International & Cross-Border Disputes

Chambers Review

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is a law firm that is long established as a powerhouse in the German market, while maintaining a leading reputation on the international stage. The law firm's German presence, consisting of five offices in Berlin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Hamburg and Munich, forms a crucial part of the Freshfields global network and acts as a key hub for pan-European and international projects. The law firm acts for multinational companies with interests in Germany, as well as large homegrown entities with operations abroad, on a comprehensive array of cross-border matters.

In Germany, Freshfields is widely recognised as a market leader across a number of transactional areas. The law firm's M&A group is geared towards advising on high-value international deals, with members of the team exhibiting industry and jurisdictional specialisms. Clients seeking advice in relation to the full suite of international financing and capital markets transactions are also expertly advised by top-ranked teams, with the law firm's private equity offering also being recognised as top-tier. Freshfields also boasts one of the foremost energy practices in Germany, which attracts a number of the country's leading corporations, and it also maintains a solid investment funds practice in the region.

From a contentious perspective, Freshfields presents one of the most accomplished offerings in Germany. The team is renowned for its ability to take the lead on highly complex cross-border proceedings, with the firm acting as a market leader across the full spectrum of dispute resolution, including representing defendants in product liability matters and insurance disputes. Freshfields performs highly in litigation relating to the life sciences and financial services sectors, and is a noted force in international arbitration, particularly in connection with disputes arising out of the construction, post-M&A and energy spheres. Alongside these strengths, Freshfields' compliance and competition/EU law practices are equally as formidable.