Dr. Philipp Steinrück is a partner in the Litigation practice of the Munich office. His practice focuses on litigation and providing strategic guidance in complex legal disputes. He advises and represents German and international companies as well as private individuals in domestic and cross-border disputes, both in arbitration and in litigation proceedings before German courts.
He has a particular focus on post-M&A and shareholder disputes, complex commercial litigation, cross-border disputes and parallel proceedings in multiple jurisdictions and health care disputes.
Philipp is recognized in JUVE’s 40 under 40 for Dispute Resolution and is listed in Handelsblatt's Best Lawyers in Germany as Ones to Watch in arbitration and dispute resolution.
Representative Matters
- Advising and representing U.S. and German private equity firms in a dispute arising out of the sale of a portfolio company, involving accounting fraud and compliance-related allegations against the portfolio company's former management, resulting in two DIS arbitrations and one ICC arbitration, as well as related interim relief and discovery proceedings in the U.S., Germany, Austria, Denmark and the Netherlands*
- Representing a U.K. private equity firm in the successful enforcement of contingent purchase price claims in connection with closing accounts*
- Defending a German private equity firm against leaver claims brought by former shareholders*
- Defending a U.S. private equity firm against discovery applications under 28 U.S.C. § 1782*
- Representing a global software group against a foreign software developer in complex contractual and licensing matters*
- Representing a car manufacturer against consumer claims in connection with the diesel emissions controversy in German trial and appellate courts*
- Representing a global chemicals group in the successful enforcement of preliminary injunctions against a former advisor*
- Representing a German recycling company in capital markets disputes*
- Defending a German hospital group against reimbursement claims brought by leading German statutory health insurers*
- Representing a global food group in the enforcement of damages claims against its former management and D&O insurers following an antitrust fine*
*Matters handled prior to joining Weil