Find Lawyers in Munich, Germany for Litigation
Practice Area Overview
Depending on the specific litigious situation, there is a broad range of different remedies and recourses potentially available to the parties of a dispute, including an action for performance or damages, a preliminary injunction or other provisional measures, independent evidential procedures, or an attachment order.
Litigation is subject to frequent changes and developments over a period of time. As global trade and foreign investment intensifies, so do disputes across borders. Disputes can occur in a variety of different venues, including state courts, arbitral tribunals, and administrative bodies and increasingly involve multi-jurisdictional issues.
Disputes expose organizations to a number of risks, adverse publicity, damage to relationships, disruption of business operations, and potentially high direct costs. Therefore, successful litigators need to be able to identify the commercial and legal drivers of a dispute early so that they can minimize uncertainty and risk in order to achieve for their clients the best possible negotiated, arbitrated, or litigated outcome at a reasonable cost. This requires not only specialized knowledge in litigation procedures and tactics, but also a sophisticated understanding of a client’s business as well as an in-depth understanding of the way in which the relevant market operates.
Against this background, the tasks litigators are facing are multifold. They may, for instance, be involved in pre-trial advice, including the analysis of and assistance with complex factual and legal issues, in crisis and conflict management in the sense of developing proper communication strategies, in in- and out-of-court settlement negotiations, in the coordination and structuring of cross-border procedures, in representing clients in hearings before state courts, arbitral tribunals, and regulatory authorities, and in the enforcement of judgments and arbitral awards.
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Markus Birkenmaier is a founding partner of BIRKENMAIER & OBSER Rechtsanwälte , a boutique law firm in Munich (Germany). He specializes in corporate law, commercial law and tax law as well as white-collar crime (including criminal tax law). Markus was admitted to the German Bar ( Rechtsanwalt ) in 2005 and studied at the universities of Bayreuth (Germany), Munich (Germany), London (United Kingdom) and Heidelberg (Germany). He is also a specialist tax lawyer ( Fachanwalt für Steu...
Qualified to practice law in New York and Germany, Gebhard has advised a broad range of clients across many industries, including energy and natural resources, healthcare and pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, and financial services. Gebhard has also sat as presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and sole arbitrator. He has acted in a large variety of disputes, including high-value post-M&A arbitrations, price revisions under energy and electricity supply contracts, and disputes arising from ot...
Dr André Depping is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT’s Munich office and member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. His area of expertise comprises litigation, arbitration and mediation, especially in the automotive, pharmaceutical, product liability, sales and partnership law sector. He particularly advises his national and international clients on proceedings with technical background as well as questions regarding liability and interpretation of a contra...
Since 2020: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2018 – 2019: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, salary partner 2016 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2015 – 2016: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, lawyer 2011 – 2014: SKW Schwarz Rechtsanwälte, Munich office
Dr Ralf Hafner is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT’s Munich office and member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. His area of activity comprises litigation & arbitration. He particularly advises his national and international clients on complex, international disputes, mostly post-M&A-cases as well as other corporate, commercial, banking and contractual matters and claims for damages in particular against corporate bodies. He represents his clients in arbitrati...
Dr Sebastian Heim is partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the IP/IT/Media practice group where he is in charge of the patent and technology team. He is specialised in intellectual property law and advises national and international clients in patent, design right and unfair competition law matters as well as know-how issues with a particular focus on litigation, strategic IP advisory service, employee invention related matters and technology transfer (R&D cooperations...
Christian Hess is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the IP/IT/Media practice goup. He is a certified specialist for IP law and primarily advises in the fields of patent, design and unfair competition law as well as know-how protection. His special focus is on advising and representing national and international clients in national and cross-border litigation including nullity proceedings in patent and utility model law as well as advising and drafting of technology tra...
Founding partner of TCI Rechtsanwälte München Partner at Baker & McKenzie in Munich (2002 – 2007) Associate at Baker & McKenzie in Frankfurt a.M., Dallas/Texas and Munich (1997 – 2002) Dr.jur. University of Regensburg Bar admission 1995 Law clerkship in Regensburg University of Regensburg Law School
Dr. Mathias Kleespies has headed the trademark and design department of VOSSIUS since 2007, becoming a partner in 2008. He advises his clients in all areas of trademark, design patent, competition and food law and has extensive experience as an IP litigator in these fields of law. Mathias is responsible for the trademark portfolios of some of the world's leading industrial companies and manufacturers in the areas of fashion, telecommunication, high-technology, pharmacy, chemistry, paper, auto...
