Legal 500, one of the leading international law firm rankings, in 2020 again ranks KUSS Rechtsanwälte among the best commercial law firms in Germany in the field of Transport Law.

Based on its research in the editorial section Legal 500 has come to the conclusion (our translation):

Kuss Rechtsanwälte Partnerschaft mbb is highly specialized in the field of International Transport, Forwarding and Warehousing Law. The focus of activities of the four-member team of bar certified specialists (Fachanwälte) lies in complex cases of major transport damage as well as in the conduct and defense of recovery claims. In addition, the team around Robert Kuss and Corinna Kuss advises policyholders and insurers on transport insurance coverage. A particular added value regarding the international activities of the law firm lies in the legal advice and consulting offered in English, French, Italian, Spanish and Russian.”

We were particularly pleased with the references:

The law firm is very competent, reliable and always adheres to the given schedules. In addition, the team is characterized by patience and perseverance even in stressful situations.”

The law firm is our first address in Germany in the field of Transport Law. Especially in the field of road transport the team is unbeatable in terms of efficiency, transparency, expertise and experience.”

‘Robert Kuss is outstanding in competence and client service and has excellent negotiating skills.”

You can find the ranking under the following link:

https://www.legal500.de/c/deutschland/transport/transportrecht/

Maxim Miskewych was awarded the title of a Certified Specialist for International Business Law by the Cologne Bar Association.

A bar certified specialist (Fachanwalt) is a lawyer with proven expertise and practical experience in a particular area of law. The title is awarded by the Regional Bar Associations after having intensively examined whether the necessary prerequisites are fulfilled according to the Rules on Certified Specialist Lawyers (Fachanwaltsordnung). The lawyer has to demonstrate knowledge and skills in his specialty area reaching far beyond those generally gained during education, training and practical job experience.

Prior to achieving the status of specialist, the lawyer has to attend a 120 hour specializing course and pass several examinations. Moreover, the handling of a certain number of cases in the specialized area must be proven. A lawyer bearing the title “bar certified specialist” has to prove every year to have further expanded his expertise to the prescribed extent.

The German Rules on Bar Certified Specialist Lawyers (Fachanwaltsordnung) provide for a bar certified specialist in international commercial and business law to demonstrate special knowledge in the areas of

  1. conflict of laws of contractual and non-contractual obligations,
  2. international civil procedure and arbitration law,
  3. internationally harmonized commercial law,
  4. internationally harmonized corporate law,
  5. European state aid and competition law,
  6. main features of the regulations on the fight against corruption, fraud and money laundering in international legal transactions,
  7. main features in the realm of international tax law,
  8. main features of comparative law.

We congratulate Maxim Miskewych on successfully obtaining this title, which documents his remarkable competence in this demanding and important field of law.

Vanessa Steinbacher was awarded the title of bar certified specialist in transportation and forwarding law.

A bar certified specialist is a lawyer with proven expertise and practical experience in a particular area of law. The title is awarded by the Regional Bar Associations after having intensively examined whether the necessary prerequisites are fulfilled according to the Rules on Bar Certified Specialist Lawyers (Fachanwaltsordnung). The lawyer has to demonstrate knowledge and skills in his specialty area reaching far beyond those generally gained during education, training and practical job experience. Prior to achieving the status of specialist, the lawyer has to attend a 120 hour specializing course and pass several examinations. Moreover, the handling of a certain number of cases in the specialized area must be proven. A lawyer bearing the title “bar certified specialist” has to prove every year to have further expanded his expertise to the prescribed extent.

Congratulations Vanessa!

Vanessa Steinbacher has joined our team in the middle of last year. Vanessa holds a Bachelor of Arts in “Media Business Administration” and worked for the marketing department of the publishing group of the “Handelsblatt”. At that time she also was writing for the magazine “Junge Karriere”.

Vanessa studied law at the Cologne University with a focus on media- and telecommunications law as well as intellectual property and is an attorney since 2012. Ms. Steinbacher is representing and counselling our clients in the fields of Intellectual Property and Copyright law as well as Transportation and Forwarding law.

Vanessa Steinbacher speaks German, English and French.

Tanja Pennekamp has recently finished her further training as a “certified compliance officer”.

Tanja assists her international German and Swiss clients in building up and improving their compliance management systems, designs and leads training programs at all levels and is conducting internal investigations in case of serious compliance issues. She furthermore serves her clients as an external compliance officer.

If you have any questions regarding compliance matters, please contact us!