KPMG Law Statement on HAUFE: Confusion surrounding the EU Deforestation Regulation – and what companies should do now

President Trump’s administration has introduced two significant changes to the highly popular H-1B visa program for skilled workers: The previous random lottery will be replaced…

AI is a blessing for many companies, but it can also quickly become a curse, especially when authorities use the technology to uncover legal violations…

In September, the EU Commission wanted to postpone the EUDR deforestation regulation. On October 21, 2025, it published a comprehensive proposal to simplify the EUDR…

On October 1, 2025, the Federal Employment Agency (BA) updated its technical directives and made a U-turn with regard to the so-called employer-of-record model: In…

Companies can apply for funding in the preliminary procedure for the climate protection contracts program until 1 December 2025. The funding from the Federal Ministry…

As the federal government’s special infrastructure fund of 500 billion euros will probably not be enough to finance Germany’s roads, networks and the energy transition,…

KPMG Law Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft (KPMG Law) provided legal advice to the Management Board of Nürnberger Beteiligungs-AG throughout the entire public takeover process by Vienna Insurance Group…

The Federal Labor Court (BAG) has issued another landmark decision on equal pay. In its ruling of October 23, 2025 (Ref. 8 AZR 300/24),…

On October 17, 2025, the Federal Network Agency published FAQs on the regulatory treatment of stationary battery storage systems (“BESS”). The FAQs are a guide…

The Bundestag has passed the “construction turbo” and local authorities can now significantly accelerate certain construction projects. According to the law passed on October 9,…