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[email protected]. German MDPs: Lessons to Learn Laurel S. Terryt I. Introduction: Why Study MDPs in Germany? ........... 1548 II. Background Information ............................................. 1551 A. Common MDP Regulatory Issues .......................... 1551 1. Threshold Issues ................................................ 1551 2. Functional Issues ............................................... 1552 3. Substantive Ethics Issues .................................. 1552 B. German Terminology and Background ................. 1553 1. Legal and Other Professionals .......................... 1553 2. Lawyer Regulatory Provisions ........................... 1557 3. Bar Associations and Lawyer Regulatory Authorities .......................................................... 1559 III. Germany's Regulation of MDPs ................................. 1560 A. The Development of MDPs ....................................