Complex Disputes

It is well known that the best litigation is the one that never starts.  That is why it often makes sense to find an amicable settlement of business conflicts.  However, should a legal dispute be unavoidable in order to enforce your rights and claims or to ward off unjustified claims, our experts can advise you.  As in order to succeed at court or at an arbitral tribunal it requires experience and know-how.  Especially in complex court and arbitral proceedings, this does not only mean convincingly representing a legal opinion that is favourable for the client. Of equal importance is the efficient and strategic management of the proceedings as well as the ability to keep an eye on the essentials in order to present the key points of the dispute in an understandable manner, even in complex situations.

Complexity can arise from the large number of parties to a dispute (e.g. in construction disputes), a large number of parallel proceedings (mass proceedings), the complicated interaction of legal norms from very different fields of law, large amounts of data or a large number of witnesses and experts (e.g. in investment disputes). Thanks to our many years of experience with complex disputes, we have comprehensive expertise in this area.

If in cross-border cases foreign law is also important in countries where we do not have our own office, we can call in renowned colleagues from our partner law firms. If required, we can also put you in touch with experienced communications consultants who can deal with issues relevant to the press. We also know how to handle large amounts of data: we evaluate these efficiently with software solutions or, if necessary, with the help of external data service providers.

If your complex dispute is to be settled before a national or international arbitral tribunal, our specialists in national and international arbitral  proceedings are at your disposal.

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Key Contact

Dr Richard Happ

Partner

T +49 40 18067 12766

Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)

Partner

T +49 40 18067 18023

Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.

Partner

T +49 221 9937 25782

Volker Steimle

Partner

T +49 221 9937 24820

Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)

Partner

T +49 211 5660 18742

Jutta Wittler

Partner

T +49 221 9937 25718

Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)

Partner

T +49 711 9338 19192

Team Complex Disputes

Simon Alscher
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne

Claudia Baur
Counsel
Stuttgart

Thomas Böckmann-Nalop, LL.B.
Senior Associate
Hamburg

David Bündgens
Associate
Cologne

Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne

Sonja Dettling
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.

Frederik Diemer
Associate
Hamburg

Fatma Dindar
Associate
Singapore

Patrick Diessner, LL.M. oec.
Senior Consultant
Munich

Daniel Fehling, LL.M. (Auckland)
Partner
Hamburg

Dr Linda Frohn
Associate
Cologne

Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart

Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin

Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg

Christina Göbel
Associate
Hamburg

Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg

Hannah Hassel
Senior Associate
Munich

Dr. Marco Jerczynski
Counsel
Essen

Ariam Jäger
Associate
Hamburg

Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Counsel
Berlin, Cologne

Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich

Erik von Kügelgen
Senior Associate
Cologne

Lisa Küpers
Senior Associate
Cologne

Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig

Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin

Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg

Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala)
Associate
Brussels

Lorena Ligowski
Associate
Hanover

Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore

Johannes Müller
Senior Associate
Munich

Michael von Berg
Senior Associate
Cologne

Jael Marquardt
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.

Miriam Misterek
Associate
Cologne

Silvana Negin Nowroozi-Yeganeh
Associate
Dusseldorf

Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin

Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig

Stephanie Quaß
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.

Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg

Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.

Marie Romero
Senior Associate
Luxembourg

Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig

Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg

Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne

Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf

Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg

Raphaël Schindler
Senior Associate
Luxembourg

Judith M. Schommartz, LL.M. (New York)
Senior Associate
Hamburg

Svenja Schwarze
Senior Associate
Cologne

Daniela Spitz
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.

Gizem Sahin, LL.M.
Associate
Berlin

Jonas Schneider
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.

Benedikt Stücker
Associate
Hanover

Dr. Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.

Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen

Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne

Sebastian Wuschka LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Of Counsel
Hamburg

Nele Wachholz
Associate
Hanover

Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart

Jan Zimmer
Associate
Singapore

Vanessa Zimmermann de Meireles, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Associate
Hamburg