

Banking and Finance Disputes
Allen & Overy’s German dispute resolution team has extensive experience in the area of banking and finance disputes (both in the retail and investment banking sector as well as in interbank relationships).
We focus on disputes arising in the areas of investment consulting and brokerage, prospectus liability and asset management, as well as disputes in the area of lending and credit security law or legal questions in connection with insolvency law/restructuring. These cases are conducted, where required, in collaboration with one of the leading banking and finance teams (worldwide and in Germany).
A significant portion of the proceedings we handle concern cross-border matters; in this respect, we benefit from close collaboration with the banking/litigation practice teams in many other jurisdictions.
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Publications: 25 NOVEMBER 2020
The International Chamber of Commerce (the ICC) has published its revised 2021 Arbitration Rules (2021 Rules). The 2021 Rules, which will apply to all arbitrations registered after 1 January 2021,…
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Publications: 04 NOVEMBER 2020
This article, published in the International Bar Association (IBA) Dispute Resolution International journal at [2020] DRI 83, gives an overview of the profound global impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic…
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Publications: 09 OCTOBER 2020
Hamburg regulator issues EUR 35 million GDPR fine for data privacy breach
The Hamburg Data Protection Authority imposed the largest ever GDPR fine in German history on Swedish fashion company H&M on 1 October 2020. According to the regulator, the company had stored and used…
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Publications: 22 SEPTEMBER 2020
First German decision holding credit rating agency liable to investors
The German courts have taken the liability of credit rating agencies to the next level. In a series of recent decisions, the Berlin Regional Court has developed criteria under which credit rating…
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The litigation practice stands out in particular due to its strength in finance disputes.
JUVE Handbook 2018/2019, Dispute Resolution
Growing team advising on financial disputes, where it demonstrates notable expertise in tax, insolvency, restructuring and regulation.
Chambers Europe 2017, Dispute Resolution – Germany