Prominent German and international companies spanning the banking, energy, automotive, and technology sectors look to Norton Rose Fulbright for litigation counsel, including banking and finance cases, commercial, corporate and insurance disputes, real estate litigation, and competition disputes. Practice head Jamie Nowak has a focus on corporate and insurance disputes, while Constanze Bandilla-Dany acts for real estate companies in a wide range of cases. Nikolas Smirra has a strong client base in the automotive, consumer goods, industrial and technology sectors; and Thorben Schläfer is a key figure in the Frankfurt office.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Very thorough and balanced, risk-averse advice that sails us smoothly.’
- ‘Thorben Schläfer gives high quality and pragmatic advice; quick turnaround and very thought-through ideas.’
- ‘Great dispute resolution and litigation practice with strong procedural know how and speciality areas, including product liability, corporate disputes, commercial and IP/IT.’
- 'Jamie Nowak and Nikolas Smirra are very experienced litigators and brilliant negotiators; they have special know-how and technical expertise and serve the client's needs at all times.'
- ‘I can wholly recommend Nikolas Smirra. He is an exceptional lawyer and a great strategist, who combines thorough legal expertise with a business-oriented, practical approach. I greatly enjoy working with him.’
- 'The commercial litigation team has been together for many years, work product and advice has been constantly exceptional for the entire range of the commercial litigation realm.'
Key clients
- INEOS Styrolution
- ECE Market Places GmbH & Co. KG
Work highlights
Represented ECE Market Places GmbH & Co. KG in commercial lease matters.
Practice head
Jamie Nowak
Other key lawyers
Constanze Bandilla-Dany; Nikolas Smirra; Manuel Gleich; Thorben Schläfer