Rechtsanwalt (Lawyer)
Dr Maximilian Fessel has been working as a lawyer in our Freiburg office since 2022. He primarily advises clients in the areas of commercial law, corporate law, environmental social governance (ESG), and foundation law.
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legal insights
30. October 2025
When does an agreement qualify as a “commercial agency agreement” (and why does that matter)?
Whether an agreement is a commercial agency agreement is determined by the actual content of the agreement. The name of the agreement is not relevant. Instead, the overall picture of the circumstances is decisive. This is the result of the judgement of the Higher Regional Court (OLG) Frankfurt am Main of 8 July 2025 (Case...
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Trade and Distribution Law
18. August 2025
Specification of a limited liability company’s object in its articles of association
The object of a limited liability company must be specified in such a way that its activities and field of business can be precisely and sufficiently identified. This was confirmed by the Berlin Court of Appeal’s (Kammergericht “KG”) decision of March 19, 2025 (Ref. 22 W 2/25). Facts The shareholders of a limited liability company...
Corporate law
26. June 2024
Corporate Law: No deletion of address data in the list of shareholders
The list of shareholders of a limited liability company (“GmbH”), which is publicly filed in the commercial register, shows the shareholders at a glance. What must be entered in the list of shareholders is regulated by law. Anyone who accidentally discloses too much information (e.g. their private address) has bad luck: as a ruling by...
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