What we do

Our multi-lingual lawyers possess nationally recognised expertise in law with an emphasis on the following areas:

COMPANY / COMMERCIAL

We seek to make positive contributions to the development of a client's business. Matters handled include business structure, ownership and formation, finance and funding, trading terms and agreements, property management, corporate restructuring, mergers, acquisitions, the organisation of domestic and multi-national joint ventures, business administration and insolvency. We also handle the sale of companies, company searches and credit control services.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

We can advise our clients on the law relating to licensing and protection of trademarks, copyrights, patents and technology throughout the world.

BANKING

Our clients include commercial banks, both national and international. Our expertise covers loan structuring and documentation for asset-based and other secured loans as well as domestic and international trade related finance.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

We can assist with the Installation of personnel management systems, offering advice on employment relations, industrial conflicts, job security and dismissal, trade unions/employers associations and their members, health and safety at work, and non-discrimination practices.

PRODUCT SAFETY AND LIABILITY

Our technical expertise can cover virtually the entire industrial spectrum from consumer and pharmaceutical products, to industrial machinery and chemicals. Our international clients call on us to assist in the development of product safety programmes, evaluation of procurement and supply contracts, product liability evaluation and defence of product liability lawsuits.

INSURANCE

We advise both insurers and insureds as to the scope of coverage under insurance contracts, and have assisted our producer clients in obtaining insurance coverage suitable for their business activities.

TAXATION

Our taxation services complement and support our corporate, commercial and private clients. For example, we have expertise in the fields of income, excise and property tax matters in the jurisdiction of our members and assisting clients with the problems of double taxation and the treaties dealing with this.

LITIGATION

Our litigators are familiar with the personal and commercial problems which give rise to disputes within their own country. They can pass on this knowledge and expertise to clients of other members in other jurisdictions. This added perspective assists us not only in helping our own clients avoid problems, but in effectively dealing with them in the courts when thev do arise.

PROPERTY

We collectively represent a wide variety of interests including farmers, traders, manufacturers and property developers in residential and commercial real property buying, selling, developing and investing in countries throughout the world.

PRIVATE CLIENTÈLE

Although GALEXY is primarily aimed to a business community, all our Services are available to private individuals as and when the need arises.

EC LAW

Not only in Europe, but throughout the world, the impact of EC legislation is being felt by business. It is essential that trade within or with the European Community complies with Community legislation and GALEXY members are best placed to advise you on this.

HOW DOES IT WORK

Of course it is always possible to find a specific agreement that meets your preferences best.

Case studies

  • More galactic cases

    Throughout Europe our international association of lawyers has proven to be useful for clients of member firms.

    In one case, a German facade builder reaped the benefits of quick and smooth access to the Polish register of companies and insolvency data. This was arranged by the Polish partner office.

    Another international case concerned a Swiss/Uruguyan inheritance issue. The Swiss partner office Fellmann commissioned the RBB & Partner Office to carry out a German certificate of inheritance procedure for real estate located in Germany and to pay off any mortgages.

    Furthermore, a Swiss company was represented by the Fellmann office through the German Galexy partner to review its general terms of business and adjust it to suit German and EU law.

    In addition the Belgium office of Hardeman Hoebeek Warson Wouters conducted together with RBB & Partner the accident regulation with the German liability insurance for Belgian victims of a traffic accident in Germany and asserted compensation claims and damage claims.

  • International update

    September 2012 - Throughout the Galexy, several legal issues have been resolved recently for partner firm clients, by taking advantage of the knowledgde base within the network.

    A Belgian CEO of a German company was accused of delay of insolvency, and a criminal representation as well as civil law consultation were conducted in close cooperation between the Belgian and German partner offices.

    In another case A Swiss commercial agent conducted business with a German contractor and made commission claims, represented by the Swiss as well as the German partner office, valid for the German courts. Interdisciplinary issues of commercial agent law were clarified by both Parties.

    The third case involved a Swiss metalworker who made a claim before a German court due to evidentiary proceedings for supposed faulty metal parts. Issues of Swiss and German statute of limitations law were clarified in cooperation with the responsible partner offices.

    Last but not least, the Belgian office Varlow represents a Dutch fashion house, whose German daughter concern made a legal claim. In close collaboration between the Belgian and German partner offices, possible solutions were worked out and the legal representation was carried out to the clients satisfaction.

  • Social Security

    An Austrian subsidiary of a Germany based company working in the automitive sector needed support concerning social security payments of sales agents. The Insbruck based Galexy partner could efficiently help withing days.  

Members

Galexy member firms are working together everyday to provide clients with a first class cost effective service with all types of legal issues.