ARQIS advises shareholders on the sale of Caseking GmbH
(Munich, 31 August 2010) ARQIS has advised the two sole shareholders of Caseking GmbH on the sale of the majority of their shares to AF Gaming GmbH, an affiliate company of AFINUM Management GmbH...  more    

ARQIS Nominated for JUVE-AWARD 2010 for M&A 
(Düsseldorf 27 August 2010) ARQIS has been nominated for the JUVE Award 2010 for M&A as one of five law firms nationwide by JUVE, Germany's well-known specialist publisher of independently...  more    

ARQIS advises Ordyhna Holding A/S on the sale of Anhydro GmbH and Anhydro UK Holdings Ltd.
(Düsseldorf, 13 August 2010) ARQIS has advised in cooperation with the Danish law firm AC-CURA, Copenhagen, the Danish company Ordyhna Holding A/S (formerly: Anhydro Holding A/S) on the sale of 100%...  more    

Japan Newsletter August 2010
Assertion of Monetary Claims in Japan Claim collection in Japan has become an increasingly challenging task in times of a difficult economical environment. Where claims cannot be successfully settled...  more    

Japan Newsletter July 2010
Labor Law in Japan: "Right-sizing" the Company (Update) An increasingly competitive and cost oriented business environment often requires employers to review and adjust their employment...  more    

7th Legal and Tax Symposium Japan
(Düsseldorf, 4 June 2010) ARQIS cordially invites to the "7th Legal and Tax Symposium Japan" which will take place in Düsseldorf on June 23, 2010. Like in the past the event is held in cooperation...  more    

Japan Newsletter June 2010
Business Establishment in Japan   Japan continues to attract the interest of foreign investors wishing to establish their own business presence. While Japanese corporate law provides for a...  more    

ARQIS expands its M&A competence in Düsseldorf with a new partner
(Düsseldorf, 2 June 2010) Dr. Jörn-Christian Schulze (37) of Simmons & Simmons joins ARQIS Düsseldorf as of August 1, 2010 as a partner. Dr. Schulze will contribute to the expansion of the...  more    

DAJV and AmCham Presentations and Panel Discussion on Bridge Technologies on the Road to a Renewable Energy Supply on 9 June 2010
(Düsseldorf, 27 May 2010) On 9 June 2010 the German American Lawyers' Association (DAJV) and the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) will host presentations and a panel discussion about "Bridging...  more    

ARQIS expands its M&A activities in Munich with new partner
(Düsseldorf, 1 April 2010) Stefan Kroeker (37) of Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy LLP joins ARQIS' Munich office as of today. Mr. Kroeker will contribute to the expansion of ARQIS'...  more    

Berlin Commentary on Energy Law Available in April
(Düsseldorf, 1 April 2010) The 2nd edition of the Berlin Commentary on Energy Law (Berliner Kommentar zum Energierecht) will start to be available in April. On 5,145 pages, the book...  more    

Japan Newsletter February 2010
Corporate Law Special: Stock Dematerialization and Reporting Obligations for Equity Investments in Japan   Since January 2009 physical share certificates issued by listed companies have...  more    

ARQIS advises Wind 27-JP Trading on the acquisition of VESTAS wind turbines
(Düsseldorf, 20 January 2010) ARQIS advised Wind 27-JP Trading GbR on the acquisition of VESTAS wind turbines for a total purchase price of over EUR 42 million. The transaction has been signed...  more    

ARQIS advises eCapital with respect to investment in producer of intelligent foams
(Munich, January 14, 2010) ARQIS has advised the investor eCapital, Münster, with respect to its investment in Variowell Development GmbH.Variowell is a developer and producer of intelligent...  more    

ARQIS advises eCapital and Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen on investment in eZelleron GmbH
(Munich, 14 January 2010) ARQIS has advised the investors eCapital und Technologiegründerfonds Sachsen with respect to their investment in the fuel cell specialist eZelleron, located in Dresden.The...  more    

ARQIS advises Katjes Fassin on participation in Festivaldi
(Düsseldorf, 7 January 2010) ARQIS has advised Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co. KG on the acquisition of 50 % of the shares in the Dutch producer of Harlekijntjes liquorice, Festivaldi B.V.Katjes Fassin,...  more    

ARQIS advises KITZ on Acquisition of Perrin
(Düsseldorf, 22 December 2009) The Düsseldorf office of ARQIS has advised KITZ CORPORATION, Japan, a leading Japanese manufacturer of industrial valves and related products, on the acquisition of...  more    

