Heussen Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Corporate, Dispute Resolution, Distribution, Competition and Antitrust Law, French Desk

Partner

Avocat à la Cour (Aix-en-Provence)
Specialist lawyer for international business law
Spécialiste en Droit international et de l’UE

Dr Daniel Smyrek's particular expertise lies in the drafting of cross-border commercial contracts and the conduct of complex commercial litigation and arbitration proceedings. Dr Smyrek's regional focus is on France, the MENA region and the French-speaking countries of Africa. Dr Smyrek has been admitted as a German lawyer since 2004 and as a French Avocat à la Cour since 2007. He is also accredited as an arbitrator with the CMAP in Paris.

Dr Smyrek's clients include medium-sized companies from industry and commerce as well as various banks, which Dr Smyrek advises on cross-border legal cases, often relating to France, Africa and the Near and Middle East.

Professional career From 2022: HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH 2019 - 2020: Further training as arbitrator at the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP), accreditation as arbitrator with CMAP 2017 - 2022: Alexander & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB 2014: Appointment as specialist lawyer for international commercial law 2008: Appointment as Spécialiste en droit international et de l'Union européenne (French specialist lawyer for international and European law) 2008: Admission examination at the Paris Bar Association; admission as French Avocat à la Cour 2005: Dr iur. (University of Tübingen) 2004 - 2016: Diem & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB, Stuttgart 2004: Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Stuttgart 2003: German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Cairo

German, English, French

German-French Lawyers' Association Association for the Promotion of the Franco-German Institute (dfi) Franco-German Business Club Provence (CAFAP) German-Israeli Lawyers' Association Christ & Jurist e.V. Advocates France CDU

2001 - 2003: Legal clerkship at the Regional Court of Tübingen 2001: Research stay at Balliol College, Oxford (UK) 2000-2003: Research assistant at the Chair of Public Law, European and International Law of Prof. Dr Martin Nettesheim, University of Tübingen 2000: First state examination in law, University of Tübingen 1998 - 2001: Studied law, general studies (modern history, Islamic studies), University of Tübingen 1998: Maîtrise en droit international et européen, University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence 1997 - 1998: Law studies at the University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence 1997: Certificate of specialised foreign language training in French, University of Trier 1994 - 1997: Studied law with specialised foreign language training in French at the University of Trier Universities/colleges Trier Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence Tübingen