‘High level of commitment, unpretentious in appearance, excellent preparation of complex issues and resulting legal consequences; willingness to listen, quick and yet thoroughly established reactions, linguistically and stylistically outstanding briefs that are characterized by compelling logic.’

‘David Quinke: Always friendly, always well prepared, deeply immersed even in very complex matters and legal problems, consistent communication, even if uncomfortable for the client; high level of combat and operational readiness, good sense of process tactics, in short, a picture-perfect litigator.’

‘The team always perfectly coordinates with the client. Pitfalls are recognized in advance and taken into account for the argumentation. Schedules are reliably adhered to. We feel that we have received competent advice all round. The pleadings are always easy to understand and well thought out – also for the client.’

‘Tobias Boecken: Very competent and experienced, maintains an overview and makes optimal use of the know-how of his colleagues.’

‘The team is highly qualified and offers complete expertise for maximum support.’

‘The lawyers are always available and translate difficult legal knowledge and material into understandable language.’

‘We work very quickly and very well here. As a client, you can confine yourself to the facts and have complete trust in the team.’

‘Dr. Tanja Eisenblätter: highly professional. Her analytical talent is impressive, incredibly quick learner and she is very good at assessing the client’s description of the situation and making the client understand what the central, important points are.’

‘Fast response, broad lineup on secondary issues.’

‘ Tanja Eisenblätter & Michael Penners: outstanding expertise; understand how the pharmaceutical market works, good knowledge of the products, good assessment of the respective situation.’

‘Expertise and professionalism, availability and efficiency.’

‘Very knowledgeable in the automotive sector, very pragmatic and solution-oriented.’

‘Detlef Haß: Very confident and experienced.’

‘We have been successfully working with Latham in litigation/dispute resolution for many years and particularly appreciate their cross-border litigation expertise and their profound know-how of the automotive industry and our company.’

‘Christoph Baus is quite rightly one of the leading litigators in the country. I would recommend him unreservedly and appreciate his coolness under pressure.’

‘Alena McCorkle is one of the outstanding talents of her generation and a real rising star. In addition to broad court experience before German regional and higher regional courts (and before the Federal Constitutional Court) in disputes of all kinds, she probably has the most comprehensive track record in cross-border disputes, including substantial knowledge of the US system and its differences to German law. Her close connection to the US practice is an invaluable interface function in order to repeatedly bridge the gap linguistically, culturally and legally.’

‘Christoph Baus is an excellent strategist and very strong in written and oral arguments. He approaches his cases with calm and composure, but can also fire up when necessary. He is a figurehead of the German litigation practice.’

‘In my opinion, the commercial litigation practice at Latham & Watkins is characterized in particular by the outstanding cross-border competence and the smooth cross-border cooperation. In this regard, I see a clear differentiator to the competition, in addition to brilliant legal work and excellent case management in large-scale proceedings.’

‘Christoph Baus, as head of the German litigation practice, is an outstanding litigator. Legally enormously astute, rhetorically winning and with great organizational and management skills for complex large-scale and mass proceedings.’

‘Christoph Baus and Stefan Patzer: Great strategists, great briefs and a very good feel for the oral hearing.’

‘Senior Associate Alena McCorkle is characterized by a high level of professionalism, competence, motivation and commitment. She is an expert in cross-border litigation and US discovery and knows how to retain clients over the long term through her binding, pleasant and unpretentious manner. She brings outstanding academic skills, is pragmatic and responsive. Particularly noteworthy is her ability to examine circumstances down to the last detail with patience and perseverance and to provide a well-founded legal assessment.’

‘Very good cross-practice group collaboration between litigation: Christian Wirth, Sara Vanetta, Christian Theissen and the regulatory practice.’

‘Excellent cooperation with other law firms in co-counsel situations.’

‘Sara Vanetta in particular has excellent communication skills and knows how to connect with clients, co-counsels and/or the courts – indispensable for a litigator.’

‘Very broad, strong team with proven regular court practice before all German courts.’

‘Particularly outstanding in oral negotiations: Christian Theissen and Sara Vanetta. Strategically strong: Christian Theissen.’

‘Great team.’

‘Wolfgang Jäger is recommended for German commercial litigation; very client-oriented.’

‘Good full-service offer, also deals with special topics that are relevant to us, such as inland shipping law.’

‘Frank Roth: experienced litigation lawyer; well-structured in communication; very efficient advice – always keeps an eye on the cost-benefit ratio. I have never had any unpleasant surprises here. Our “go-to litigator” for proceedings in Germany.’

‘Very homogeneous team with excellent expertise in the commercial litigation field. The thoroughness of the work and advice combined with practical solutions is striking.’

‘George Stanka is an expert in corporate litigation and post-M&A disputes. His many years of experience in this area distinguish his advice.’

‘ Nikolas Smirra is an expert in procedural law and in the area of product liability and impresses with his holistic approach.’

‘Very proactive approach and strong familiarization with the precise matter details.’

‘Christian Wolf: very professional and creative approach to matters. Immediate operational readiness. Support in every respect, including linguistic issues.’

‘The team is very well attuned and works very well hand in hand. Even more complex issues are recorded and processed quickly and comprehensively.’

‘Donata von Enzberg: Very quick learner, gets to grips with the case very quickly and efficiently. Very responsive.’

