Partner, Litigation And International Arbitration
CurrentSelected matters as counsel include:• representing a technology start-up enterprise in a landmark directors’ liability case, claiming successfully damages from the former CEO who had falsified books and records, and deceived shareholders about financial data;• acting as co-lead counsel in a directors’ liability case involving lawsuits against former board members of a German construction company for damages based on the negligent violation of their officers’ duties;•… Show more Selected matters as counsel include:• representing a technology start-up enterprise in a landmark directors’ liability case, claiming successfully damages from the former CEO who had falsified books and records, and deceived shareholders about financial data;• acting as co-lead counsel in a directors’ liability case involving lawsuits against former board members of a German construction company for damages based on the negligent violation of their officers’ duties;• successfully defending a state against a claim for damages from an Indian investor (UNCITRAL, Brussels);• successfully representing five state banks against the claim of the insolvency administrator of a U.S. airline regarding an aircraft lease agreement involving complex questions of international and German insolvency law;• successfully representing investment management companies against damage claims of institutional investors;• successfully defending a telecommunications company in a post-M&A dispute against warranty claims of the buyer; and• representing an English publishing house in arbitration proceedings and expert proceedings regarding warranty claims and claims for purchase price adjustment under an M&A contract. Show less