Peter Johannes Klein has been admitted as a German attorney since 2014. Mr. Klein is specialized in trademark, design, competition and Internet law and strengthens the team of lawyers of VOSSIUS since 2017. He is responsible for the enforcement and protection of trademark, design and competition rights before the courts and his legal consultancy covers the strategic development and management of intellectual property portfolios. Furthermore, Mr. Klein is considered as an expert for topics of ...
Since 2023: Kröck Dispute Resolution, founding partner 2014 - 2023: Dispute resolution boutique, Munich, most recently salary partner 2011 - 2013: Higher Regional Court of Berlin, legal clerkship with placement at leading Brazilian law firm 2010 - 2011: King's College London, LL.M. studies 2005 - 2010: Humboldt University of Berlin, legal studies
Since 2023: Kröck Dispute Resolution, founding partner 2003 - 2023: Dispute resolution boutique firm, Munich, partner 1997 - 2003: Major international law firm, Dispute Resolution, Munich, Berlin, London 1988 - 1996: University of Constance, legal clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Stuttgart, Ph.D., additional studies at the College of Europe in Hamburg
Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2015 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2007 – 2014: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2003 – 2006: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, lawyer 1999 – 2001: University of Greifswald, research assistant
Frank Meckes is both a German lawyer and a graduate in business administration. He has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration. He advises local and international clients in complex commercial disputes, particularly in post-M&A disputes, capital markets disputes, cartel damages disputes, manager liability disputes and disputes in the energy sector. He acts for parties and also sits as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitration under the auspices of institution...
Maximilian Menz advises in complex commercial disputes before state courts and in national and international arbitration. He also sits as an arbitrator. Before joining WACH UND MECKES, Maximilian worked in the media law and digital business practice of a leading law firm. Maximilian is profoundly experienced in conducting cross-border disputes. His practice also focuses on disputes arising out of the technology sector. He is in charge of legal tech at WACH UND MECKES. Maximilian speaks German...
Peter Muth, M.A. Attorney Certified specialist in inheritance law Certified specialist in commercial and corporate law Partner Specialists area : Litigation, cporporate law, inheritance law, property succession As a certified specialist in corporate law, my focus is on out-of-court conflict counselling and litigation in corporate and complex commercial law disputes. I have been advising on corporate litigation for over ten years and have conducted numerous complex proceedings over the full di...
Tom Petsch has long-standing experience in representing local and international clients in complex corporate and commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. He also sits as an arbitrator. His main areas of practice include general commercial disputes, banking and finance disputes, professional liability disputes and post-M&A disputes. Together with Dr. Karl J.T. Wach, Tom co-authored an article in Dr. Walter Eberl´s book “Beweis in Schiedsverfahren”( Evidence in A...
Dr. Johann Pitz has, as a partner of the firm, established the legal patent department of Vossius&Partner based on many years of litigation experience before civil courts, the Federal Patent Court, the European Patent Office as well as the Federal Supreme Court. He has been attorney-at-law since 1991 and represents German as well as international clients in patent litigation, invalidation and opposition proceedings in specially tailored teams with European Patent Attorneys qualified in al...
Dr. Georg Andreas Rauh is registered as a German attorney at law and started his career at Vossius & Partner in January 2009. He became partner of the firm in 2014. His professional practice is focused on advising national and international clients in patent disputes before the German infringement and nullity courts as well as the European and German Patent offices. Right from the start of his career, Dr. Rauh took part in multiple international patent disputes and thus possesses a profou...
Dr. Arno Riethmüller's practice covers a broad spectrum of national and international arbitration and (cross-border) commercial litigation. His expertise includes corporate and commercial law including post M&A, trade-related conflicts, and cartel damage claims. He also advises clients on civil fraud, energy, damages and construction disputes. Arno represents clients across a broad range of industry sectors including private equity, banks/financial institutions, investors, trade, mac...
Since 2023: Kröck Sabel Köppel Dispute Resolution, founding partner 2017 – 2023: Dispute resolution boutique firm, Munich, most recently salary partner 2016: Bavarian ministry of economic affairs, media, energy and technology, senior civil servant in the energy department 2012 – 2016: International law firm, Hamburg, corporate/M&A 2010: Max Planck Institute for comparative and international private Law, Hamburg, research assistant 2009 – 2012: Higher regional c...
