Gleiss Lutz encourages close collaboration between its teams in banking and finance, insolvency and restructuring, and compliance, benefitting clients that require advice on complex litigation in the financial services area. Andrea Leufgen heads the dispute resolution group and has broad experience, including in mass and collective proceedings. For financial services clients specifically, Stefan Rützel is a key contact, having represented clients in state court litigation throughout Germany. Florian Wagner is building a strong practice in financial litigation.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Excellent lawyers.'
- ‘We want to highlight Andrea Leufgen and Florian Wagner. We love working with them.’
- ‘Andrea Leufgen is at the top of her game - an excellent technician, commercial and user friendly. I could not recommend her enough.’
- 'Very profound legal expertise. Great diligence in assessing the procedural options with a clear view to define the appropriate strategy.'
- 'Very diligent team, quick to grasp difficult facts and complex circumstances as well, deducing litigation strategy and legal advice.'
- 'Always highly concentrated, always relevant.'
- 'Solution-oriented litigator with a clear understanding of the underlying case and the ability to reflect commercial needs in defining the process strategy.'
Key clients
- Bondholders of the Adler Group
- Wirecard insolvency administrator
- GANÉ AG
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Hypo Real Estate Holding GmbH
Work highlights
Advised the insolvency administrator of Wirecard AG on the enforcement of civil claims in Germany and abroad following an internal investigation into the allegations.
Advised a pool of bondholders of Adler Group on court proceedings in the UK, Luxembourg and Germany to enforce their rights in respect of a bond restructuring.
Advised GANÉ AG in court proceedings concerning contractual claims against the fund administrator in connection with an open mixed fund with almost €10bn in assets under management.
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Practice head
Andrea Leufgen
Other key lawyers
Stefan Rützel; Florian Wagner