Karl Thomas Koenen > Wendelstein Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Wendelstein Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB
BOCKENHEIMER LANDSTRAßE 33
60325 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
Germany
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Karl Thomas Koenen represents national and international clients in litigation in state courts, in arbitration proceedings and in out-of-court dispute resolution.

One of his main areas of practice is advising on corporate, banking and financial disputes. He also advises on tax-related proceedings and post-M&A disputes. These are often complex proceedings with high amounts in dispute and cross-border implications.

His clients include German and international large and medium-sized companies, institutional investors such as hedge funds as well as entrepreneurs and shareholders.

Career

  • Since 2011 Partner at Wendelstein
  • 2008 Foreign Associate at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, New York
  • 2005 to 2010 lawyer at Hengeler Mueller, Frankfurt am Main (Senior Associate)
  • 2001 to 2002 analyst at J.P.Morgan, London

Languages

German, English

Memberships

  • International Bar Association (IBA)
  • German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
  • German-American Lawyers Association (DAJV)

Education

  • 2003 to 2005 legal clerkship at the Frankfurt Higher Regional Court
  • 1995 to 2000 University of Freiburg im Breisgau, scholar of the German National Academic Foundation​​​​​​n

Lawyer Rankings

Germany > Dispute resolution > Financial services: litigation

Wendelstein Rechtsanwälte PartGmbB is regularly instructed by credit institutions as well as large companies and institutional investors and is particularly visible in large financial derivatives and capital market disputes in connection with the Wirecard insolvency as well as with cum-cum and cum-ex transactions; Frank Fischer, who is experienced in financial and tax disputes, is one of the key contacts in this context. He jointly leads the practice with Karl Thomas Koenen, who primarily applies his financial expertise in securities disputes, and Moritz Meister, who is experienced in banking, finance and tax disputes.