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Gerald Baumgartner

Senior Associate
About
Gerald is a specialist in International Business law (Fachanwalt für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht) and advises clients from Germany and internationally on all aspects of commercial and distribution law, with a particular focus on purchasing and sales. Additionally, he specializes in direct sales and product liability.
Professional QualificationsRechtsanwalt admitted with the Rechtsanwaltskammer Munich
Languages
  • German
  • English
Education
  • Specialist in International Business law (Fachanwalt für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht), 2024
  • Business mediator (MuCDR)
  • Higher Regional Court Munich, Second State Examination, 2020
  • Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich, First State Examination, 2018

Publications

  • Die Zahlungsverzugsverordnung kommt – Anwendungsbereich und Möglichkeiten der Abbedingung durch Rechtswahl, ZVertriebsR 2024, p. 216 et. seq.
  • The New EU Late Payment Regulation – Avoiding its Applicability to a Commercial Contract by Choosing U.S. State Choice of Law, Transatlantic Law Journal 2025, p. 66 et seq.
  • Ausgleichsansprüche von Handelsvertretern und Vertragshändlern im Zusammenhang mit Unternehmenstransaktionen, Betriebs-Berater 2025, p. 713 et seq.

Prior Experience

  • 2020 - 2024, Senior Associate, international law firm in the practice area Commercial Agreements & Distribution.

Memberships and Affiliations

  • German-American Lawyers' Association (DAJV)
  • German Association for Distribution Law (DGVR)
  • Member of Examination Committee I of the Munich Bar Association (Interim and Final Examinations for Legal Assistants)

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