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Why do companies need a compliance attorney? The threats to businesses are increasing: economic espionage, theft, inventory discrepancies, etc. If it's common in your company for things to "go missing," it's not only frustrating for you and your profit margin but also demotivates your entire team.
Moreover, employees often hesitate to report misconduct they observe in colleagues or even in the company’s leadership, such as the procurement of overly expensive services or goods. The fear of professional consequences is unfortunately widespread.
What can you do about it? Train yourself and your team in compliant and lawful behavior—commonly referred to as compliance. Additionally, appoint an ombudsperson for your company: an external entity, such as a lawyer, who is accessible to employees. This ensures that reports are handled professionally, targeted, and objectively. It also alleviates employees' concerns about professional repercussions when they want to uncover workplace misconduct.Increase your efficiency: Our compliance attorneys work with you to create an individualized, personal, and sustainable compliance solution. We support you on your path to sustainable corporate management and help you minimize risks in your business operations in a compliant manner. Our experts conduct reliability and integrity checks for you and systematically review your corporate structures and processes. Additionally, we are happy to serve as your ombudspersons.
Would you like to expand the range of your products or services?Are you expanding your company by acquiring another business? A new location will help you to expand?In short: Do you have big goals? We can help you to manage your growth in a targeted manner. If you want to expand as an entrepreneur, it‘s not only your opportunities that are diverse, but so are the new challenges. Opportunities can hide dangers at any time. It is therefore necessary to plan competently and purposefully in advance.Have you identified your target market? Have you carried out a comprehensive market analysis? The more carefully you have thought through your approach beforehand with the necessary specialist knowledge, the fewer risks you will be surprised by during implementation. Every mistake in planning that could have been prevented will ultimately cost you valuable resources. Successful expansion is reflected in the fact that your company derives a clearly noticeable benefit from all investments.Our experts will advise and support you: starting with the definition of your expansion goals through to investment and profitability calculations. We provide you with security and analyze all relevant factors such as competition, customer profiles and growth opportunities for you. We also keep all legal matters under control for you. Regardless of whether you have yet to plan your expansion or are already in the middle of it: We can help you expand successfully, so get in touch with our expansion consulting specialists now. We will work with you on your company.
Strategic Planning and Action for Businesses
What is a Strategy?
A strategy is a comprehensive plan that outlines what goals a company wants to achieve and how it can efficiently reach these goals. The strategy helps determine the long-term direction of the company and directs all resources toward achieving these goals. It also involves considering external and internal factors that may influence goal attainment.
How is a Strategic Concept Developed?
A strategic concept develops through a systematic process that includes several steps:Goal Setting: Clarify the specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) goals of the company.Analysis: Examine the company’s current situation, including strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT analysis). Market analysis and assessment of competitive positioning are also essential.
Strategy Formulation: Develop strategies aimed at achieving the defined goals. This might include developing new products, entering new markets, reducing costs, or other strategic initiatives.
Implementation: Concrete steps and actions required to execute the strategy. This includes assigning responsibilities, setting timelines, and allocating resources.
Monitoring and Adjustment: Regularly review progress and adjust the strategy as needed to ensure the company can respond to changes in the market or internal conditions.
How Can Companies Act Strategically?Companies can act strategically by:
Defining Clear Goals: Setting precise and realistic goals aligned with the company’s vision and mission.
Optimally Utilizing Resources: Using resources efficiently and purposefully to achieve the set goals.
Leveraging Competitive Advantages: Developing differentiating features that set the company apart from competitors.Fostering Innovation: Integrating new ideas and technologies to keep the company competitive and future-proof.
Managing Risks: Identifying, assessing, and developing strategies to minimize or manage risks.
What Should a Strategic Concept Include?
A comprehensive strategic concept should include the following elements:
Mission and Vision: Clear understanding of the fundamental purposes and long-term goals of the company.
Goal Definition: Specific, measurable goals to be achieved within a defined timeframe.
Situation Analysis: SWOT analysis, market analyses, and assessment of competitive positioning.
Strategies and Actions: Detailed plans and initiatives to achieve the goals, including timelines and responsibilities.
Resource Planning: Budgeting, personnel needs, and other resources required for strategy implementation.
Control Mechanisms: Methods for monitoring progress and adjusting the strategy as necessary.
Our Services:
We offer comprehensive support in developing and implementing your business strategy:
Revenue Growth and Cost Savings
Strategies for Maintaining Strong Customer Relationships, Even in Conflict Situations
Differentiation and Competitive Advantages
Risk Management and Compliance
Transformation of Internal Structures and Processes
Personnel Development and Restructuring
Evaluation and Implementation of New (Digital) Business Models
Business Sales, Succession Planning, and Investor Relations
Our experts are ready to help you develop tailored and effective strategic concepts for your business. Contact us for detailed advice.
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If you are financing the acquisition of the aircraft through a loan or leasing arrangement, we can optimally advise you on the transaction. This includes drafting and negotiating a financing agreement suitable for your purposes, as well as addressing potential liens and other security arrangements.
Additionally, we coordinate the processes between you as the buyer, your bank, sellers, and operators. We ensure that the requirements of the credit institution for loan disbursement can be met so that the purchase price can be paid upon the technical acceptance and delivery of your business jet.
