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Deal Flow 5.0: 5 Things We Learned About European Tech Deal Terms in 2024

2 minutes | March.20.2025

Orrick’s Deal Flow 5.0 reveals European tech deal term trends from 375 venture capital and growth equity investments our clients completed in 2024.

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The European Data Protection Board Shares Opinion on How to Use AI in Compliance with GDPR

by Julia Apostle, Dr. Christian Schröder and Tobias Stephan
3 minute read | March.14.2025

EDPB Opinion 28/2024 provides valuable insights into the intersection of artificial intelligence and data protection.

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OLNS#13 – M&A in German Tech: A Playbook for Buyers and Sellers

4 hour read | January.16.2025

The German tech ecosystem matures and achieving exits is arguably one of the last missing ingredients to supercharge the German tech ecosystem.

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#Employment Contracts: Digital Employment Contracts in Germany – But When is a Wet Ink Signature Still Required? | Legal Ninja Snapshot

by Benedikt Migdal, Marianna Urban and Ilona Schütz
3 minute read | January.09.2025

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Digital employment contracts in Germany: relying solely on headlines about digital employment contracts can lead to legal issues

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EU Inc. Envisions New Startup Structure

1 minute read | December.11.2024

A petition calling for a new pan-European corporate structure for startups has been sent to the EU Commission with 13K+ signatures.

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Technology Transfers: How much should a University hold in its (University) IP-based Spin-Outs? | Legal Ninja Snapshot

by Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA, David Hamala and Jamie Moore
8 minute read | December.10.2024

University Spin-Outs & IP Transfer | Legal Ninja Snapshot

What Germany can learn from the UK's new approach and global trends to optimize university equity stakes in IP spin-outs.

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#ESOP & Flips - U.S. ESOPs for Employees of the German Subsidiary Now Available | Legal Ninja Snapshot

by Nico Neukam, Carsten Engelings, Dr. Sven Greulich LL.M. (Cantuar), EMBA and Onur Öztürk
4 minute read | November.26.2024

Orrick Legal Ninja Snapshots | ESOP & FLIPS U.S. ESOPs now available for employees of german subsidiaries of u.s. holdings

ESOP & Flips: the scope of sec. 19a EStG will be expanded to include group companies that are affiliated with the employer company.

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State of European Tech 2024: A Word from Orrick

1 minute read | November.19.2024

The 2024 State of European Tech report makes clear that tech and innovation continue to drive the European economy.

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Cross-Border Employee Leasing – Even More Red Tape for Employers of Record

by Dr. André Zimmermann LL.M., Marianna Urban, Jonas Banse and Asalia Melanie Scheibner LL.M. (UCLA)
3 minute read | November.14.2024

The German Federal Employment Agency (Agentur für Arbeit) recently gave its technical instructions on the Employee Leasing Act ...

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Employee Participation: Profit Participation Rights (#Genussrechte) – tax attractive alternative to VSOPs?

by Nico Neukam, Dr. Stefan Schultes-Schnitzlein, Carsten Bernauer, Carsten Engelings and David Hamala
5 minute read | November.13.2024

Profit participation rights are not yet the first choice for incentivizing employees of an exit-driven startup by allowing them to participate in the ...

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OLNS#12 – Advisory Boards in German Start-ups

3 hour read | November.06.2024

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OLNS#12 explains the role, duties, and best practices of advisory boards in German start-ups, and presents findings from the OLNS Board Study ...

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EU Inc: A Vision for a Unified European Corporate Structure

by Christopher Grew, Patrick Driscoll and James Badge
1 minute read | November.01.2024

The concept of a pan-European company has garnered renewed attention, with an online petition launched in mid-October amassing over 10,000 signatures ...