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Dr. Ulrich Spiegel
Dr. Ulrich Spiegel

Dr. Ulrich Spiegel

Salary Partner

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Ulrich advises companies on product compliance and liability, as well as on matters relating to purchasing, sales, and distribution. He supports the efficient structuring of supply and distribution chains from both a commercial and distribution law perspective, as well as in terms of product compliance. He also represents and advises clients in and out of court during product crises.

His practice includes advising globally active manufacturers and distributors. Ulrich provides guidance throughout the entire product life cycle – from gaining access to the European single market to defending against unjustified liability claims – and in connection with product recalls or withdrawals. As a certified CE-Officer (TÜV Süd), Ulrich has first-hand insight into industry practice. He regularly publishes and speaks on product compliance topics.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Commercial & consumer contracts
Environmental, social & governance (ESG)
EU law & EU procedural law
Compliance
Transport
Public sector
Healthcare regulatory
Product liability & product safety

Sectors

Consumer & retail
Life sciences & healthcare
Logistics & transport
Manufacturing & industrials
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Antitrust & class actions
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CV

Seit 2025 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 – 2020 Legal Clerk, Munich and Hong Kong (in the field of product safety law and international distribution law)
2016 – 2018 Legal Assistant at an international commercial law firm
2019 Doctoral degree
2011 – 2016 Legal studies at University of Augsburg
2009 – 2011 Training as paramedic

Career

Seit 2025 Salary Partner, Taylor Wessing
2023 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing
2020 - 2023 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2018 – 2020 Legal Clerk, Munich and Hong Kong (in the field of product safety law and international distribution law)
2016 – 2018 Legal Assistant at an international commercial law firm

Education

2019 Doctoral degree
2011 – 2016 Legal studies at University of Augsburg
2009 – 2011 Training as paramedic

Publications

Kommentierung GPSR: BeckOK, Artikel 3 Nr. 10, 14, 15, 18; 11; 22

Kommentierung Europäische Batterieverordnung: BeckOK, Artikel 16, 20, 40, 41

KIR 2025, 231 mit Maximilian Höving: „Die Klassifizierung von KI-Systemen nach der KI-VO“

ZfPC 2024, 194: „Die Europäische Batterieverordnung – Entwicklungsstand am ersten Geburtstag“

EnK-Aktuell 2024, 010287: „EU post-Brexit Beziehungen im Batterie- und Elektrofahrzeugsektor: Längere Übergangsregeln für Ursprungsregeln“

EnK-Aktuell 2024, 010312: „Novellierung der Pkw-Kennzeichnungspflichten: Update der Pkw-EnVKV in Kraft getreten“

EnK-Aktuell 2024, 010416: „Ein Update zum Umsetzungsstand der Europäischen Batterieverordnung

Online-Marktplätze unter der neuen Produktsicherheitsverordnung, in: Zeitschrift für Vertriebsrecht, 2023 

Welche Soft Skills benötigt man als Anwalt?; Beck Stellenmarkt; Ratgeber Karriere; 2/23 together with Klara Pototzky

Germany: Franchise & Licensing, in: The Legal 500: Country Comparative Guides, 2021, together with Martin Rothermel, Benedikt Rohrßen and Giorgia Carandente

Allocation of Rescue Vehicles – A Matter of Distributive Justice, in: Nomos, 2019

Regulation on Medical Marijuana in Germany, in: International Law Office (ILO), 2020

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New repair obligations for sellers and manufacturers in 2026

16 February 2026

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Product safety for consumer products: New EU guidelines from November 2025

22 December 2025
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German Batteries Implementation Act and the Automotive Industry – Essential Insights (Part 2) | TWheel

29 October 2025
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