In the retail sector, all parties involved face unique challenges. Traditional brick-and-mortar stores and online retailers often operate under their own distinct rules. The relationship with business and private customers (B2B or B2C) is consistently governed by a multitude of legal regulations. Data protection, terms and conditions, consumer protection, ESG (European, distribution law , competition and special commercial regulations are just a few relevant examples.

We advise companies at home and abroad from all sectors of trade on the establishment or operation of a trading system and on the purchase of raw materials and goods. 

Real estate forms a crucial foundation for both business and private activities. Despite advances in digitalization, companies, particularly in the manufacturing sector, rely on land and office buildings that are tailored to their operational needs and can potentially evolve as they grow. Moreover, especially in times of change, real estate represents a vital component for building and preserving assets for both entrepreneurs and individuals .

Owner-occupied residential property serves as retirement security, while commercial real estate represents a significant asset for every entrepreneur. To fully utilize these assets, a thorough technical and legal review of a property is essential, as is the legally sound acquisition or sale of real estate, along with an understanding of the tax implications of any transaction.

Industry remains the backbone of the German economy. Over 6 million people work in the manufacturing sector. The export ratio is close to 50%.

Automotive, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, and the chemical industry are the dominant sectors in this country. Today, the ongoing development of technologies offers exciting opportunities for new business models in all industrial sectors. Furthermore, ESG (including the Supply Chain Act) is also fundamentally changing the legal framework.

In this process, we support our industrial clients with our legal advice and cross-industry experience on all key issues. In cross-border cases, they can also rely on our SCHRADE network .

Digitalization has fundamentally changed all areas of our lives. Digital progress brings numerous improvements and innovations. It enables companies of all sizes and sectors to develop new opportunities and future-oriented business models. At the same time, legal issues in the field of IT and media law are becoming increasingly important. Advertising and marketing via the internet and social media, the development and distribution of software and apps, the use of cloud computing and artificial intelligence, e-commerce, and the legally compliant design of websites represent just a few examples of the diverse areas covered by IT and media law. With our legal expertise, we support established companies and startups with creative and constructive solutions, for example, in drafting contracts for the development and licensing of software or in the legally compliant implementation of online platforms and online marketing.

As an interdisciplinary law firm, we advise you, in close cooperation between our teams, at the interfaces with IT law, data protection law, industrial property rights (intellectual property, competition law) or corporate law.

The products of companies in the life science industry help improve our health, protect lives, and reduce impairments. Due to the sensitivity of health, the complexity of the products, the dangers of misuse, and the diverse reimbursement structures, these products are subject to special regulations.

Pharmaceuticals – from herbal medicines to gene therapies, and medical devices – from surgical instruments to crutches, from skull drills to implants, and including medical products containing substances or in-vitro diagnostics – are subject to international, but especially European and national, legal requirements. This leads to demarcation problems, including with food products, and to special requirements for contracts, operational processes, and organization in almost all areas of these companies.

Schrade & Partner has been assisting companies with the legal implementation and fulfillment of these requirements, as well as the integration and incorporation of requirements from other legal areas within the company.

The constantly increasing number of legal regulations to be observed, their complexity and their rapid changes place high demands on healthcare providers.

When providing legal advice to the various stakeholders in the healthcare sector, as in commercial law advice in general, the often considerable direct and indirect financial and economic consequences must always be taken into account. This applies not only to structuring advice regarding hospitals, medical care centers, subsidiaries, joint ventures and collaborations, as well as general issues of contract law, labor law and data protection law, but also to advice on how to proceed in the face of short-term, sometimes temporary, new legal requirements, such as mandatory testing and facility-specific vaccination mandates.