Automotive and New Mobility

Consulting focus

• Energy, Charging Infrastructure & Decarbonization

  The transformation of the automotive and mobility industries is closely linked to energy, charging, and infrastructure issues. Manufacturers, suppliers, and mobility providers must adapt their production sites, fleet strategies, and new services to decarbonization, renewable energy, and regulatory requirements. We provide support in structuring energy, infrastructure, and transformation projects along the automotive value chain in a legally compliant manner.

• Financing, Leasing, and Mobility Services

  New usage models are transforming access to mobility. Leasing, financing, subscriptions, sharing services, and digital mobility platforms must be structured in a way that is sustainable from a regulatory, consumer protection, and contractual standpoint. We support the development and implementation of national and international financing and mobility solutions with a focus on finance, IT, data protection, and regulation.

• Connected, Software-Defined, and Autonomous Driving

  Connected, software-based, and autonomous vehicles open up new business models, but at the same time increase legal complexity. Of particular relevance are registration and regulation, liability and product safety issues, contract drafting, data protection, cybersecurity, and collaborations with technology partners. We provide support for the legally compliant integration of new vehicle technologies into products, services, and business processes.

• Data, Data Protection & Cybersecurity

  Vehicles, mobility services, and digital distribution models generate and process large volumes of data. Companies must use, protect, and commercially exploit personal and non-personal data in a legally compliant manner. We provide advice on data protection, data governance, cybersecurity, data access, digital platforms, and the contractual protection of data-driven business models.

• Partnerships, Sales & Competition

  Transformation and digitalization are giving rise to new forms of collaboration, distribution structures, and platform models. At the same time, the exchange of information, supplier relationships, distribution systems, and joint development projects remain sensitive under antitrust law. We assist clients in structuring collaborations, distribution, transactions, and digital business models in compliance with competition law.

• ESG, Supply Chains & Product Regulation

  Sustainability, human rights, environmental standards, and product regulation are increasingly shaping the automotive value chain. Companies must organize their supply chains, procurement, production, and product life cycles in a legally compliant manner and translate regulatory requirements into effective compliance structures. We provide support with ESG requirements, sustainable supply chains, battery, packaging, product, and environmental regulations, as well as with the practical implementation of related processes.

• Transactions, Carve-outs, and Reorganizations

  Structural changes in the industry are leading to transactions, partnerships, spin-offs, and reorganizations across the entire value chain. Companies are using M&A, carve-outs, joint ventures, and legal entity optimizations to tap into new technologies, markets, and business models. We support complex domestic and international transactions as well as transformation projects with legal and interdisciplinary expertise.

• Market Entry, Internationalization, and New Mobility Players

  New market entrants, technology companies, and mobility providers are reshaping competition in the automotive industry. Entering the German and European markets requires a legally sound structure for companies, contracts, sales, regulation, data protection, and partnerships. We support established companies and new mobility players with market entry, scaling, and international expansion.

• Disputes, Product Liability & Mass Claims

  Complex products, new technologies, and regulatory requirements increase the risk of disputes, product liability cases, and class-action lawsuits. Companies need robust strategies for pre-litigation dispute resolution, court proceedings, model cases, and efficient claim management. We provide support in the legal management, litigation representation, and operational implementation of major disputes and class-action lawsuits.

• Intellectual Property, Technology, and Trademark Protection

  Technology, software, data, and brand value are key competitive factors in the automotive and mobility industries. Companies must protect their innovations, analyze intellectual property risks, and effectively combat product piracy. We provide support in the areas of IP strategies, patent and technology issues, anti-counterfeiting measures, digital enforcement, and safeguarding collaborations and technology transfers.