Dr Vanessa Wettner > WilmerHale > Frankfurt, Germany > Lawyer Profile
WilmerHale Offices
ULMENSTRASSE 37-39
60325 FRANKFURT AM MAIN
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Dr Vanessa Wettner
Work Department
Capital Markets; Class Actions; Commercial Litigation; Germany; Healthcare; Intellectual Property Counseling and Prosecution; Intellectual Property Litigation; International Litigation; Litigation; Media and Entertainment; Trials
Position
Partner
Career
Dr. Vanessa Wettner focuses on civil and capital market disputes, specifically shareholder class action litigation defense. She represented financial institutions, investment companies and investment funds in various high-profile cases against (classes of) private or institutional investors. Most recently, Dr. Wettner defended an investment company in one of the first cases handled under the revised Model Case Procedure Act (Kapitalanleger-Musterverfahrensgesetz, KapMuG), Germany’s investor class action act.
Dr. Wettner also represents and advises clients in corporate disputes in the area of corporate governance, including disputes concerning board member liability and shareholder resolutions of stock corporations, limited liability companies and commercial partnerships.
Furthermore, Dr. Wettner advises national and international clients on contentious and non-contentious matters in the field of intellectual property rights and unfair competition. Dr. Wettner has a particular focus on false claims and trademark litigation, but has also defended clients in copyright, media, and food and drug advertising disputes before German courts and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
In addition to her litigation experience, Dr. Wettner also provides advice on licensing and cooperation agreements, marketing strategies and advertising campaigns as well as general contractual issues.
Professional Activities
Dr. Wettner is a member of the German Association for Industrial Property and Copyright (GRUR), the International Trademark Association (INTA), the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV), and the German Lawyers’ Association (DAV).
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish
Memberships
Frankfurt am Main
Education
Second State Exam, 2004
Dr. iur., University of Heidelberg, 2002
First State Exam, University of Heidelberg, 2000
Lawyer Rankings
Germany > Intellectual property > Unfair competition
In the competition sphere and across the soft IP spectrum, WilmerHale is particularly known for its dispute resolution capabilities, which are primarily applied for clients from the fashion, consumer goods, pharmaceutical and e-commerce industries. The group further assists with advertising campaigns, licensing and strategic issues. In addition to companies, including several from the US , the practice is also instructed by German authorities, which is not least due to its cross-location cooperation. Practice head Vanessa Wettner, whose expertise includes litigation before courts such as the Federal Court of Justice and the European Court of Justice, is the key contact and advises several Silicon Valley companies, among others.
Germany > Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation
WilmerHale particularly focuses on complex civil and regulatory disputes, especially with an antitrust background, while the team also has expertise in corporate litigation as well as product liability and warranty proceedings. The practice is jointly led by Vanessa Wettner, who was recently involved in numerous civil proceedings against consumer protection associations, Stefan Ohlhoff, who is active in large cartel damages proceedings in the automotive, automotive supplier, finance and healthcare industries, and Hans-Georg Kamann, who handles antitrust, state aid and EU law litigation.
Lawyer Rankings
- Unfair competition Germany > Intellectual property
- Commercial litigation Germany > Dispute resolution