ARQIS Rechtsanwälte, Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge UK LLP and Kanzlei Prof. Schweizer advise TOMORROW FOCUS on increase of its share in Adjug Ltd.
(Düsseldorf, 21 December 2009) ARQIS and Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge advised TOMORROW FOCUS AG, one of Germany's foremost listed internet media groups, on the increase of its participation by...  more    

Arqis / TMI advise Volkswagen AG on strategic equity investment in Suzuki
(Düsseldorf, 15 December 2009) Arqis / TMI are advising Volkswagen AG (VW) on its € 1.7 billion investment in Suzuki Motor Corp. (Suzuki). VW's investment will result in a 19.9% shareholding in...  more    

Article "Competent Supervisory Bodies - Municipal Supervisory Bodies Often Lack Necessary Qualification"
(Düsseldorf, 11 December 2009) The work of supervisory bodies of municipal enterprises has become more and more demanding.  The recently introduces Public Corporate Governance Codices can...  more    

Tokyo Three Bar Associations' International Seminar - "U.S. Class Actions: Impact on the Japanese Legal System; Case Study: the Google Book Settlement"
(Munich, November 27, 2009) The three Tokyo Bar Associations and their committees on international matters jointly held a seminar on "U.S. Class Actions: Impact on the Japanese Legal System; Case...  more    

Talk on "Climate Change - Emission Trading and Greenhouse Gas Reductions"
(Düsseldorf, 28 October 2009) In a Fire Place Talk at NRW Invest, Tokyo, ARQIS partner Dr. Matthias Lang spoke about "Climate Change - Emission Trading and Greenhouse Gas Reductions, Lessons...  more    

Data Protection Conference for Deutsche Telekom Executives
ARQIS partner Dr. Andrea Panzer speaks about employee surveillance at a data protection conference for executives of Deutsche Telekom AG    Employee surveillance is the topic of a speech...  more    

Interview on Employee Surveillance in Business Newspaper Wirtschaftswoche
ARQIS partner Dr. Andrea Panzer answers question of the business newspaper Wirtschaftswoche on employee surveillanceIn an interview published by the business newspaper Wirtschaftswoche on 21...  more    

ARQIS advises NTT DoCoMo, Inc. on Public Tender Offer for net mobile AG
(Düsseldorf, October 5, 2009) ARQIS advises NTT DoCoMo, Inc., Japan's leading mobile communications operator and one of the world's largest mobile communications operators in respect of the public...  more    

ARQIS advises Katjes Fassin on the increase of its participation in Lamy Lutti
(Düsseldorf, 30 September 2009) ARQIS has advised Katjes Fassin, the number 3 in the German sugar confectionary market, on the increase of its participation in Lamy Lutti, the market leader in Belgium...  more    

ARQIS advises TOMORROW FOCUS on participation in Finanzen100
(Düsseldorf, 11 September 2009) ARQIS advised TOMORROW FOCUS AG, one of Germany's foremost listed internet media groups, on the majority participation in Finanzen100. TOMORROW FOCUS' participation of...  more    

Seminar on Reform of German Environmental Law (In German)
(Düsseldorf, 4 September 2009) Seminar on the impact of the latest reform of German environmental law. Efforts to pass a uniform environmental code for Germany, replacing and amending the...  more    

Article in TechGuide 2009 - Start-up in a Garage? (In German)
(Düsseldorf, 24 August 2009) In an article for "TechGuide 2009", the annual special issue of VentureCapital Magazine, ARQIS partners Dr. Matthias Lang, Düsseldorf, and Tobias...  more    

Seminar - Certified supervisory board for middle-sized companies (in German)
In view of the manifold legal duties of supervisory board members, TÜV Rheinland (Inspection Authority Rhineland) and the consulting firm Labbé & Cie. offer another seminar...  more    

Article in NJOZ - Disclosure Obligations for Sellers, Buyers and Banks When Selling Contaminated Sites (In German)
(Düsseldorf, 20 August 2009) About 300,000 sites in Germany are thought to be contaminated.  63,300 registered sites exist in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia alone. Hence, the sale...  more    

Newsletter Japan July 2009
Labour Law in Japan: Right-sizing the Company   The challenges of an increasingly competitive and cost-oriented business environment often require employers to review and adjust their...  more    

