oriented companies from all branches of industry and many countries of the world. We are advisors to UK and Commonwealth trading companies, french and italien textile, fashion and shoe manufacturers, IT developers, suppliers of pharmaceuticals and many others.

Our services

• drafting and negotiating sale and purchase agreements, supply of goods, contracts for services, construction, engineering and works
• international trade, CISG (international sale of goods)
• agency & distribution agreements and conflicts
• cross border leasing
• franchising
• IT, know how transfer and licensing agreements
• bill of exchange
• debt recovery, litigation, arbitration

We have a strong focus on distribution especially agency and distributor agreements for trading and exporting companies. Typically, national and european cartel issues have to be observed as well as detailed provisions for commission and termination clauses. Our service includes the structuring of the whole distribution structure of a company including securing know how and IP rights.

Permanent mandates:

• Legal advisor to companies in agency and distribution agreements
• permanent legal advice and drafting of distribution agreements in Germany, France and Italy
• calculation, negotiating and enforcing commission claims
• distributor claims from MENA countries in Germany
• drafting commission and license agreements for Eastern Europe, India and Australia / New Zealand

Info Links

• Mangelhafte Ware und der EuGH Dr. Thomas Schaefer
• Eine neue Widerrufsbelehrung braucht das Land! Dr. Thomas Schaefer
• Nun auch in Deutschland: Offenlegung der Unternehmensdaten Dr. Thomas Schaefer

Contact:

Michael Raschendorfer  

Dr. Frank Schmitz

Dr. Thomas Schaefer