About

Tarec Alio is global litigation legal counsel for car manufacturer Daimler, responsible for US lawsuit defence, including international warranties, product liability and class action lawsuits, as well as the coordination of contentious proceedings in the US, the Middle East and the EU – a huge task in a company with a €118bn turnover and 275.000 employees. Currently his attention is directed towards the possible implementation of EU-wide class actions (Sammelklage). Alio is also deeply involved in various legal associations, where one of his achievements has been setting up the BUJ’s (Federal Association of Corporate Counsel) nationwide product liability expert group, which he is heading. Those outside counsel who he works with regularly are expected to ‘deliver clear replies and focus on the essential issues’. In his role, he particularly values the opportunity for ‘cross-cultural team work’ and further factors contributing to his success are his dual qualification (New York and Germany), as well has the many years of experience under his belt working for international law firms in the area of international dispute resolution.