Dispute Resolution
Litigation, Arbitration, Mediation

Pursuing one’s rights, defending against legal claims, and analyzing risks: We are a leading law firm and the first point of contact for complex business law disputes.

Disputes with suppliers, customers, distributors, competitors, or co-shareholders are, at times, unavoidable. The stakes in such disputes, both financial and strategic, not to mention the potential reputational risks, make a smart approach to dispute resolution a central aspect of good corporate governance.

Good, and successful, litigators are knowledgeable in specialized fields. Our expertise in specific areas of the law is often the basis for winning litigation, or for presenting a tough defense in court or before an arbitral panel. Avoiding litigation or arbitration may also be an option – either through well-prepared settlement negotiations or through mediation proceedings.

Our attorneys are highly experienced in all aspects of dispute resolution, starting from the fact-finding phase, to providing precise, strategic advice that includes a risk assessment (in terms of the chances of prevailing and the costs), to developing a well thought-out litigation strategy. Our litigators have learned their business from the ground up. This applies also to enforcing national and international damage awards.

As we have experience with the rules of all the major arbitration institutions, our experienced attorneys are available as litigators, as party-appointed arbitrators, or as arbitral tribunal chairpersons.

Overview

Dispute prevention, dispute resolution, dispute strategies
Investigating, preparing, and documenting cases
Assessing the chances of prevailing in court and the associated risks and costs
Represent clients before all German courts
Represent clients before national and international arbitration panels
Act as arbitrator or chairperson of arbitration tribunals
Advise and represent clients in settlement negotiations
Provide legal support for mediation proceedings
Enforce and defend all contractual and non-contractual civil law claims, in particular with respect to civil, commercial, corporate, and competition law matters
Advise and represent clients in compliance and forensic investigations (including with external investigators)

Representative Matters

Energy supply corporation in various corporate and commercial law matters
Ship fund investors-pool in enforcing a substantial eight-figure euro claim for damages against an international ship classification society
Plant construction company (in the food industry) in international arbitration proceedings before the Swedish Chamber of Commerce (SCC) in Stockholm, Sweden, regarding an eight-figure euro claim for damages
Pharmaceutical company regarding industrial espionage claims
Private equity company in disputes with shareholder-managers
Subsidiary of a US corporation in defending it against cyber-attacks and the consequences therefrom
Shareholder-company in the automotive industry in vindication of IP rights actions, exclusionary actions, and damage claims
NYSE-listed specialty chemicals company regarding industrial espionage claims
French manufacturer (industrial and military computers) in enforcement in Germany of a seven-figure French damage claim
Middle Eastern metal processing company in enforcing six-figure euro claims in connection with a defective plant delivery against a German manufacturer
Defense of contractual claims from a long-term contract for the supply of silicon wafers at fixed prices (nine-figure euro amount)