Commercial Law

VOELKER's Commercial Law Team is specialized in the drafting and negotiation of contracts and standard contractual conditions. We advise in cross-border commercial transactions. We believe that the focus always needs to be on the commercial success of a business relationship. Legal issues need to be addressed and handled, but should never be a show-stopper for a business that makes sense from a commercial perspective.

The Commercial Law Team provides services in the following areas:

• Commercial Law
• Export Contracts and Import Contracts
• International Trade
• Trade Finance and Export Finance
• Letter of Credit
• Bank Guarantees and Demand Guarantees
• Standby Letter of Credit
• Incoterms and Trade Terms
• International Project Agreements
• Letter of Intent
• Confidentiality Agreements, CDA, NDA
• Promissory Notes
• ORGALIME Conditions
• Standard Contractual Conditions
• General Sales Conditions
• Purchase Conditions
• Framework Agreements
• Warranty, Liability and Indemnity
• Commercial Antitrust Law
• Jurisdiction Clauses
• Arbitration Clauses
• Conflict of Laws, International Private Law and Choice of Law

A core area of our expertise are agreements with distribution partners. In that area of law, we have extensive experience in drafting, negotiating and litigating:

• Commercial Agency Agreements
• Distribution Agreements
• International Sales contracts
• Selective distribution agreements and selective distribution systems

Even if a business relationship goes the wrong way, we can assist in its winding-up:

• Litigation
• Arbitration ICC, DIS, AAA, CIETAC, Swiss Rules, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce SCC
• Jurisdiction Clauses

Once a product is supplied to a customer, we advise on product-related risks:

• Product Liability
• Product Recalls
• Product Liability Insurance
• Product Liability of Directors and Officers