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A large technology company has set up a project that is likely to serve as a model for many other companies: Generating its own energy from renewable sources. Lawyers Marc Goldberg and Johannes Embacher advised the company from the very beginning. In this episode, they report on the biggest legal and practical challenges involved in such projects, how the company overcame them and why it was worth the effort.
If you have any questions, please contact our experts at marcgoldberg@kpmg-law.com and jembacher@kpmg-law.com.
Selling a part of a company is like performing surgery on a living heart. The clean and data protection-compliant allocation of data is a particular challenge. If companies do not take care of this at an early stage, it can delay or complicate the carve-out or even jeopardise the continued success of the target. Find out how companies should proceed from Dr Jyn Schultze-Melling, Partner at KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH and Markus Limbach, Partner at KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft.
Do you have any further questions? Contact our experts at jschultzemelling@kpmg-law.com and mlimbach@kpmg.com.
Anyone who believes that board members can make (wrong) decisions without risk is mistaken. In fact, the executive bodies of companies make a large number of decisions every day. If they violate their duty of care, they are liable without limitation with their private assets. But what are their duties and where does the responsibility of board members end? Based on two cases from their practice, lawyers Dr Matthias Aldejohann and Dr Ulrich Thölke explain what board members and managing directors must do to fulfil their duty of care.
Our experts are available to answer questions at maldejohann@kpmg-law.com and uthoelke@kpmg-law.com.
New job and a flat to go with it? In view of the staff shortage and the housing shortage in urban centres such as Berlin, Munich and Hamburg, employee housing is becoming more popular again. From a tax and business perspective, there are numerous advantages when employers provide their employees with affordable housing. What needs to be considered when organising this? Lawyer Human Aghel, KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, tax consultant Jürgen Lindauer and management consultant Dr Sven Weberbauer, both KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, provide an overview.
If you have any questions, our experts are available at haghel@kpmg-law.com, jlindauer@kpmg.com and sweberbauer@kpmg.com.
Crypto assets are on everyone’s lips, but there are actually many different types of tokens that are subject to different legal requirements. There are also a wide range of possible applications in both the B2B and B2C sectors. As crypto assets offer a high level of security, they make sense in many cases. Dr Ulrich Keunecke and Marc Pussar, both partners at KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, highlight some use cases in which crypto assets can be used.
The experts are available to answer questions at ukeunecke@kpmg-law.com and mpussar@kpmg-law.com.
The EU Battery Regulation affects many more companies than you might think. This is because, for the first time, the EU has created a set of rules that governs the entire life cycle of a product. This is a first and the Battery Regulation is intended to serve as a blueprint for future legislation.
In the podcast, Dr Thomas Uhlig, Partner at KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, explains what companies will have to consider in connection with batteries in the future.
Our expert is available to answer questions at tuhlig@kpmg-law.com.
More charging points for more e-cars. That is the goal of the GEIG. Until now, there were only regulations for new buildings, but since 2025, certain existing buildings must also have charging infrastructure. In this podcast episode, you can find out who bears the costs, who is responsible for maintenance and what issues arise under tenancy law. This time: Şervan Sagici, lawyer at KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH.
Feel free to contact the expert at ssagici@kpmg-law.com.
The procurement process is considered bureaucratic, slow and cumbersome. Artificial intelligence (AI) can significantly reduce the burden on public procurement organisations and speed up processes. At the same time, it can further strengthen competition and save costs in the long term.
In the procurement process, AI can support many activities, from the specification of services and answering bidders’ questions to evaluating bids and preparing for negotiations. Public procurement lawyer Henrik-Christian Baumann, Partner at KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, and Clemens Dicks, Partner at KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, show the various possible applications of AI and their advantages.
You are welcome to contact the two experts at henrikbaumann@kpmg-law.com and clemensdicks@kpmg.com.
Hardly any company today can do without external staff, especially in the IT sector. However, there are many legal stumbling blocks when using freelancers and temporary workers, which can have consequences under labor law, tax law and social security law. Violations can also lead to back payments in the millions and sanctions such as fines. This is why fixed responsibilities and external personnel management processes are important. This also gives companies the opportunity for targeted business management. Andreas Pruksch and Barnim von Gemmingen explain what companies should look out for.
Contact the two experts at bgemmingen@kpmg-law.com and apruksch@kpmg-law.com.
Bonuses, management bonuses and gratuities are popular management tools. However, they do not always achieve the desired effect. They can also provide the wrong incentives or demotivate employees. Strict guidelines therefore apply to the variable remuneration of banks and other financial institutions. Are these also a model for other sectors? In this episode, Isabella Ries and André Kock talk about what companies should look out for when designing variable remuneration.
If you would like to know more about this topic, please contact Isabella Ries and André Kock by email at iries@kpmg-law.com and andrekock@kpmg-law.com.
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