Comparative Guide
Family Law
Germany
Dr. Cornelia Maetschke-Biersack
A range of German and international companies make Taylor Wessing their counsel of choice. The dispute resolution practice is particularly strong in product liability, competition law, and post-M&A matters, and also has experience assisting multinationals with commercial disputes, regulatory investigations, and fraud and corruption cases. Philipp Behrendt heads the group and has a notable crop of automotive sector clients. A number of practitioners with diverse expertise are involved in the firm’s contentious matters.
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Testimonials
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- 'High expertise combined with pragmatic and common-sense counselling.'
- ‘Harald Bechteler is very experienced and focused.’
- ‘Fast, professional, pragmatic.’
Key clients
- Melitta Europa GmbH & Co. KG
- unilegion Bauernbündnis Pflanzenschutz
Work highlights
Advised Melitta on the defense of claims for damages under the competition law by the insolvency administrator regarding the assets of Anton Schlecker e.K. from the coffee roasting cartel before the Regional Court of Stuttgart.
Represented the unilegion farmers' alliance for crop protection in a lawsuit against German wholesalers of crop protection products at the Dortmund Regional Court, demanding over €200m in damages.
Practice head
Philipp Behrendt
Other key lawyers
Donata Freiin von Enzberg; Harald Bechteler; Henning Moelle; Carsten Müller; Tim Wünnemann; Olaf Kranz; Florian Lambracht; Wilhelm von Feilitzsch; Kerstin Bär