Dr. Thomas Rinne has been a partner at BUSE's Frankfurt office since 2016. As a specialist for international commercial law, distribution law and trade law, Dr. Rinne advises companies on their transnational activities since more than 20 years. He is mainly focusing on mid-sized businesses. Apart from drafting sustainable contracts, Dr. Rinne supports with the formation of subsidiaries and affiliates, when entering foreign markets and tackling product liability issues.Dr. Rinne advises both German companies heading for international extension of their business activities and international firms wishing to expand to Germany. Thereby, his focus lies on Spain, Spanish speaking countries of Latin America and the United States of America. As Abogado (Spanish lawyer) admitted to the Bar Association in Barcelona, Dr. Rinne is seasoned in dealing with local customs and procedures. Having studied, among others, in Lausanne and Madrid, Dr. Rinne has shaped his career from the very beginning with an international focus. He is business fluent in English, Spanish and French. His remarkable professional network is a result of being President of the association of international law firms Eurojuris in Brussels (www.eurojuris.net) from 2005 to 2009 and of his personal international relationships on authority and business level.Since 2011, Dr. Rinne is member of the Board of the Official Spanish Chamber of Commerce. Moreover, he is a committed member of a variety of international business and law associations like the German-American chamber of commerce in New York, the German-American Business Club South Florida in Miami, the International Bar Association in London, the Alliance of Merger and Acquisition Advisors in Chicago and the German Chamber of Foreign Trade for Spain in Madrid. From 2010 on, Dr. Rinne has been awarded as „Best Lawyer in International Trade Law“ by „Best Lawyers in Germany“.