Defence & Security

• Ensuring compliance with export controls (dual-use items and military equipment), war weapons control, customer retention/corruption and protection of classified or confidential information
• Implementing compliance management systems (CMSs), especially at growing start-ups
• Usage of AI, cloud and big data in defence
• Assisting in crisis management and reporting obligations towards authorities

Companies we advise on these subjects include 

Airbus, Cassidian, Discovery Air Defence, Heckler & Koch, MBDA Germany and Thyssenkrupp Steel.

• Advising on M&A transactions, joint ventures and restructuring in the defence & security sector 
• Advising on venture capital, growth capital and structured equity financing for growth companies in the defence and security sector 
• Advising on strategic partnerships and large-scale projects in the fields of security and defence
• Implementing corporate governance in areas critical for safety and security
• Assessing investments where sustainability targets and security interests overlap

Companies we advise on these subjects include 

AeroVironment, Airbus, Airbus Defence, Alstom, AVIC, BEFESA, Grob Aircraft, Eurofighter, German Aerospace Center, Heckler & Koch, Mutares, Rhône Group, RUAG, Thales and TKMS.

• Providing legal assistance in cybersecurity projects, critical infrastructure/NIS2, digital infrastructure and dual-use technologies
• Managing cooperation with the energy, communications and mobility sectors
• Protecting sensitive defence and security data

Companies we advise on these subjects include

IBM, Rheinmetall, Siemens and T-Systems.

• Advising on public and private financing in the defence sector
• Advising on subsidy schemes, financing for large-scale projects and export credit guarantees
• Assisting in financing in SME supply chains (including factoring)

Companies we advise on these subjects include

Befesa, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Federal Republic of Germany and Mutares.

• Protecting intellectual property, including (confidential) patent and trade mark strategies for defence and security technologies
• Ensuring confidentiality and know-how protection of sensitive R&D projects
• Drafting and negotiating licence and cooperation agreements in international defence projects in compliance with export control requirements

Companies we advise on these subjects include

Airbus, Daimler Truck and Airbus Defence.

• Planning the employment aspects of security-relevant projects
• Advising on use of contractors/external staff and compliance requirements such as security checks and protection of confidential or classified information
• Advising on co-determination by company and employee representatives, employee representation and works agreements in defence companies
• Assisting in international secondments (expats) in security-relevant environments
• Providing support in sustainable sourcing and supply-chain compliance

Companies we advise on these subjects include

Airbus, Airbus Defence and Alstom.

• Representing clients in international arbitration and court proceedings in the defence sector
• Pursuing and defending against claims due to IP infringements, contract disputes and misuse of technology
• Providing strategic litigation management in view of political and economic framework conditions

Companies we advise on these subjects include

SIG Sauer, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions.

• Assisting in complex procurement proceedings and public contracts
• Establishing cooperative alliances between international partners and public contractors
• Assisting in planning for long-term procurement and supply contracts
• Navigating taxonomy and ESG requirements in contracts and advertising

Companies we advise on these subjects include

Airbus, Ansys, Eurofighter, IBM, Discovery Air Defence, Tecnobit and T-Systems.

For further information on our capabilities and experience, please see our Capability Statement.

• Product security and product liability law in the defence sector, including product recalls
• Advising on REACH and other regulatory requirements under chemicals and materials law
• Handling risk management along the entire product development and supply chain

Companies we advise on these subjects include

Airbus, Hensoldt and Rheinmetall Landsysteme.

• Providing extensive advice on foreign-trade law, including export controls for dual-use items, military equipment and war weapons
• Advising on FDI/investment screening processes across jurisdictions
• Negotiating public-law contracts to mitigate security concerns
• Advising at the intersection of German, European and international law
• Monitoring regulatory trends and supporting legislative processes

Companies we advise on these subjects include

AeroVironment, Airbus Helicopters, Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy, Diehl Defence Grob Aircraft, Helsing, Hensoldt, Junghans Microtec, Renk, Rheinmetall, Quantum Systems Rohde & Schwarz, Smiths Detection, Schiebel, Sikorsky, Swarm Biotactics, TKMS, Zeppelin.