Review of ARQIS in Juve German Commercial Law Firms 2009 Handbook
(Düsseldorf, 2 July 2009) JUVE, Germany's leading specialist publisher of independently researched information on the German legal market for lawyers and their clients published a review of ARQIS...  more    

ARQIS adds Japanese litigation expert as partner
(Dusseldorf, 3 July 2009) Katsuaki Matsutome (53) name partner of the well known Japanese law firm of Abe & Matsutome has joined the Tokyo ARQIS office in June of the year as a partner....  more    

Handelsblatt:  "Japan Rediscovers German Law"
The business newspaper Handelsblatt reported that contracts pursuant to Anglo-American standards are losing popularity in Japan On 24 June 2009 the German business newspaper Handelsblatt reported...  more    

New Legal Treatise on Limited Liability Companies Published Online by C.H. Beck
(Düsseldorf, 3 June 2009) Corporate law is constantly evolving. A good example is the Act to Modernise the Limited Liability Companies Law and to Combat Abuse ("MoMiG"), which entered into force...  more    

Newsletter Japan June 2009
Corporate Reorganization Foreign and Domestic Insolvencies - Legal Impact on Business Entities in Japan When insolvencies are on the rise, a...  more    

Article "Conflicts of Interest of Public Officials"
(Düsseldorf, 22 April 2009) With respect to the election of two new members to the supervisory board of Commerzbank, German Minister of Finance, Peer Steinbrück, has already announced that...  more    

ARQIS advises Katjes Fassin on Participation in Lamy Lutti
Düsseldorf, 27 February 2009) ARQIS has advised Katjes Fassin, the number 3 in the German sugar confectionary market, on the participation in Lamy Lutti, the market leader in Belgium and number 2 in...  more    

ARQIS advises Toray Industries on Participation in ACE Advanced Composite Engineering
(Düsseldorf, 27 January 2009) ARQIS has advised Toray Industries, Inc., Japan, a leading Japanese manufacturer inter alia of carbon fiber composite materials, on its participation in ACE Advanced...  more    

New Edition of "Beck'sches Formularbuch IT-Recht", an IT-Law Collection of Standard Forms
(München, 21. Januar 2009) In January 2009 the new edition of "Formularbuch IT-Recht", a collection of standard forms concerning IT-law, was published by Wolfgang Weitnauer with the...  more    

Seminar "Reform of the GmbH-Law (MoMiG)" (in Japanese)
ARQIS herewith would like to invite to the seminar "Reform of the GmbH-Law (MoMiG)" at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (GCCIJ) on 20 February 2009. The GmbH-Law is the law on...  more    

Joint Enterprise Between ARQIS and TMI Associates
(Düsseldorf, January 16, 2009) ARQIS Foreign Law Office, the Tokyo office of ARQIS, establishes a registered joint enterprise with the Japanese law firm TMI Associates effective January 16,...  more    

ARQIS advises Link Theory Holdings on Sale of Rosner
(Dusseldorf, 7 January 2009) The Dusseldorf office of the law firm ARQIS has advised Link Theory Holdings Co., Ltd., Japan ("LTH"), a leading Japanese fashion company, in the sale of the...  more    

ARQIS advises TOMORROW FOCUS AG on Capital Increase 
(Düsseldorf, 5 January 2009) ARQIS advised TOMORROW FOCUS AG in respect of its capital increase of approximately EUR 11.9 m. The new shares were subscribed for by Burda GmbH, a company affiliated...  more    

ARQIS in JUVE Handbook 2008/2009
After having been voted "Law Firm of Year in the West 2007" and nominated for the JUVE Award 2008 for Labour Law by JUVE, Germany's leading specialist publisher of independently...  more    

LEGAL 500 Germany Recommands ARQIS as Law Firm in the West (Dusseldorf) and the South of Germany (Munich)
LEGAL 500 Germany, the German reference book on law firms, recommands ARQIS as a law firm located in the west (Dusseldorf) and south of Germany (Munich).  This comes only a year after ARQIS was...  more    

Newsletter Company Law / Limited Liability Companies, October 2008
Act to Modernise the Limited Liability Companies Law and to Combat Abuse ("MoMiG")  On 26 June 2008 the Lower House of the German Federal Parliament adopted the Act to Modernise the Limited...  more    