‘Philipp Behrendt: Very extensive international experience, very responsive and broad expertise.’

‘Large team, interdisciplinary expertise, legally excellent, very well thought-out and strategically great.’

‘Donata von Enzberg is an excellent young partner who is doing an excellent job in both state litigation and arbitration. In addition to representing the parties, Ms. von Enzberg is also an experienced arbitrator.’

‘High intercultural competence, very good communication skills in legal contexts.’

‘Taylor Wessing has a lot of experience and a very realistic view of the possibilities and risks in litigation matters.’

‘They examine legal issues down to the last detail and are also familiar with purely practical considerations. The team seems to work well together, so processes have always run smoothly and results have been worked out quickly.’

‘Extensive knowledge of day-to-day business and special topics such as M&A. The experience is the decisive, positive difference!’

‘Very flexible, customer-oriented and competent with a very large spectrum that they cover professionally. A law firm with worldwide coverage, which is absolutely essential in complicated cases.’

‘They are led by heart and knowledge. The knowledge of digitization and B2B software was always above average. You have a team by your side with which you can overcome the biggest crises and never feel alone.’

‘The dispute resolution practice has grown to an impressive size. The teams in Frankfurt and Düsseldorf can also assist with large mass proceedings before German courts. The Frankfurt team, led by co-head Heiko Heppner, has particular strengths in complex cross-border civil litigation, particularly with US or China links. Heiko Heppner has built up an extremely diverse team of lawyers from a wide range of backgrounds, whose cultural diversity means that they have a particularly deep insight into the way of thinking of foreign litigants.’

‘Thomas Nebel’s and Matthias Hadding’s experience in German and international construction proceedings is impressive. Like Heiko Heppner, Thomas Nebel stands for the highest legal quality.’

‘Thomas Nebel is a lawyer who, like Heiko Heppner, stands for the highest legal quality. I would instruct him in construction law disputes.’

‘Matthias Hadding: Extremely intelligent, very broad expertise, extraordinarily energetic.’

‘The team has experienced a really outstanding development in recent years, which is reflected in increasingly visible matters. The decisive factor is the extremely successful connection of “young wild ones” – highly motivated lawyers of the next generation who are greedy for exciting cases and at the same time extremely competent and personable.’

‘Global presence was very helpful as multiple jurisdictions were involved.’

‘Stephan von Marschall: Great competence, communication and great service. You feel taken seriously.’

‘Johannes Willheim: Rhetorically top. Assertive.’

‘All of the lawyers in the law firm are characterized by a high level of specialist expertise, which is used in a practical and efficient manner for creative solutions.’

‘Dr. Alexander Kröck combines a high level of technical expertise with creativity and tactical and strategic planning. The great objectivity and the openness and honesty in dealing with the circumstances of the proceedings he oversees are convincing. Initiative and determination are self-evident.’

‘It is this combination of empathy and high professional competence that distinguishes the law firm. Added to this is the speed and precision with which the work was done.’

‘ The various lawyers with whom we were allowed to work complemented each other very well and impressed both individually and as a team. Ultimately, this mix also helped us to successfully deal with various issues (contract law, tax law).’

‘I would like to give special mention to Dr. Alexander Krock. In addition to his excellent technical expertise, his special qualities include his negotiating skills. He was often the calming influence in difficult situations: calm, precise in his choice of words, polarizing only where appropriate, balancing and yet consistently keeping an eye on the common goal. His protocols are unsurpassed, which are not only precise in terms of content, but also convincing in terms of language.’

‘The practice at SKW Schwarz is extremely service-oriented. In addition, the entire law firm has been very strong in digital communication for years, which simplifies many steps and is simply up-to-date.’

‘Mr. Tetzlaff has in-depth specialist knowledge in his field and an exceptionally pleasant personality, which impresses with professionalism and humor in the right place. In addition, he can communicate at eye level, is approachable and at the same time a very assertive lawyer in court.’

‘Very good accessibility and fast processing by the team. High quality of processing by all team members.’

‘Frequent collaboration with Arndt Tetzlaff. Comprehensive reconsideration of legal positions. Convincing representation in pleadings and very flexible/spontaneous response in court when required. Clearly indicates the risks in advance during the consultation.’

‘The law firm has specialists in practically every field. You can fall back on this even if you are working with a specific person on the case.’

‘Mr. Tetzlaff has outstanding ideas and is able to take unconventional paths at the client’s request.’

‘Arndt Tetzlaff: Very good thematic induction, proactive recommendations for action, clever process strategies.’

‘Very good team for complex civil litigation. The litigation team at SKW convinces with the good cooperation of specialists across all locations and departments of the law firm. In court proceedings, tax and corporate law aspects are also perfectly prepared in this way and convincingly presented to the court by SKW’s litigation team.’

‘Arndt Tetzlaff is an excellent litigator with a very quick grasp of complex issues, including some of our very exotic issues. As a skilful negotiator, he was able to position our interests and intentions very well in difficult cases and at the same time protect our open flanks.’

‘Britta Grauke is an experienced partner in the litigation field with a deep understanding of facts and a reliable assessment. She enjoys a very high level of trust up to the management board and supervisory board level and is able to convey the content of the advice in a comprehensible and pragmatic manner.’