On October 18, 2021 from 09:30am-12:30pm CEST, Rimon Falkenfort Partner Bernd Geier will speak at the WM Retail Investment Strategy, MiFID, MiFIR, Crypto Update and AIFM/ELTIF-Reform webinar. Patrick Arora of Germany Savings Bank and Giro Association will also be speaking. The webinar is focused on German regulations and will be conducted in German. The following topics…

The 6th edition of German Banking Law Handbook, “Bankrechts-Handbuch” (Ellenberger / Bunte, Beck-Verlag), was recently published. Rimon Partner Bernd Geier co-authored §§ 83, 84, a section dedicated to capital markets and finance law. Read more on the Beck-Verlag website.   Bernd Geier is a partner focused on finance, regulatory law, and funds. His practice covers…

Rimon is proud to announce that three of its partners have been recognized by Best Lawyers in Germany. Recognition by Best Lawyers is based on peer review, capturing the opinions of leading lawyers about the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographical and legal practice area. The following attorneys have been recognized as…

Everyone is talking about sustainability – but very few companies have already adapted their business activity and governance to meet the new regulatory requirements. The transformation process has been initiated in many places – rethinking has been announced in numerous sectors – but the process will extend over several years. For companies this is not…

Published by Börsen-Zeitung, Magazine for Financial Markets (Edition 20, January 29, 2022) The regulations of the EU Green Deal are gradually phasing in since March of last year. Issuers are required to report on the sustainability of their business activities. Financial intermediaries need to inform their clients about the sustainability of financial products. Thus, incentives…

Rimon Partner Bernd Geier is a speaker at the upcoming WM webinar, “Capital Market Law – Update” on January 27, from 9:30am – 12:30pm Central Europe Summer Time (CEST). The webinar will cover the European Commission’s capital market package 2022, sustainability rules, and other upcoming rules. The program will be in the German language. For…

The application of the regulatory technical standards (RTS) on ESG disclosure regulation has been further deferred to January 1, 2023. On July 8, 2021, the European Commission announced that all RTS relating to the disclosure regulation would apply from July 1, 2021, onwards. On November 25, 2021, the European Commission announced that those provisions would…

Frankfurt/Main – Rimon is pleased to welcome Oliver Otto as a bankruptcy, restructuring and insolvency Partner in the firm’s recently opened Frankfurt office in Germany.  Mr. Otto joins Rimon from DLA Piper.  Mr. Otto specializes in bankruptcy and restructuring with a focus on the finance, technology, energy, and manufacturing sectors. He represents creditors in insolvency proceedings as well as in fraudulent insolvencies. He…

Rimon’s new Frankfurt office and addition of attorneys, Bernd Geier, Stephan Krampe, and Michael Magotsch has been extensively covered by the press. The new Rimon Frankfurt office attracted the attention of Peter Feldmann, Lord Mayor of the City of Frankfurt. Lord Mayor Feldmann told Frankfurt Live, “the opening of [Rimon’s Frankfurt] office also underscores the…

Frankfurt, Germany – Rimon is pleased to announce the opening of its Frankfurt office considerably expanding the firm’s service offerings in Germany.   Rimon has been rapidly expanding its European and global presence over the last two years, with the opening of offices in the critical financial centers of London, Paris, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow and now Frankfurt. The firm has also added offices in Sydney, Dubai, Bogota, Montreal and Seoul.  “At Rimon, our goal is to constantly evolve…