Complex Litigation encompasses legal disputes distinguished by intricate facts spanning extensive periods, exhaustive evidence, significant damage claims, multiple and sometimes fluctuating parties, as well as complex and demanding legal issues. These disputes often revolve around long-term collaborations (i.e., orders, joint projects or joint ventures) which have encountered difficulties or have failed. Such cases may primarily involve contracts for work and services, but may also grapple with regulatory, antitrust, competition law, or public law issues. In many instances, economic aspects are affected, particularly when determining the scope of the claim (quantum).

Raue brings significant expertise and experience in preparing and conducting such intricate proceedings before state civil courts or arbitration tribunals. Our well-coordinated team is focused on structuring complex matters and penetrating them in the best interest of our clients, presenting them to the courts in a clear and comprehensible manner. To optimally shape the reasoning and scope of the claim, we work closely with our clients and external experts – whether from the start or by taking over existing disputes or litigation. The targeted use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) enables us to efficiently review and analyze large amounts of data and documents, such as emails.

Focus areas

  • Representation in complex legal disputes involving numerous parties, extensive evidence, and high damage amounts.
  • Handling complex, often cross-jurisdictional issues, including regulatory, antitrust, competition, and public law implications.
  • Utilization of artificial intelligence (AI) to manage and analyze large volumes of data and documents.
  • Derivation, determination and enforcement of damages from failed projects, failed collaborations, terminated major contracts or canceled joint ventures
  • Determination of the damage especially the calculation of lost profits considering saved expenses, discounting, or balancing of the present value advantage.
  • Well-coordinated Collaboration with auditors and economic advisors to assist with specific questions regarding the damage amount.

Rankings

  • Friedrich Tobias Schöne, recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2024” for Litigation
  • Friedrich Tobias Schöne, recommended lawyer for commercial law – Berlin/Brandenburg metropolitan region, Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • Friedrich Tobias Schöne, recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2023” for Litigation
  • Dr. Daniel Schubert, recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2024” for Regulatory Practice
  • Dr. Daniel Schubert, recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 Germany 2023
  • Dr. Daniel Schubert, recognized in “Best Lawyers® in Germany 2023” for Regulatory Practice
  • Dr. Daniel Schubert, recommended lawyer for Telecommunications, Legal 500 Germany 2020, 2021, 2022
  • Dr. Martin Mengden, recognized by Best Lawyers® in Germany 2024 as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch“ for Arbitration and Mediation
  • Dr. Martin Mengden, recognized by Best Lawyers® in Germany 2023 as “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch“ for Arbitration and Mediation

Reference

Raue has vast experience in advising and representing clients in complex litigation cases before both ordinary courts and arbitral tribunals. Some examples include:

  • Representation of DB Barnsdale AG in an antitrust damage action against members of the global air freight cartel (follow-on action).
  • Advising and representing Kapsch TrafficCom AG in arbitration proceedings regarding the failed passenger vehicle toll.
  • Legal advice and representation in complex proceedings related to a failed marketing cooperation with a damage claim in the high three-figure million range.
  • Complex damage claim of approximately €170 million due to failed cooperation in the development and marketing of technical products.
  • Legal representation for enforcing claims for failure to make a mandatory offer in the takeover of Postbank by Deutsche Bank.