Vilma Remmert-Fontes

Professional Education

• Business Mediator
• Legal clerkship at Hamburg and Cologne (Bar Exam)
• Law studies at the Hamburg University, with Supplementary Course of Studies in Commercial Law

Previous professional positions

• Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, Attorney-at-Law, Business Mediator, Head of Baltic Desk, Practice Group Dispute Resolution
• University at Hamburg, Department of Law, Research assistant at Research Center for Environmental Law

Key Areas of Expertise

• Trade and distribution law
• National and international sales
• International supply agreements (e.g. United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, trade clauses etc.)
• Commercial Litigation and Arbitration
• Commercial tenancy law
• Representation and Advising of the clients from Baltic countries in all German law issues

Key industries/Sectors

• Automotive
• Health Care
• Logistics
• Maritime industry (shipping, boatbuilding, shipyards, supplier industry, ports)
• Mechanical and plant engineering

Selected Publications

• Lithuania: Tax and Law Reforms in 2017 as a further investment incentive for foreign investors, Newsletter of Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH, "Foreign Law & Investments", 2017
• "Teure Schlupflöcher vermeiden - Lieferbeziehungen mit litauischen Partnern richtig gestalten", Ost-West-Contact, 2014

Others

• Listed as arbitrator for the Vilnius Court of Commercial Arbitration
• Member of the International Bar Association (IBA)