Konstantin Schallmoser has been working in Preu Bohlig’s Munich office since 2007. He has headed our Paris office since 2016. He conducts patent infringement and nullity proceedings for German, French and international clients. In addition, he advises on all questions of Franco-German legal relations.
Dr. Thure Schubert is admitted as an Attorney-at-Law (Rechtsanwalt) in Germany since 1994. He joined VOSSIUS & PARTNER in 1998 and is a partner of the firm since 2005. Dr. Schubert is specialized in counselling national and international companies in the field of Intellectual Property Law. He represents his clients in litigation before all relevant German patent infringement courts as well as in arbitration and other out-of-court disputes. He also teams up with patent attorneys in patent ...
Robert is a specialist lawyer for commercial and corporate law and has many years of experience in litigation. He advises German and international clients in complex commercial disputes, in particular in the areas of insolvency law and corporate law (shareholder disputes, manager liability and in connection with corporate transactions and restructuring processes), commercial law (in particular international commercial transactions) and banking law. Furthermore, he has extensive experience in ...
Since 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Spatscheck & Partner, partner 2012 – 2018: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, partner 2009 – 2011: Kantenwein • Zimmermann • Fox • Kröck & Partner, salary partner 2008 – 2009: Syndicus / Head of transaction management at Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (previously: Hypo Real Estate Bank AG) 2006 – 2007: International bank and finance holding (Hypo Real Estate Ho...
Wolfgang von Meibom joined Vossius & Partner as of counsel in March 2014. He is a firmly established figure in national and international patent law. Prior to joining Vossius & Partner, he served in the law firm of Bird & Bird as Chairman of Bird & Bird Germany and Co-Head of the International IP Group. Wolfgang von Meibom has been involved in many national and international patent disputes and the development of patent strategies in Europe, USA and Asia. In addition, he is al...
Dr. Karl J. T. Wach has long-standing experience in complex litigation and arbitration. His main areas of practice include banking and finance disputes, disputes in the energy sector, capital market disputes, post-M&A disputes, commercial disputes, manager liability disputes and cartel damages disputes. In domestic and international arbitrations, Karl acts for parties and also sits as an arbitrator. He is a member of the Munich Arbitration Circle (Wissenschaftlicher Gesprächskreis Sc...
Dr Florian Weichselgärtner is Partner at BEITEN BURKHARDT's Munich office and member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. He advises and represents his clients out of court and in court, in arbitration and mediation proceedings. He mainly focuses on commercial law, corporate law and insolvency law, as well as on D&O liability. Florian Weichselgärtner also has a longstanding expertise regarding large actions for damages and liability proceedings as well as t...
Legal studies at the University of Bayreuth, First State ExaminationInternship at the Country Court Heidelberg, Second State Examination Five years’ experience as a lawyer with Linklaters in Munich and Frankfurt in the Litigation & Arbitration department, Managing Associate Seven years’ experience as a senior litigation legal counsel for Siemens Aktiengesellschaft in the Litigation, Arbitration & Alternative Dispute Resolution department, Munich Two years’ experience...
Susanne Ascher advises on complex commercial disputes before state courts and in national and international arbitration proceedings and has experience in the following areas: Post M&A disputes Banking disputes Financial and capital markets disputes Commercial disputes Corporate disputes Before joining WACH UND MECKES, Susanne was a research associate at the University of Passau and at the Federal Ministry of Justice and for Consumer Protection. Susanne speaks German, English and French. L...
Doctorate at Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich (Prof. Dr. Johannes Hager) (magna cum laude), 2021 Lawyer at HFK Rechtsanwälte Heiermann Franke Knipp & Partner mbB, since 2015 Trainee at Noerr mbB in London, Practise group: Corporate Law London, 2014 Trainee at SSW Schneider Schiffer Weihermüller (now: Witzel Erb Backu & Partner) in Munich, 2013 Legal clerkship in the district of the Munich Higher Regional Court, 2012-2014 Law degree at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität ...
Thi Ngoc Le (Leli) Krachtis advises in complex commercial legal disputes before state courts and in national and international arbitration and has experience in the following areas: Post M&A disputes Commercial disputes Corporate disputes Before joining WACH UND MECKES, Leli was a legal clerk at the dispute resolution and litigation group of a global industrial corporation and a Research Assistant at a leading global law firm. She speaks German, English and Vietnamese. Law studies, Univer...
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