Sebastian Herrmann

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sebastian.herrmann@hoffmannliebs.de

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Sebastian Herrmann

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sebastian.herrmann@hoffmannliebs.de

+49 211-518 82-182

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Sebastian Herrmann

Sebastian Herrmann is a long-standing expert of commercial contracts, antitrust and distribution law, as well as commercial and corporate law. In addition to negotiating and drafting contracts, he also focuses on advising medium-sized companies on the practical implementation and optimization of sales systems and sales strategies. The key priority is to work closely with the company to harmonize legal requirements, strategic ideas and entrepreneurial goals. He further has many years of litigation experience. Sebastian Herrmann is a speaker for renowned seminar organizers such as Forum Institute for Management, Beck and the BME Academy and provides external in-house training for employees in compliance themes / antitrust law as well. Mr. Herrmann is co-author of the German books “Praxishandbuch Gestaltung von Wirtschaftsverträgen” and “Schmitt / Herrmann: Vertragsklauseln im Wirtschaftsrecht”.

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  • Drafting contracts and general terms and conditions
  • Antitrust Law
  • Distribution Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Intellectual Property and Competition Law
  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
  • Since 2010 at Hoffmann Liebs
  • 2004 – 2009 Waldowski Stünkel Arendt & Partner, Rechtsanwälte
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf
  • Studied law at the University of Freiburg
  • Book publication: “Schmitt / Herrmann: Contract clauses in commercial law”, C.H.Beck, 2nd edition 2025
  • New compliance tasks due to corporate sustainability and BFSG, in-house counsel, September 2024
  • Blog series “How: To project contracts”, since 2023
  • Book publication: “Schmitt / Herrmann: Contract Clauses in Commercial Law”, C.H.Beck, 2019
  • Newsletter commercial and competition law until 2019
  • Leading by example – Compliance in focus, Sept. 2018, unternehmensjurist 5/2018
  • Managing directors’ liability for cartel fines – the never-ending ThyssenKrupp case, Sept. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • The 9th Amendment to the German Competition Act – Further intensification of the risk of liability under competition law
  • Do’s and don’ts at association meetings – Competition law barriers to the exchange of information, Feb. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2016
  • Practical handbook for the design of commercial contracts, June 2015, co-author
  • ‘Sebastian Herrmann’s accessible manner at all times is to be emphasized, as are his checks and responses, which are reliable in terms of time and content. His advice is based on extremely knowledgeable and precise legal examination. The examinations and results are thereby at all times very applicable for practical implementation in real business life.’
    ‘Recommended: Sebastian Herrmann (Business Law: Düsseldorf & Commercial and Distribution Law)’
    Legal 500 Germany 2021 (Commercial and Distribution Law)
  • ‘Incredibly valuable, legally sound seminar with top lecturer[s]’
    ‘Mr. Herrmann has the gift of conveying dry legal material in a practical manner’
    ‘Extensive knowledge conveyed in an entertaining way – thank you!’
    ‘Great practical relevance – useful knowledge update. All questions were allowed!’
    Participant feedback in the seminar “Purchasing Law Compact” 2021 (BME Academy)
  • Drafting contracts and general terms and conditions
  • Antitrust Law
  • Distribution Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Intellectual Property and Competition Law
  • Litigation and Arbitration
  • Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
  • Since 2010 at Hoffmann Liebs
  • 2004 – 2009 Waldowski Stünkel Arendt & Partner, Rechtsanwälte
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf
  • Studied law at the University of Freiburg
  • Book publication: “Schmitt / Herrmann: Contract clauses in commercial law”, C.H.Beck, 2nd edition 2025
  • New compliance tasks due to corporate sustainability and BFSG, in-house counsel, September 2024
  • Blog series “How: To project contracts”, since 2023
  • Book publication: “Schmitt / Herrmann: Contract Clauses in Commercial Law”, C.H.Beck, 2019
  • Newsletter commercial and competition law until 2019
  • Leading by example – Compliance in focus, Sept. 2018, unternehmensjurist 5/2018
  • Managing directors’ liability for cartel fines – the never-ending ThyssenKrupp case, Sept. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • The 9th Amendment to the German Competition Act – Further intensification of the risk of liability under competition law
  • Do’s and don’ts at association meetings – Competition law barriers to the exchange of information, Feb. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2016
  • Practical handbook for the design of commercial contracts, June 2015, co-author
  • ‘Sebastian Herrmann’s accessible manner at all times is to be emphasized, as are his checks and responses, which are reliable in terms of time and content. His advice is based on extremely knowledgeable and precise legal examination. The examinations and results are thereby at all times very applicable for practical implementation in real business life.’
    ‘Recommended: Sebastian Herrmann (Business Law: Düsseldorf & Commercial and Distribution Law)’
    Legal 500 Germany 2021 (Commercial and Distribution Law)
  • ‘Incredibly valuable, legally sound seminar with top lecturer[s]’
    ‘Mr. Herrmann has the gift of conveying dry legal material in a practical manner’
    ‘Extensive knowledge conveyed in an entertaining way – thank you!’
    ‘Great practical relevance – useful knowledge update. All questions were allowed!’
    Participant feedback in the seminar “Purchasing Law Compact” 2021 (BME Academy)

Short Biography

  • Since 2010 at Hoffmann Liebs
  • 2004 – 2009 Waldowski Stünkel Arendt & Partner, Rechtsanwälte
  • Legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court Dusseldorf
  • Studied law at the University of Freiburg

Recommendations

  • ‘Sebastian Herrmann’s accessible manner at all times is to be emphasized, as are his checks and responses, which are reliable in terms of time and content. His advice is based on extremely knowledgeable and precise legal examination. The examinations and results are thereby at all times very applicable for practical implementation in real business life.’
    ‘Recommended: Sebastian Herrmann (Business Law: Düsseldorf & Commercial and Distribution Law)’
    Legal 500 Germany 2021 (Commercial and Distribution Law)
  • ‘Incredibly valuable, legally sound seminar with top lecturer[s]’
    ‘Mr. Herrmann has the gift of conveying dry legal material in a practical manner’
    ‘Extensive knowledge conveyed in an entertaining way – thank you!’
    ‘Great practical relevance – useful knowledge update. All questions were allowed!’
    Participant feedback in the seminar “Purchasing Law Compact” 2021 (BME Academy)

Client Services - Practice Areas

  • Drafting contracts and general terms and conditions
  • Antitrust Law
  • Distribution Law
  • Corporate and Commercial Law
  • Intellectual Property and Competition Law
  • Litigation and Arbitration

Current Publications

  • Book publication: “Schmitt / Herrmann: Contract clauses in commercial law”, C.H.Beck, 2nd edition 2025
  • New compliance tasks due to corporate sustainability and BFSG, in-house counsel, September 2024
  • Blog series “How: To project contracts”, since 2023
  • Book publication: “Schmitt / Herrmann: Contract Clauses in Commercial Law”, C.H.Beck, 2019
  • Newsletter commercial and competition law until 2019
  • Leading by example – Compliance in focus, Sept. 2018, unternehmensjurist 5/2018
  • Managing directors’ liability for cartel fines – the never-ending ThyssenKrupp case, Sept. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • The 9th Amendment to the German Competition Act – Further intensification of the risk of liability under competition law
  • Do’s and don’ts at association meetings – Competition law barriers to the exchange of information, Feb. 2017, marketSTEEL
  • Getting the Deal Through: Commercial Contracts 2016
  • Practical handbook for the design of commercial contracts, June 2015, co-author

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