Our team has advised on aircraft financing worth 5.6 billion EUR. Moreover, we collaborate with the experienced and ideal partners.
When buying and selling aircraft from and to the European Union, import sales taxes and customs duties may apply. This must be properly declared as soon as the aircraft lands at the first customs airport. Otherwise, your VAT refund could be jeopardized when the aircraft is used for business purposes and, depending on where it is handed over, further transaction duties may be incurred. Based on our many years of experience with the export and import of aircraft, we optimize both your transaction and the handover of your business jet.
For the registration of your aircraft, you need to complete and submit numerous documents. Whether you want to register your business jet under the flag of the Channel Islands, the Virgin Islands, or with the Luftfahrt-Bundesamt (LBA) in Braunschweig, Germany – we advise and assist you in preparing the necessary documentation and registration.
Often, Owners are lacking the knowhow to maintain an aircraft in compliance with the regulations of the EASA (European Union Aviation Safety Agency) and the LBA (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt, German Federal Aviation Office), and let their aircraft be manageged by an AOC. If you decide to operate your aircraft through such an operator, this involves a variety of legal and economic questions. We assist you in answering these questions and in drafting the contracts.
We examine both the legal permissibility and the tax implications – depending on your intended owner flights, third-party charter for cost reduction, use for company transport within the group, or shared use with other co-owners. This includes topics such as VAT exemption, fuel tax, or operating costs as deductible expenses in special purpose entities.Additionally, we handle the mediation of optimal partners as well as the creation of the necessary contractual documentation for you. For example, in the use of a foreign Air Operator Certificate (AOC) or the implementation of the Continuing Airworthiness Management Organisation (CAMO).
For many owners and operators of business aircraft, as well as their legal advisors, neither the purchase nor the sale of the aircraft is part of their daily business. The risk of overlooking pitfalls in unfamiliar territory is high. Therefore, we take care of the smooth execution of the transaction.
Our advisory goal is to protect and represent your interests. This means more than just the concrete planning and documentation of the transaction: creative solutions must be developed, and the deal must be quickly brought to a close without getting bogged down in potential side issues. We accompany you every step of the way: from advising on technical questions before the purchase to tax issues and customs clearance.
We are at your service 24/7 to quickly complete your transaction. With over 150 transactions completed, we have a wealth of experience. Thanks to a fee cap and regular cost updates, you always have an overview of your cost volume with us. Additionally, we collaborate with Germany's largest independent aircraft broker: BAS – Business Aviation Services.
To separate liability, aircraft are often not operated within the owner's operational company but through dedicated holding entities. Together with our notaries, we provide all the necessary services from a single source, guiding you through the entire process—from establishing a national or international special purpose company to legally connecting it with the aircraft owners.
Partner, Lawyer, Notary, Specialized Lawyer for Commercial and Corporate Law, Specialized Lawyer for Inheritance Law
Aircraft Damage Claims
When aircraft sustain damage, legal disputes with insurers can quickly arise. For instance, if a pilot makes errors during flight preparation leading to an accident, liability insurers may hold the pilot accountable, or hull insurers may refuse coverage due to alleged gross negligence. These cases often require judicial clarification to determine whether safety regulations were violated. Successfully asserting claims against insurers demands in-depth expertise in aviation and insurance law.
Aircraft Damage Claims
Wet-leasing, or ACMI leasing, involving the charter of aircraft along with crew, maintenance, and insurance, has become a critical operational model. Due to fluctuating and often short-term capacity needs of commercial airlines, coupled with supply chain delays from aircraft manufacturers, various forms of wet-leases have emerged to cater to these individual requirements. We tailor contracts to your specific needs, focusing particularly on ensuring quality standards regarding maintenance, crew qualifications, and financial security through performance guarantees.
Aircraft Leasing Agreements
In recent decades, the aircraft leasing market has experienced significant growth. Large leasing providers offer aircraft to commercial airlines in various forms under complex and extensive contracts. We delve into this intricate field to craft solutions that align with your interests, addressing delivery and redelivery conditions, usage scope, and responses to contract violations (default situations). Additionally, we coordinate the execution and implementation of agreements to secure optimal outcomes for you.
Employment and Freelance Contracts for Pilots
Navigating the intersection of labor law and aviation law requires specialized knowledge. For example, the definition of travel to the home base differs under labor law compared to FRMS (Fatigue Risk Management Systems). Determining whether a pilot is an employee or a freelance operator hinges on nuanced legal precedents. Our labor law team advises various commercial aviation companies, helping you address these complexities without stumbling.
Maintenance Agreements
Maintenance forms the cornerstone of safe flight operations. We provide counsel on framework agreements for base and line maintenance, negotiating contracts for the supply of technical components and avionics to ensure reliable operations.
Corporate Law
As the legal counsel of GATE e.V., we are closely connected to the recurring legal challenges that affect your business. This enables us to provide swift, cost-effective, and well-founded advice. Whether you are a foreign corporation seeking guidance on legal matters for your subsidiary in Germany, drafting a framework supply agreement, or requiring tailored terms and conditions for your procurement processes, we have the right solution at hand. The German Aviation Security Act holds no surprises for us, and we navigate the intricacies of an airside vehicle just as confidently as we handle vertical baggage conveyors.
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