Dr. David Zechmeister

Phone +49 40 35610-0 | zechmeister[at]krohnlegal.de |

David Zechmeister has been working specialised in the areas of food law and administrative law since 2007. He is a specialised lawyer (Fach­anwalt) for administrative law. In the area of food law and bordering legal areas, such as for example cosmetic law or pharmaceutical law, he advises small and medium-sized companies as well as international enterprises regarding product development, labelling and the advertising of their products. His practise also includes advising on legal matters of product safety, particularly concerning recalls, withdrawals (crisis management) and other regulatory issues. In this regard he represents companies, their managing directors and other people with product responsibilities in all administrative and court proceedings, also with regard to criminal proceedings and proceedings concerning administrative fines. Another focus of his work are customs and VAT issues relating to foodstuffs, particularly the categorising of goods pursuant to customs tariffs and VAT legislation. In addition to that, David Zechmeister advises concerning bordering matters from unfair competition and civil law.

David Zechmeister is also very active in the area of administrative law. As a specialised lawyer (Fach­anwalt) for administrative law, he is familiar with the diverse topics of this legal area. This is particularly the case with regard to public construction law, environmental law and public business law, the law on public fees as well as data protection and freedom of information law.

David Zechmeister is lecturer for general administrative law at the Hamburg University of Applied Sciences (HAW Hamburg) and an editor of the leading German food law rewiew ZLR (Zeitschrift für das gesamte Lebens­mittel­recht). He regularly publishes in the areas of his specialised practise and also advises in French and English.

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