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The German offices of CMS play key roles in the wider firm’s international offering in product liability cases, while also driving work for household name German multinationals. The automotive, pharmaceutical, mechanical and plant engineering sectors are particularly well represented in the team’s client base and the full range of product liability cases, product recalls and product compliance are covered. Thomas Lennarz and Nicolas Wiegand (based in Hong Kong) oversee German law-related matters in this area, and Tobias Bomsdorf is a key contact that comes with client acclaim.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

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  • ‘Tobias Bomsdorf and his team can be highly recommended for advice and representation in commercial litigation and product liability cases. They have extensive experience in both judicial and extrajudicial dispute resolution and cover almost all areas of product liability, including specialised topics such as pharmaceutical liability law or liability cases in the energy industry.’
  • ‘For many years Tobias Bomsdorf has been commissioned in connection with the handling of complex warranty and product liability cases in and out of court. Tobias has extensive experience, in particular, with the handling of large industrial claims and serial claims with several hundreds or thousands of claimants.’

Key clients

  • Stellantis N.V./FCA Italy S.p.A/FIAT
  • Mercedes-Benz Group AG

Work highlights

Represented Stellantis N.V., FCA Italy S.p.A, FIAT, and Mercedes-Benz and provided advice as lead advisor in several thousand individual actions before German courts in connection with the diesel emissions action.