Our automotive team provides an integrated service to clients across the industry, from manufacturing through to distribution, retail and aftermarket services. Our lawyers are drawn from a wide range of practice areas and international offices to pool their knowledge and experience for the benefit of the client. They consider the legal issues our clients face within their commercial context, to provide sensible, workable solutions.

Our team is at the forefront of developments in the automotive sector. Recent work includes advising major car and component manufacturers on:

  • automotive risk management including product liability and safety issues, multi-jurisdictional recalls, Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation (TREAD) Act matters and responsibilities along the supply chain;
  • design protection;
  • financial services products and financing including the securitisation of automotive receivables;
  • European distribution laws;
  • outsourcing;
  • creating new sources of revenue from downstream activities, including the development of telematics services; and
  • the extension of brands into other non-auto sectors.

We have also advised on many of the major automotive mergers and acquisitions that have taken place as the industry consolidates.

Our antitrust lawyers have developed considerable experience of the structuring of dealers networks and our litigators are particularly well equipped to deal with large product liability cases and recalls.

For more information please contact Oliver Küppers in Business Development.

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