“Robert Schim­mel­p­fen­nig spe­cia­li­zes in resol­ving com­plex dis­pu­tes befo­re both sta­te courts and arbi­tral tri­bu­nals. He has exten­si­ve exper­ti­se in the reso­lu­ti­on of cor­po­ra­te law dis­pu­tes and in the con­duct of post‑M&A proceedings.” 

Robert Schimmelpfennig, LL.B.

Experience

Robert Schim­mel­p­fen­nig spe­cia­li­ses in resol­ving com­plex dis­pu­tes befo­re both sta­te courts and arbi­tral tri­bu­nals. He has advi­sed natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal cli­ents from various indus­tries – inclu­ding tech­no­lo­gy, che­mi­cals, phar­maceu­ti­cals, and auto­mo­ti­ve – in num­e­rous pro­cee­dings across mul­ti­ple juris­dic­tions. Robert Schim­mel­p­fen­nig has exten­si­ve exper­ti­se in the reso­lu­ti­on of cor­po­ra­te law dis­pu­tes and in the con­duct of post‑M&A pro­cee­dings. Fur­ther­mo­re, he par­ti­cu­lar­ly advi­ses cli­ents on con­flicts invol­ving direc­tors’ and offi­cers’ lia­bi­li­ty and insol­ven­cy law, as well as on gene­ral con­trac­tu­al and tort law dis­pu­tes. Robert Schim­mel­p­fen­nig repres­ents par­ties in both Ger­man and English. 

Arbi­tra­ti­on

Robert Schim­mel­p­fen­nig advi­ses natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal cli­ents from a wide ran­ge of indus­tries in pro­cee­dings under various arbi­tra­ti­on rules, with a par­ti­cu­lar focus on dis­pu­tes ari­sing from M&A tran­sac­tions, cor­po­ra­te law mat­ters, and other con­trac­tu­al conflicts. 

Liti­ga­ti­on

Robert Schim­mel­p­fen­nig has exten­si­ve expe­ri­ence in resol­ving high-value dis­pu­tes befo­re sta­te courts, inclu­ding com­plex pro­cee­dings with inter­na­tio­nal ele­ments invol­ving mul­ti­ple legal sys­tems. A key focus of his prac­ti­ce to date has been con­duc­ting cor­po­ra­te law pro­cee­dings, inclu­ding direc­tors’ and offi­cers’ lia­bi­li­ty dis­pu­tes, as well as hand­ling mass tort liti­ga­ti­on. He also has par­ti­cu­lar expe­ri­ence in capi­tal mar­kets and insol­ven­cy dis­pu­tes, as well as in gene­ral con­trac­tu­al disputes.