Legal Notice

BRP Renaud und Partner mbB
Rechtsanwälte Patentanwälte
Steuerberater

Phone: +49 711 16445-0
Fax: +49 711 16445-100
Email: info[at]brp.de

Location: Königstraße 28, 70173 Stuttgart
Court of registration: Amtsgericht Stuttgart, PR 42

General manager: Dr. Thomas Glöckle

VAT identification number: 
DE147504038

Person responsible for content pursuant to section 18(2) German Interstate Media Treaty:
Dr. Lars Knickenberg
Königstraße 28
70173 Stuttgart
Germany

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Admission:
BRP Renaud und Partner mbB’s attorneys are admitted as attorneys (Rechtsanwälte) in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the bar associations (Rechtsanwaltskammer) in their respective locations:


Dr. Ulrich-Peter Kinzl, Daniela Glöckle and Sonja Ströhle are admitted as tax consultants (Steuerberater) in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the Association of Tax Consultants (Steuerberaterkammer) Stuttgart (www.stbk-stuttgart.de).

Uwe Bernhard, Dr. Martin Jooß, Dr. Ulrich Mair, Dr. Navid Khorshidi and Dr. Larisa Salun are admitted as patent attorneys (Patentanwälte) in the Federal Republic of Germany and are members of the Association of Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltskammer) (www.patentanwalt.de); the Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office are also members of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi).

Professional rules:
The following professional rules apply to attorneys (Rechtsanwälte).  They can be accessed on the website of the Federal Bar Association (www.brak.de) in the section “Berufsrecht” (professional law):

  • BRAO – Federal Attorneys‘ Regulation (Bundesrechtsanwaltsordnung)
  • BORA – Professional Code for Attorneys (Berufsordnung für Rechtsanwälte)
  • Specialist Attorneys‘ Regulation (Fachanwaltsordnung)
  • RVG – Attorneys‘ Remuneration Act (Gesetz über die Vergütung der Rechtsanwältinnen und Rechtsanwälte)
  • Professional Rules for Attorneys in the European Community (Berufsregeln der Rechtsanwälte der Europäischen Gemeinschaft) (CCBE)
  • EuRAG - Act on the Activities of European Attorneys in Germany (Gesetz über die Tätigkeit europäischer Rechtsanwälte in Deutschland)

Professional rules prohibit attorneys (Rechtsanwälte) from acting in cases where there is a conflict of interest (section 43a(4) BRAO). For this reason, a conflict of interest check will be carried out before accepting a mandate.

The following professional rules apply to tax consultants (Steuerberater).  They can be accessed on the website of the Federal Association of Tax Consultants (www.bstbk.de) in the section “Ihr Steurberater” (your tax consultant) under “Berufsrecht” (professional law):

  • Tax Consultancy Act (Steuerberatungsgesetz)
  • Implementation Order to the Tax Consultancy Act (Durchführungsverordnung zum Steuerberatungsgesetz)
  • Tax Consultants‘ Remuneration Order (Steuerberatervergütungsverordnung)
  •  Professional Code of the Federal Association of Tax Consultants (Berufsordnung der Bundessteuerberaterkammer)
  • Specialist Consultants‘ Regulation (Fachberaterordnung)
  • The following professional rules apply to patent attorneys (Patentanwälte):
  • Patent Attorneys‘ Regulation and Professional Code for Patent Attorneys (Patentanwaltsordnung und Berufsordnung der Patentanwälte) (accessible on the website of the Association of Patent Attorneys at www.patentanwalt.de)
  • FICPI Code of Professional Conduct (accessible here)
  • Code of Conduct of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office for the exercise of one’s profession (accessible at www.patentepi.com under "Rules and Regulations")


Extrajudicial mediation:
Upon request, disputes between attorneys and their clients can be referred to extrajudicial mediation at the regional Bar Association Stuttgart (www.rak-stuttgart.de, pursuant to section 73(2)(3) in connection with section 73(5) BRAO) or the Federal Bar Association’s Mediation Board (www.brak.de, pursuant to section 191(f) BRAO).

Online dispute resolution, Consumer Mediation Board:
Consumers can also use the EU’s platform for extrajudicial online dispute resolution: http://ec.europa.eu/consumers/odr/
Our email address is: info(at)brp.de
We are currently not prepared to take part in dispute resolution procedures with a consumer mediation board. 

Professional liability insurance:
ERGO Versicherung AG, Victoriaplatz 1, 40198 Düsseldorf, Germany
Territorial validity: worldwide

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