GERMANY Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Tanja Pfitzner and Fabian von Schlabrendorff Pfitzner Legal
Pfitzner Legal is a specialised dispute resolution law firm in the heart of Frankfurt’s Westend district. Pfitzner Legal offers enhanced expertise in the reso - lution of complex commercial, corporate and profes - sional negligence disputes through a unique blend of litigation capabilities, international arbitration ex - perience and conflict management skills spanning
a wide range of sectors including financial services, energy, natural resources, construction, engineering, automotive, pharmaceutical, insurance and private equity. The firm, repeatedly mentioned in surveys as excelling in the quality of its services, is known for its capabilities in defending clients in class actions as well as in handling international arbitrations.
Authors
Tanja Pfitzner is the founder and principal of Pfitzner Legal. Prior to founding Pfitzner Legal in 2012, she was the German dispute resolution partner of Dewey & LeBoeuf, following a decade’s worth of
Fabian von Schlabrendorff has over 40 years of experience in international arbitration and serves as of counsel with Pfitzner Legal. His experience includes acting as chairperson, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator and
extensive experience as a litigator and arbitration counsel at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Tanja Pfitzner, who is admitted to the Frankfurt and New York Bars, acts for a broad range of clients including large corporates, financial institutions, private equity houses and high net worth individuals. She has extensive experience in proceedings before a variety of courts and tribunals, and also acts as arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings.
counsel in institutional, ad hoc and investor-state arbitrations, dealing with a wide range of subject matters – from joint ventures to banking, post-M&A, construction, energy and natural resources. For years he headed the German and European litigation practice of Clifford Chance. He is member of the advisory board of the German Institution of Arbitration, the ICC Commission on Arbitration and the ICC German national committee.
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