The most important factor in any kind of legal advice is the personal contact with the client!
When you are dealing with us you will always have at your disposal a direct contact partner, who knows both you and your company.
Philosophy
For us good advice means not only representing you on a case-by-case basis, but ensuring the continuing success of your company.
From our point of view service means putting all of our resources and skills at your disposal.
We want to be an active partner in building a successful future for your company and we have the necessary infrastructure available in order to meet your needs quickly and efficiently.
Your benefit: We not only perform our task but also think laterally, draw your attention to opportunities and prospects and provide you with an overall result which is optimised from both a legal and a tax point of view.
The law firm
Operating at a national and international level, JSW Rechtsanwälte offers comprehensive advice in all areas of commercial and civil law.
Since the law firm was founded almost 50 years ago, our main focus has been concentrated on advice and support to companies on their business activities in Germany and abroad.
The original core skills of corporate law, labour law and commercial law have been consciously expanded and complemented over the years.
Our offices are located in the centre of Cologne (on the banks of the Rhine – in close proximity to the Rheinauhafen) in the GHU 56 office building.
Lawyers
Dr. Jennifer Meyer-Jüres
Rechtsanwältin
Fachanwältin für Medizinrecht
Partnerin
Marc Baldus
Rechtsanwalt
Partner
Axel Walter
Rechtsanwalt, LL.M. (Melbourne)
Partner
Olaf Junge
Rechtsanwalt
Counsel
Dr. Dieter Schüngeler
Rechtsanwalt
Counsel
Irmtraud Wendland
Rechtsanwältin
Counsel
Jürgen Michels
Rechtsanwalt
Steuerberater
Associate
Mariolina Münzel
Rechtsanwältin, LL.M. (Wien)
Associate
Manuel Reuber
Rechtsanwalt
Associate
Kristina Grimm
Rechtsanwältin
Associate
Expertise
We offer legal advice in all areas of commercial law, with a special emphasis on the following legal fields:
Accounts receivable management
The dunning process of a company binds employees and thus capital. In Order to give you the opportunity to concentrate on your essential tasks, we take care of the professional receivables management for you.
Automobile law
"The Germans favorite child" remains the subject of countless legal disputes. Framework conditions change with increasing speed. Diesel engines and driving bans, electric mobility and autonomous driving pose new challenges for the industry. For many years we are representing manufacturers and car dealers.
Banking and capital markets law
In banking and capital markets law, we especially represent credit institutions in connection with the granting of real estate loans. In the case of non-performing loans, we enforce the rights of our clients, utilizing any collateral. In addition, we service fund companies and advise them also in possible liability issues.
Brewery and public-houses law
For decades, the Beer Supply Agreement has occupied all instances of the constantly evolving case law. Complex economic parameters and the embedding of the supply provisions in various sample contracts require interdisciplinary orientation and industry knowledge.
Compliance
Following the global financial crisis, companies in all industries worldwide have been subject to increasingly strict regulatory requirements. Even a single violation of legal regulations or official requirements may lead to significant consequences that can even threaten the company's existence.
Corporate law / M&A
The business and economic life is dominated by high complexity, rapid change as well as cross-border transactions and structures. Takeovers, reorganization and shareholders’ meetings represent a considerable challenge for companies.
Inheritance law
The coming years will be marked by a generational change in a large number of companies. A wrong strategic decision can lead to considerable financial losses, even to a business crisis threatening the existence of the company.
Insolvency law
Insolvency raises many questions not only for the company concerned but also for its business partners. In this case it is of crucial importance to know the rights and to assert them as soon as possible. Our insolvency law activity includes in particular targeted creditors' advice. In cooperation with ROTONDA Inkasso GmbH we are focused on realizing the open claims of our clients even under difficult conditions.
Insurance law
Due to many years of consulting and representation of insurance companies of different industries, our lawyers are proven specialists in insurance law.
Intellectual Property / Competition law
To be competitive is a pre-condition for your business success. Your protection from freeloaders and unjustified claims requires sound advice and energetic representation of your interests. Risky litigation in matters relating to competition, copyright and trademark law can frequently be avoided through skilful negotiations.
International contract and commercial law
The European Single Market, globalization and global economic integration are an integral part of daily business life. Many cases that initially appear to be governed solely by German law have to be assessed according to international law and require cross-border cooperation with foreign lawyers.
Labour law
Advice on matters of labour law is of cardinal importance for a company’s commercial success. We advise and represent companies, board members, managing directors and management employees in all fields of individual and collective labour law. We are also familiar with the consequences in terms of labour law of complex corporate mergers and acquisitions.
Medical law
We advise nationwide hospital providers, medical care centres (MVZ), providers of medicines and physicians of various disciplines on strategic and conceptual issues. In particular through the interdisciplinary cooperation with the corporate and labour law departments as well as OFM Oebel Fröhlich Michels GmbH, we offer our clients comprehensive advice in all matters relating to the healthcare sector.
Real estate law
The settlement and legal structuring of real estate transactions - by way of asset or share deal - is complex and can arise considerable risks for the people involved in the project. Just as important as the fair negotiation of the contractual conditions is the knowledge of the actual processes and the potential stumbling blocks of a real estate transaction.
Real Estate Utilization / Foreclosure Sale / Partition by public auction
The utilization of real estate property constitutes often the last remaining possibility for creditors to enforce and recover debts from defaulting or bad debtors. Partition by public auction can considerably contribute to a settlement in disputes regarding family and inheritance issues. The respective proceedings are determined by numerous legal regulations.
Tax law
Tax advice plays an important role in the comprehensive advice we provide to our clients, in particular with regard to company sales and acquisitions, company successions and reorganizations, complex real estate and financial transactions as well as inheritance law.
Tenancy and commercial lease law
Due to the extensive unwritten case law, for the contracting parties the law of tenancy is difficult to access. Faulty regulations in rental and lease contracts usually have far-reaching economic consequences. For many years we are advising large real estate management companies as well as hotel companies and can assist you in this area with expertise.
Trade law
Our constantly changing economic system and the digitization of trade require legally compliant and prompt decisions under the consideration of trade law.
Traffic law
Your mobility is our concern. The increasing volume of traffic gives rise to accidents. The loss of a driving licence can threat your economic existence. Even if “only” penalty points are involved, it can be very important to avoid entries in the central register of traffic infringements.
Cooperations
In times of commercial and legal globalization, comprehensive advice is only possible through appropriate cooperation.
References
Our clients include medium-sized companies as well as large companies of almost all industrial sectors and legal forms.
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