Julia Grothaus

Ranked in 1 Practice Areas

Band 5

Litigation

Germany

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Global 2026

About

Provided by Julia Grothaus

Germany

Practice Areas

Julia heads the German Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice and assists clients in resolving their business-critical disputes and contentious matters. She has extensive experience in competition litigation as well as handling complex post-M&A, construction and corporate disputes (including D&O liability, joint venture disputes and shareholder claims) both before state courts and arbitral tribunals. She also acts as an arbitrator, particularly in post-M&A disputes. Furthermore, as head of the German ESG team, she coordinates the firm’s cross-practice activities in the rapidly changing ESG space and is a core member of the global ESG team. Her practice focusses on helping clients to mitigate and manage ESG liability risks (including greenwashing, climate change litigation, human rights issues, sustainability disclosures etc.) and supporting them in related contentious disputes.

Career

Julia joined Linklaters in 2007, was admitted to the German Bar in 2011 and elected Partner in 2020.

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Litigation - Germany

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Frankfurt-based Julia Grothaus is Linklaters' head of litigation, arbitration and investigations in Germany. She has notable experience handling competition litigation, construction and corporate disputes, and due to her role as the leader of the firm's German ESG team she has an additional focus on aiding her clients mitigate their liability risks in this regard.

Indviduelles Editorial

Julia Grothaus, mit Sitz in Frankfurt, leitet bei Linklaters in Deutschland den Bereich Prozessführung, Schiedsverfahren und interne Untersuchungen. Sie verfügt über umfangreiche Erfahrung in Wettbewerbsstreitigkeiten, Bau- und Unternehmensangelegenheiten und konzentriert sich in ihrer Funktion als Leiterin des deutschen ESG-Teams der Kanzlei zusätzlich darauf, ihre Mandanten bei der Minderung ihrer Haftungsrisiken in diesem Bereich zu unterstützen.

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