Finding the best way for mastering commercial conflicts: that is what we do. It is our specialty, practiced and honed over decades of working both as external litigators and as senior inhouse counsel. We represent your interests before state courts and in arbitration proceedings – powerfully, precisely and passionately. Conducting contentious proceedings, whether in Germany, Switzerland or across borders, is our core competence.
WHAT WE CAN DO FOR YOU
To give you a concrete picture, here are some examples of our work:
Litigation and arbitration
- We co-defended the former CEO of a DAX-listed FinTech in high-profile civil cases brought by the insolvency administrator (manager liability, invalidation of year-end accounts).
- We defended a major US consulting firm in a 100-million-dollar arbitration against malpractice claims made by a multinational based in Germany (post M&A dispute).
- In a dispute over project development fees in multi-stage investment models for wind farms in France, we defended a Swiss investment company in a cross-border litigation spanning France, Germany and Switzerland.
- In a post M&A dispute, we represented the German plaintiff in a 15 million Euro damages action for fraudulent misrepresentation.
- In a seminal case regarding the delineation of corporate information campaigns vs. product advertising, we represent an S&P 500 company in appellate proceedings before the higher administrative court.
- Preparing for a potential arbitration, we advised a major automobile supplier on commercial and corporate law issues in connection with the diesel scandal.
- We serve as international coordinating counsel of a major consumer goods producer for regulatory lawsuits regarding the transposition of the EU single use plastics directive in multiple European countries.
- We brought a fraud claim in the Swiss courts on behalf of an US senior executive against a German real estate developer.
- Philipp has also acted as an arbitrator in an ad-hoc arbitration under German law.
Strategic regulatory advice & legally driven political advocacy
- We developed the EU legislative strategy for a US-based producer of alternative nicotine delivery systems, covering traditional issues of product regulation as well as emerging environmental topics.
- We advised a Canadian oil & gas company on the political and legal environment related to accelerated LNG legislation in Germany.
- We advised internationally operating companies on EU ESG legislation such as the Green Claims Directive and the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
Earlier in our careers …
- Philipp and his colleagues at the time successfully represented a bank in a landmark case (ORWI) that established foundational principles for asserting cartel damages, shaping legal practice in Germany for years to come.
- Philipp and his colleagues at the time represented Slovakia in the famous Achmea case which led to a landmark CJEU decision nullifying all intra-EU bilateral investment treaties.
- Working closely with customs investigators, public prosecutors and police across continents, Till and his colleagues at the time brought down an international counterfeiting operation, with factories in Dubai and North Korea and distribution in Europe, the U.S., and Africa.
- As head of regulatory policy & strategy, Till led the multi-year efforts of a global S&P 500 company to completely overhaul its approach for improving labor conditions in its supply chain and to put in place a new framework for addressing the business impact on human rights.
