CMS makes for an outstanding choice of counsel for international trade arbitrations, but is also adept in a far broader range of matters. It has strong client bases within the automotive, pharmaceuticals, telecoms and renewable energy industries, and houses practitioners of considerable experience at the top level. These include Klaus Sachs, one of the leading lawyers for domestic and international arbitration proceedings; Tilman Niedermaier, who continues to forge a notable practice in corporate, commercial and international investment disputes; international commercial arbitration expert Susanne Schwalb; and Torsten Lörcher, who concentrates on post-M&A disputes, plant engineering and other disputes of a technical nature, in addition to commercial disputes. Leadership of the practice group is shared between head of the wider dispute resolution team, Thomas Lennarz, in Stuttgart, and Hong Kong-based Nicolas Wiegand.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Strong arbitration practitioners across the board.’
- ‘Nicolas Wiegand stands out for his skills as counsel as well as arbitrator. Mariel Dimsey and Torsten Lörcher are other leading practitioners in the team.’
- 'Nicolas Wiegand is highly seasoned and experienced in the field of European arbitration.'
Key clients
- PharmaEssentia Corporation
- German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action/German Federal Ministry of Finance
Work highlights
Represented PharmaEssentia Corporation in connection with a dispute arising from a licensing agreement with an Austrian pharmaceutical company.
Acted as a party-appointed arbitrator for a Canadian mining company in a case against the Republic of Panama over annulled copper mining concessions.
Acted for the German branch of an international healthcare provider in four separate sets of DIS arbitration proceedings concerning corporate law and contractual disputes between the client and various former owners of medical practices.
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Tilman Niedermaier
Practice head
Thomas Lennarz; Nicolas Wiegand
Other key lawyers
Klaus Sachs; Susanne Schwalb; Tilman Niedermaier; Torsten Lörcher; Andreas Roquette; Benjamin Lissner; Matthias Schlingmann; Armin Dürrschmidt; Mariel Dimsey