Legal English Frankfurt
To complement our very extensive range of Legal English courses, ILSF also offers courses covering the full spectrum of TOLES Legal English exams. In Germany, we advise on legal issues related to, among others, the following areas: We pride ourselves on acting as trusted advisors and advising our clients on landmark legal issues, including those at the forefront of new markets and technologies. We believe that our multilingual, often skilled and multidisciplinary lawyers reflect our truly global and polycentric work culture. Banking and Finance Law Our Banking and Finance department provides legal advice on all aspects of banking and finance law, with a particular focus on cross-border transactions. In particular, we advise on transactions in the credit and debt capital markets, including the structuring of new products. We advise on regulatory changes in Europe, in particular on the implementation of MiFID II/MiFIR and EMIR. Capital Markets We advise on all capital markets matters, in particular in the areas of equity and debt markets, structured finance and derivatives. Our close collaboration with our colleagues in international financial centres such as London, New York and Hong Kong, as well as our partners` membership in expert committees and associations, allows us to know and contribute to shaping relevant market standards. Compliance Our team advises clients on the development of compliance management systems as well as internal and external investigations of possible compliance violations and represents our clients` interests before authorities and courts. In addition, we analyze existing compliance systems and examine transaction risks. Corporate/M&A We advise companies, financial institutions and investment banks, investors as well as domestic and foreign listed companies on mergers and acquisitions, public takeovers, joint ventures, restructurings, corporate law and corporate governance. Some of our M&A lawyers are doubly qualified as tax advisors and therefore know the hidden tax pitfalls of complicated transactions. Thanks to the transnational training of our lawyers and our international network, we can advise on German, English and American law and offer innovative solutions for the cross-border needs of our clients.
Employment & Benefits Our team advises and represents national and international companies in all legal matters of employment law related to transactions as well as in the organization and restructuring of staff, deployment and dismissal of staff, compensation, benefits and company pensions as well as cost management and personnel administration. Regulation and enforcement of financial services We advise domestic and foreign banks as well as financial service providers and corporations on regulatory rules, ongoing regulatory issues and structuring in accordance with the rules of trade matters. Particular emphasis is placed on German and European banking and European investment supervision law as well as capital market and payment services regulations. Intellectual property and copyright Our German IP team advises on IP issues at national, European and global level. We represent clients in intellectual property disputes and advise them on legal matters relating to patents, know-how and trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights and designs. We advise and represent clients in competition law disputes, drafting and negotiating licenses and other technology transfer agreements. IT and data protection We advise on IT-related contracts in a national and international context, including agreements in the areas of e-commerce, cloud computing, software as a service, data center transfers, IT outsourcing, IT projects and software development. In addition, we advise on aspects of data protection (e.g. data processing, data security, transfer of personal data abroad) and act as external data protection officers. Litigation & Dispute Resolution Our team advises and represents clients not only in legal proceedings, but also in national and international arbitration proceedings.
When it makes economic sense, we work to resolve pre-litigation disputes to avoid litigation. Loans We advise on all banking operations, including leveraged financing transactions, corporate loans, safeguard facilities, real estate financing, cash pooling, intra-group financing transactions, margin lending, asset-backed lending, (non-)performing loan (NPL) operations, restructurings and fiduciary/agency advice. Notary office Our three notaries based in Frankfurt provide all the services of a notary, in particular the certification of deeds and deeds. As lawyers and notaries, our notaries have many years of practical experience in handling notarial cases with domestic and foreign implications. Pension We are particularly active in the areas of pension fund development, litigation and financing and represent our clients throughout the pension fund lifecycle. We regularly advise on contractual fiduciary agreements (CTAs), support the development of a corporate or group fiduciary solution and prepare remote insolvency reports for CTA structures.