Dr. Mathias Wittinghofer

• Representing a multinational energy company in a legal dispute involving more than EUR 3 billion in revenue rights from the extraction of natural resources in Eastern Europe.
• Advising and representing a European bus manufacturer in legal proceedings against a German public transport group due to alleged defects in approximately 1,000 coaches and buses.
• Representing a large European telecommunications company in an ICC arbitration following the acquisition of a cable network operator in a CEE country under Austrian law.
• Representing a global entertainment and events company based in Australia in DIS arbitration proceedings arising from the withdrawal from an M&A transaction. The buyer refused to close, citing financing difficulties and the general situation in the cinema industry in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.
• Advising and representing a French consulting and engineering services company in a DIS arbitration regarding the acquisition of several European subsidiaries of an Austrian holding company from the automotive industry.
• Representing a German Landesbank in a dispute with a municipal company over allegations of misselling in connection with a €295 million CDO portfolio swap transaction before German and English courts.
• Defending a Portuguese government agency in a legal dispute over the repayment of a loan in the amount of EUR 75 million due to alleged cross-default cases and violations of the information contained in the loan documents
• Advising a Japanese manufacturer and supplier of air conditioning compressors on contractual basis for claims and warranty claims asserted by a US-German automotive OEM.
• Representing of one of the largest German commercial banks in an ICC arbitration against the debtors and guarantors of Loan agreements under German law amounting to several million euros.
• Advising a German-Austrian commercial bank with a view to enforcing loan claims against Indonesian borrowers and guarantors before the Frankfurt Regional Court or in an ICC arbitration based in Germany.
• Advising and representing a truck manufacturer in defending against cartel follow-on damage claims following the EU Commission's decision on the truck cartel.
• Representing a limited liability company against the former managing directors and the D&O insurer in connection with managing director's liability due to the failure to claim an exemption under the EEG.
• Advising and representing a large German bank in pursuing its claims following the discovery of a large-scale embezzlement scheme involving the bank's fleet management.

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