Noerr has in-depth experience in complex in-court and out-of-court product liability disputes, regulatory product law, product compliance, particularly in relation to environmental and waste law aspects, as well as expertise in product safety and global product recalls, which are regularly carried out for various German and foreign automotive, mechanical engineering and plant engineering companies. Here, Helmut Katschthaler, who specialises in insurance and reinsurance law, and Arun Kapoor are among the key contacts. The latter jointly leads the practice with Thomas Klindt, who is considered particularly experienced in cross-border product recalls in the medical sector.
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- 'Experts in the field of product liability, pragmatic advice. The combination with a very strong product regulatory team is unique.'
- 'Steffen Burrer: Has extensive experience and gives very practical advice.'
- 'Excellent expertise in product liability. Very powerful and well-structured team based around partners Thomas Klindt, Arun Kapoor and Helmut Katschthaler.'
- 'Great experience in the automotive industry and excellent international network. The product liability team at Noerr is broadly positioned in terms of content and has first-class experts at all practice-relevant interfaces. Our colleagues also have impressively deep expertise in almost all facets of product regulation and are often the first on the market to be able to really comment on new regulatory topics and trends.'
- 'I don't know of any law firm that has a broader and higher quality product liability offering. The lawyers are highly responsive and service-oriented.'
- 'Arun Kapoor: Leads international litigation at the highest level and is an excellent negotiator. When it comes down to it, he is just as virtuosic with the rhetorical scimitar as he is with the legal foil. He is also an expert in product regulation and is therefore my first point of contact when it comes to technical compliance issues.'
Key clients
- AXA FRANCE IARD
- Deichmann SE
- Eberspächer Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG
- Geobra Brandstätter Stiftung & Co. KG
- Lomotex GmbH & Co. KG
- Magna Steyr
- Procter & Gamble
- Swarovski AG
- tonies GmbH
- Torqeedo GmbH
- Zalando SE
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arun Kapoor, Thomas Klindt