In addition to disputes at the intersection of civil law and regulatory matters, WilmerHale is primarily involved in corporate, insolvency and investment disputes. The team also has experience in liability litigation concerning product liability and warranty cases. Practice head Vanessa Wettner focuses on commercial, consumer and capital market disputes, while Stefan Ohlhoff contributes extensive expertise in cartel damages claims on both the defendant and plaintiff side. In addition to competition proceedings, including antitrust law, state aid and procurement law, Hans-Georg Kamann also deals with administrative and constitutional disputes.
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'Growing team, remarkable cases.'
'Vanessa Wettner is one of the leading data protection experts in the contentious area, pragmatic and solution-oriented approach.'
'Very good team, excellent advice, powerful litigation representation.'
'Vanessa Wettner – outstanding lawyer and excellent litigation strategist.'
Key clients
- Becton Dickinson B. V. und Konzerngesellschaften
- Bitmanagement Software GmbH
- Bundesverband Öffentlicher Banken Deutschlands VÖB
- Deutsche Bahn AG
- DB Fernverkehr AG
- Deutsche Lufthansa AG
- Deutsche Telekom AG
- Hugo Boss AG
- INC SpA und Consorzio Stabile Sis SCpA
- Jugendherberge Berlin Ostkreuz gGmbH
- Katjes Fassin GmbH & Co KG
- Medice GmbH & Co KG
- Medtronic
- Meta Platforms Ireland Limited
- OPAL Gastransport GmbH & Co. KG
- Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
- Single Resolution Board (SRB) and other EU Institutions
- Syngenta Agro GmbH
- Uplandme, Inc.
Work highlights
- Representation of Meta in numerous proceedings, in particular on GDPR and general e-commerce topics, most recently in the AppCenter ECJ referral procedure on the issue of the standing of consumer protection associations even after the GDPR came into force.
- Representing SRB before the EU Courts in around 70 proceedings brought by some banks in the EU against the SRB's annual decisions between 2018 and 2023 determining the ex ante contributions of these banks to the Single Resolution Fund (SRB).
- Defense of DB Fernverkehr against a lawsuit brought by the Federal Association of Consumer Organisations and Consumer Associations (VZBV) because of an allegedly inadmissible clause in the BahnCard conditions.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vanessa Wettner, Stefan Ohlhoff, Hans-Georg Kamann