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Litigation - Germany

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

A notable law firm in the dispute resolution world, CMS offers expertise in mass litigation and liability claims and is regularly involved in politically sensitive projects, acting as counsel on multi-jurisdictional disputes. The team is a popular choice with clients from the automotive and energy sectors.

Notable practitioners

As CMS's head of dispute resolution in Germany, Thomas Lennarz is a key contact for clients.

Wofür das Team bekannt ist
CMS ist eine renommierte Anwaltskanzlei im Bereich der Streitbeilegung und verfügt über Expertise in Massenverfahren und Haftungsansprüchen. Sie ist regelmäßig in politisch sensible Projekte involviert und berät Mandanten in grenzüberschreitenden Streitigkeiten. Das Team ist besonders bei Mandanten aus der Automobil- und Energiebranche beliebt.
Bemerkenswerte Praktiker
Als Leiter der Streitbeilegungsabteilung von CMS in Deutschland ist Thomas Lennarz ein wichtiger Ansprechpartner für Mandanten.
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Work Highlights

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  • CMS represented Stellantis in several thousand individual actions before German courts in connection with exhaust gas diesel litigation.

  • CMS vertrat Stellantis in mehreren tausend Einzelverfahren vor deutschen Gerichten im Zusammenhang mit Abgasstreitigkeiten um Dieselmotoren.

Strengths

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  • I like the team at CMS because they are flexible, efficient and fast at answering my questions.

    Litigation respondentGermany

  • CMS represents us absolutely excellently. They consistently achieve results for us at a high level.

    Litigation respondentGermany

  • The CMS team are reactive and offer creative ideas.

    Litigation respondentGermany

  • CMS offers pragmatic thinking and very precise analyses.

    Litigation respondentGermany

  • The CMS team have supreme legal skills and knowledge paired with practical thinking.

    Litigation respondentGermany

  • CMS vertritt uns hervorragend. Es erzielt für uns konstant erstklassige Ergebnisse.

    Litigation respondentGermany

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