Representing a supervisory board member of a stock corporation in successfully defending against a motion for removal pursuant to § 103 sub-section 3 of the German Stock Corporation Act.
Acting for a German limited company in an interim injunction proceeding against a shareholder for breach of a non-competition clause.
Acting for a supervisory board member of a stock corporation successfully defending against interim protection measures by the chairman of the supervisory board to compel a certain vote.
Banking, finance and capital market disputes
Representing a client against the issuing bank to recover a three-digit million amount for losses from warrant transactions.
Acting for the German subsidiary of a foreign bank in 220 court proceedings, defending against prospectus liability claims by investors of various closed-end funds.
Representing an equity arranger in the defense against claims for recourse by an institutional initiator of closed-end funds.
Advisor Liability
Representing shareholder of an insolvent company against a management consultancy having provided the chief restructuring officer of the company who caused the insolvency.
Acting for a foreign holding company with regard to the enforceability of claims for damages against a management consultancy in connection with the unsuccessful takeover of a company.
White-collar crime related disputes:
Representing a listed company in the defense against a short attack.
Advising a listed company in connection with it being named in the Paradise Papers.
General Liability
Representing a foreign client defending against a torpedo action in Germany brought by an insurance company to avoid its liability.
Representing the holder of 24 life insurance policies on the reverse transaction following their rescission pursuant to Section 5a VVG a.F.
Advising the CEO of a German limited company in the defense against alleged claims by an administrative receiver for damages in the hundreds of millions.
Advising an US investment company on the assertion of contractual claims against three German OEMs.
Corporate and M&A Advice
Advising the shareholders of a German public limited company in connection with the public takeover offer of a private equity investor to the shareholders of its holding company.
Advising the board members of a German public limited company on the re-investment in an investment vehicle of a private equity investor, following a successful public takeover offer to the shareholders of its holding company.
Advising the shareholders of a German public limited company in the disposal of their shares to its holding company.
Advising the minority shareholders of a financial service provider in the acquisition of the majority stake from a regional bank.
Advising an Indian company on establishing a corporate structure for their European roll-out.
Advising a shareholder of a company in the implementation of the financing bank’s restructuring plan.
POST M&A Litigation
Representing a Private Equity Fonds claiming damages from an insolvency administrator in connection with the acquisition of a company.