HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Distribution, Competition and Antitrust Law, French Desk

Partner
Avocat à la Cour (Aix-en-Provence)
Specialist lawyer for international business law
Spécialiste en Droit international et de l’UE

Dr. Daniel Smyrek is a highly regarded advisor for cross-border business matters. He combines in-depth legal expertise with many years of international experience in structuring complex commercial agreements and representing clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitration. His practice focuses in particular on German-French business relations, the MENA region, and French-speaking Africa.

Admitted to the German Bar since 2004 and to the French Bar (Avocat à la Cour) since 2007, Dr. Smyrek bridges two major legal systems and cultures. He is also accredited as an arbitrator with CMAP in Paris.

His clients include leading companies in the automotive industry, the energy sector and trade as well as major banks. They rely on his strategic advice and representation in cross-border disputes, frequently with connections to France, Africa, and the Middle East.

German, English, French

Since 2022: Rechtsanwalt / lawyer with HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH 2019 – 2020: Advanced training as Arbitrator at the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP); accreditation as Arbitrator with CMAP 2017 – 2022: Lawyer with Alexander & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB 2014: Appointment as Certified Specialist Lawyer for International Business Law 2008: Appointment as Spécialiste en droit international et de l'Union européenne (French Certified Specialist Lawyer for International and European Law) 2008: Admission as Avocat à la Cour (Paris Bar) after aptitude exam at the Paris Bar School 2005: Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.), University of Tübingen 2004 – 2016: Lawyer with Diem & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB, Stuttgart 2004: Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Stuttgart 2003: German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Cairo 2001 – 2003: Legal Traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Tübingen 2001: Research stay at Balliol College, Oxford (UK) 2000 – 2003: Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law, European and International Law, Prof. Dr. Martin Nettesheim, University of Tübingen 2000: First State Exam, University of Tübingen 1998 – 2001: Law studies; Studium Generale (Modern History, Islamic Studies), University of Tübingen 1998: Maîtrise en droit international et européen, University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence 1997 – 1998: Law studies, University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence 1997: Certificate in Legal French, University of Trier 1994 – 1997: Law studies with focus on Legal French, University of Trier