Clifford Chance

M&A corporate

Thomas Voland specialises in German, EU and international public law.

He has advised national and international clients from both the private and the public sector on complex legal and compliance issues under European, international and German public law for 18 years. In particular, he has vast experience in cross-border transactions, high-stake disputes, e.g. concerning climate change or human rights risks, and strategic advice on questions of trade, sustainability and regulatory requirements.

Thomas co-leads the Firm’s European ESG Board and he is a member of the Firm’s Global Tech Group.

Thomas holds a Ph.D. degree in public international law. He frequently lectures and publishes on EU law and public international law. Prior to his career in private practice, Thomas gained work experience with the German Mission to the United Nations and with the European Commission.

Higher Regional Court of Hamburg (Practical Legal Studies), inter alia with the European Commission – DG Trade, the Permanent Mission of Germany to the United Nations and the EU-unit of the Ministry for Economic Affairs in Hamburg) 2007 Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 2007

Joined Clifford Chance as a Partner 2018

German, English and French

Member of the Committee on Compliance and Corporate Social Responsibility at the German Bar Association

University of Bordeaux, France (European Law, Economics and Politics) 2000

Universities of Dresden and Bayreuth, Germany (Law and Business Administration) 2001

University of Munich, Germany (Dr. jur. for a prize-winning thesis on International Law) 2006