Niklas Gatermann
Attorney-at-law | LL.M.
Senior Associate
Expertise
- Chemical compliance – product-related substance and chemical law (e.g. REACH, CLP, POP)
- (International) contract law
- Supply chain management, implementation of sustainability requirements (e.g. LkSG, CSRD, CSDDD)
- Sustainable products & supply chains
- Polish desk
- Litigation
Current projects (extract)
- National and international contract drafting and contract negotiation
- Implementation of the requirements of the Supply Chain Due Diligence Act in companies
- Product compliance with chemicals legislation
Career
- German law studies at the European University Viadrina in Frankfurt (Oder)
- Polish law studies at the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Magister prawa)
- Master of German and Polish Law (LL.M.)
- Judicial clerkship at the Appeals Court of Berlin (Kammergericht) with internships at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (EU Department), the legal department of a recycling company and the German corporate desk of a law firm in Warsaw
Latest Events
Publication (selection)
- PFAS: „Unternehmen müssen nicht jede Verpackungsvariante ins Labor geben“ (trans.„PFAS: “Companies don’t have to send every type of packaging to the lab”), EUWID, 29.07.2026
- PFAS: Die anstehenden Aufgaben für die Elektronikindustrie (trans. "PFAS: The Challenges Ahead for the Electronics Industry"), Elektronikpraxis, 31.03.2026
- Was Chemieproduzenten bezogen auf PFAS wissen und tun müssen (trans. „What chemical manufacturers need to know and do with regard to PFAS“), CHEMIE TECHNIK, 22.09.2025
- Tsunamiwarnung in der EU-Chemikalienregulierung (trans "Tsunami warning in EU chemicals regulation"), ChemieTechnik, 17.07.2025
- Wege durch den Compliance-Dschungel (trans. „Navigating the compliance jungle“), CHEManager, 18.06.2025
- Fahrplan für das Lieferkettengesetz (trans. "Roadmap for the Supply Chain Act") ($), QZ-online, 05.08.2022
Award
- 2026: Recognised by Handelsblatt in the category "Deutschlands beste Anwälte – Ones to Watch| Anwälte der Zukunft" in the field of "Litigation"
- 2026: Recognised by Best Lawyers, LLC. „Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in Germany (2027 Edition)" in the field of „Litigation“