Golo Edel | Dusseldorf | Hogan Lovells

Golo Edel

Counsel Global Regulatory

Languages

English, German

Edel Golo

Golo Edel
Edel Golo
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Golo Edel advises national and international companies along the entire value chain with respect to commercial and regulatory law matters, particularly in the areas of e-commerce, consumer goods, mobility and logistics, insurance and finance. 

Golo’s advisory focus includes the drafting, revision and negotiation of commercial contracts such as purchase, sale, distribution, logistics, and finance agreements, as well as licence and outsourcing agreements. He also advises on general terms and conditions. Further, Golo advises on the implementation and termination of online and offline distribution models as well as on complex FinTech and InsureTech cooperations. Moreover, Golo helps his clients with respect to the fulfilment of regulatory requirements, such as consumer protection or financial regulatory requirements. Golo’s work is often international and includes projects involving several European jurisdictions.

Thanks to his many years of experience, Golo understands his clients' operational business and always finds economical, pragmatic, and creative solutions for them.

Before joining us, Golo worked for a mid-sized law firm in Düsseldorf focusing on commercial law and commercial litigation. He studied at the University of Münster. During his legal traineeship he worked in the corporate group of another international law firm in Düsseldorf.

Representative experience

Advising a global mobility service provider on a high-volume purchase contract for locomotives. 

Advising a global plastic packaging manufacturer on a complex supply cooperation with a global personal-care producer, including drafting and negotiating supply contracts along the value chain.

Advising a global leasing company on a sale-and-leaseback transaction, including the drafting and negotiation of the respective contractual documentation.

Regular advice to leading German renewable energy equipment companies on their B2C business, including drafting instalment purchase contracts with consumers and advising on consumer protection laws

Regular advice to an international eRoaming mobility platform with respect to commercial and regulatory law matters, including the drafting of commercial agreements for new service offerings.

Advising a global tech company on the drafting of commercial contracts of all kinds and product warranties, as well as their localisation in 20+ EU jurisdictions.

Advising a global reinsurer on an innovative license purchase model related to the distribution of add-on services for insurance products.

Advising several insurers and banks in online distribution cooperations regarding insurance and financial products, including the drafting and negotiating of the respective cooperation agreements.

Advising a leading German software company on a complex software distribution cooperation, including the drafting and negotiating the software distribution agreement.

Advising a global IT and cloud services provider on the restructuring of its distribution in numerous countries in Europe, Africa, and Asia.

Advising a global company on the contractual implementation of a smart home concept for consumers.

Credentials

Education
  • Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Hamm, 2015
  • First State Exam in Law, University of Münster, 2013

Recognition

Rising Star for Trade, Distribution and Logistics

The Legal 500 Germany

2024
Next Generation Partner

The Legal 500 Germany

2025
Recommended Lawyer for advising the transport sector

The Legal 500 Germany

2025
Recommended for Corporate Law

Best Lawyers™ in Germany

2023-2025