New Edition of Reference Book on Capital Market Law and Compliance (in German)
The second edition of "Compliance-Handbuch Kapitalmarktrecht", a reference book on capital markets law and compliance, published by ARQIS partner Dr. Susanne Rückert et al. with the publishing house...  more    

ARQIS rated as „one of the most important IT- law offices in Germany”
(Munich, 22 October 2008) The E-Commerce Magazine, in its September edition (05/08), appreciates the excellent work of a group of selected German IT-law offices. According to the Magazine’s...  more    

Emission Credit Trading and Challenges Faced by Japan Today - Tokoyo Three Bar Associations' International Seminar and Party
The three Tokyo Bar Associations and their committees on international matters will jointly hold a seminar on "Emission Credit Trading and Challenges faced by Japan Today". ARQIS partner Dr....  more    

Corporate Law: ARQIS Appoints Further Partner in Munich
(Dusseldorf, 17 September 2008) As of 1 October 2008 Tobias Rodehau (37) from Dechert LLP will join ARQIS' Munich office as partner.  Tobias Rodehau will strengthen the Corporate Law/Private...  more    

Seminar - Crimescene: The Company (in German)
Until a few years ago, white-collar crime was treated with utmost discretion.  Due to increased requirements regarding transparency and directors' and officers' liability, the company...  more    

ARQIS Nominated for JUVE-AWARD 2008 for Labour Law
ARQIS has been nominated for the JUVE-AWARDS 2008 for Labour Law as one of five law firms nationwide by JUVE, Germany's leading specialist publisher of independently researched information on...  more    

Seminar - Certified supervisory board for middle-sized companies (in German)
In view of the manifold legal duties of supervisory board members, TÜV Rheinland (Inspection Authority Rhineland) and the consulting firm Labbé & Cie. offer three seminars "Certified supervisory...  more    

Dr Mutschler appointed as an Honorary Professor by Freie Universität Berlin 
(Dusseldorf, 9 September 2008) Freie Universität Berlin named Dr Ulrich Mutschler, of Counsel at ARQIS, Honorary Professor for Energy Law. Dr Mutschler has been assisting ARQIS since 2006,...  more    

Seminar - "M&A in Germany - Legal Steps and Contract Provisions" (in Japanese)
ARQIS herewith would like to invite to the seminar "M&A in Germany - Legal Steps and Contract Provisions" at the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan (GCCIJ) on September 26,...  more    

ARQIS advises Central Glass Japan on Acquisition of Industrial Activities from Girindus AG in Halle (Westphalia)
(Düsseldorf, June 10, 2008) The Düsseldorf office of ARQIS has advised Central Glass Co., Ltd., Japan, on the acquisition of a production site in Halle (Westphalia). On June 2, 2008 the...  more    

ARQIS advises Sekisui Chemical on Acquisition of Majority in CPF Chevalier Pipe Technologies
(Düsseldorf, 4 June 2008) The Düsseldorf office of ARQIS has advised Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., Japan, a leading Japanese manufacturer of chemical and related products, on the...  more    

ARQIS strengthens antitrust practice with a new partner
(Düsseldorf, 7 May 2008) Dr. Michael Reich (37) of Gibson Dunn & Crutcher will join the Munich ARQIS office in the middle of the year as a partner. Reich will be responsible for the European and...  more    

DAJV Conference on "Measures in the Fight Against Terrorism vs. the Right to Privacy/Informational Self-Determination"
The German-American Lawyers' Association and its committees on Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Tax Law, Media/Telecom/IP, Arbitration/Litigation/Mediation (ALM) and...  more    

ARQIS advises MEDISANA AG on the Reorganization of its non-German Shareholdings
(Düsseldorf, 22 February 2008) ARQIS advised MEDISANA AG, Hilden, a company listed inter alia at the Frankfurt stock exchange (General Standard), on the reorganization of its non-German...  more    

ARQIS advises OPG Groep N.V. on the acquisition of the diabetes products and supplies business of Hahn & Hahn GmbH
(Düsseldorf, 30 January 2008) ARQIS has advised OPG Groep N.V. on the acquisition of the diabetes products and supplies business of Hahn & Hahn GmbH located in Waiblingen close to...  more    

ARQIS advises FATTAL on Hotel Investments in Germany
(Düsseldorf, January 17, 2008) The leading Israeli hotel chain Fattal Hotels, established in 1998 by David Fattal, starts 2008 with new locations. At the beginning of January 2008, Leonardo...  more