Dominic Steinborn

Logistics / Transport

Professional career

Dominic Steinborn is a partner in the law firm Kunz Rechtsanwälte.

Together with his team, he advises companies on all aspects of transport and logistics as well as insurance law.

One focus of his work is advising and representing companies in the context of reviewing, optimizing and drafting contracts and general terms and conditions as well as assisting in contract negotiations in the logistics sector. Mr. Steinborn also advises and represents companies in the design of their procedures in the area of customs and foreign trade and in this respect represents them vis-à-vis customs authorities and fiscal courts in the event of unjustified or excessively claimed customs and import duties. In particular, he also advises on the design of internal company procedures and preventive design measures for the future avoidance of risks as well as the establishment and improvement of existing compliance management systems.

Mr. Steinborn was a lecturer for insurance law at the Technical University of Cologne from 2015 to 2019. He works for various seminar organisers as a lecturer for courses for specialist lawyers and in-house training.

Selected mandates and reference projects:

- Advising and representing a DAX-30 company on the establishment of a European central warehouse for customer supply

- Advising and representing the largest confectionery manufacturer in Europe on the construction of a new central warehouse

- Advising and representing a globally active, leading children's and baby toy manufacturer in the conception and contractual design of the entire logistics chain

- Consulting and representation of the world market leader in the sector of compaction technology in the conversion of the entire spare parts logistics with change of service provider

- Advising and representing one of the leading logistics service providers in various large-scale logistics projects, including warehousing and service contracts with clients from a wide range of industries

- Advising and representing a chemical logistics company in connection with the conclusion of a large number of contracts for activities within a chemical park

- Advising one of the leading companies in the food distribution logistics sector on the negotiation and conclusion of a large number of contracts with food companies and system catering companies.