Wilhelm Rechtsanwälte

WILHELM advises corporates and their directors in critical situations – for example following a major property damage, when facing a possible personal liability, after a compliance incident or during a cyber attack, in complex M&A projects or in white collar matters.

20 lawyers and business advisors at three offices in Germany assist domestic and international clients who include DAX as well as Mittelstand and various multinational foreign companies.

Main Areas of Practice

• Liability law
• Insurance Law
• Corporate Law
• Compliance

International Work

Recent cross-border work highlights include i.a.:

• Asserting claims due to COVID-closures under business interruption insurance for a Japanese automotive supplier (including coordination of dispute resolution in a number of jurisdictions)
• Representing an energy company in the out-of-court negotiation of insurance claims after property damage to an offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea and subsequent business interruption loss
• Litigation monitoring and assessment on behalf of a leading multinational reinsurer regarding billion Dollar claims brought against the policyholder in the U.S. and UK in connection with the subprime crisis
• Advising a chemical company on fire and business interruption issues after an explosion at a plant in Tennessee, USA (damage in the three-digit million range)
• Advising a major multinational pharmaceutical company on insurance cover issues in connection with product liability class actions in the U.S.
• Assessment of insurance law issues for the policyholder after turbine damage at a Dutch power plant
• Advising a joint venture of multinational oil companies in negotiations with their insurer after a refinery explosion (loss exceeding 1b EUR)
• Dispute resolution between a financial services provider and its insurer regarding claims for cover of legal expenses in U.S. criminal proceedings related to alleged violations of Iran sanctions
• Assessment of liability insurance cover in connection with a fire at a retirement home in Texas, USA
• Asserting D&O insurance cover on behalf of a multinational IT company for claims against a manager of the company‘s Malaysian branch
• Advising a power plant operator on insurance cover claims and coordinating the litigation against a Swedish insurer

Offices

• Berlin
• Düsseldorf
• Munich