Felix Thiede

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Expertise

Felix Thiede is a lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) specialising in commercial and corporate litigation and arbitration as well as alternative dispute resolution. Furthermore, Felix advises in corporate and commercial matters, utilizing his unique experience in contentious matters and as a Senior Legal Counsel to avoid situations that typically give rise to disputes whilst keeping the client’s interest for efficiency in mind.

Felix has extensive experience in complex and mostly international disputes, where he acts on both the plaintiff and defendant sides. He represents his clients at all stages of proceedings, from pre-litigation strategy advice and interim relief to in-court representation and enforcement. Felix’s experience as a dispute resolution lawyer inter alia includes shareholder disputes, D&O disputes, post-M&A disputes, supply-chain disputes (particularly automotive and aviation), cartel damages disputes and civil fraud disputes.

During his time as Senior Legal Counsel in an MDAX company, Felix handled inter alia large-volume M&A deals, was involved in the preparation of capital measures and drafted and negotiated various contracts in the area of finance.

Apart from being a lawyer, Felix also studied Philosophy, which greatly facilitates his ability to work inter-disciplinarily.

Felix Advises

  • Stock corporations and company groups
  • Medium-sized companies
  • Banks, funds and private equity
  • Board members and managing directors
  • Shareholders
  • Private individuals

Experience Highlights

  • Representation of a major car manufacturer in a EUR 1 billion DIS arbitration against a U.S.-based automotive supplier relating to the termination of a supply contract.
  • Representation of a bank in a dispute with former board members regarding so-called cum/ex transactions.
  • Representation of a legal services provider bundling claims for a group of sawmills in >EUR 1 billion cartel damages litigation against five German federal states.
  • Representation of a broker inter alia in interim relief against a stock exchange for market abuse.
  • Representation of an international sports federation against claims by players’ agents for injunctive relief under antitrust law with respect to a players’ agent regulation.
  • Representation of a U.S. medical device manufacturer in a post-M&A DIS arbitration concerning various claims for damages.
  • Out-of-court representation of a US medical device manufacturer regarding earn-out claims.
  • Representation of a DAX company against an Asian distributor regarding claims for damages.
  • Out-of-court representation of a hospital operator group against former managing directors and their D&O insurers.
  • Representation of a supplier in the aviation industry against damages claims.
  • Representation of a stock corporation in a shareholder dispute against, inter alia, actions for the avoidance of resolutions of the general meeting, petitions for information and requests to convene a general meeting of the minority shareholder.
  • Representation of a billionaire in a dispute against a trustee in a case of alleged multi-million EUR fraud.
  • Representation of a company from the film industry in a lawsuit against a company from the care industry for copyright infringements.
  • In-house representation of the sale of a part of a company valued at USD 3.2 billion.
  • In-house drafting and negotiation of various loan, lease, and insurance contracts.
  • In-house preparation of capital measures (capital increase; convertible bond).
  • In-house advice re insider law issues and preparation of self-exemption resolutions.

Career History

Previous Law firms

  • Ashurst LLP, Frankfurt am Main
  • K+S AG, Kassel
  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan LLP, Hamburg
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Fom LLP, Frankfurt am Main

Memberships

  • Deutscher Anwaltsverein

Education

  • Second State Exam (Kassel)
  • LL.M. Eur. (Würzburg)
  • Bachelor Philosophy (Würzburg)
  • First State Exam (Würzburg)

Other

  • Felix Thiede, German Private Law’s Approach to Intentionality, in: Seebaß, Gottfried/Schmitz, Michael/Gollwitzer, Peter M. (eds.), Acting Intentionally and Its Limits: Individuals, Groups, Institutions, DeGruyter 2013, pp. 85-120.
  • Felix Thiede, Verfassungspflicht zum optimalen Gesetzgebungsverfahren?, in: Hilgendorf, Eric/Eckert, Frank (eds.), Subsidiarität – Sicherheit – Solidarität, Festgabe für Franz-Ludwig Knemeyer zum 75. Geburtstag, Ergon Verlag 2013, pp. 673-694.

 

 

 

Felix is a partner in gunnercooke GmbH, whose registered office is Kurfuerstendamm 15, 10719 Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, HRB 224488 B. All lawyers of gunnercooke GmbH are admitted either in Germany or Austria to practise as Rechtsanwalt or Rechtsanwaeltin and are members of and regulated by the relevant local Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer).

Expertise

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Felix Thiede is a lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) specialising in commercial and corporate litigation and arbitration as well as alternative dispute resolution. Furthermore, Felix advises in corporate and commercial matters, utilizing his unique experience in contentious matters and as a Senior Legal Counsel to avoid situations that typically give rise to disputes whilst keeping the client’s interest for efficiency in mind.

Felix has extensive experience in complex and mostly international disputes, where he acts on both the plaintiff and defendant sides. He represents his clients at all stages of proceedings, from pre-litigation strategy advice and interim relief to in-court representation and enforcement. Felix’s experience as a dispute resolution lawyer inter alia includes shareholder disputes, D&O disputes, post-M&A disputes, supply-chain disputes (particularly automotive and aviation), cartel damages disputes and civil fraud disputes.

During his time as Senior Legal Counsel in an MDAX company, Felix handled inter alia large-volume M&A deals, was involved in the preparation of capital measures and drafted and negotiated various contracts in the area of finance.

Apart from being a lawyer, Felix also studied Philosophy, which greatly facilitates his ability to work inter-disciplinarily.

Felix Advises

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  • Stock corporations and company groups
  • Medium-sized companies
  • Banks, funds and private equity
  • Board members and managing directors
  • Shareholders
  • Private individuals

Experience Highlights

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  • Representation of a major car manufacturer in a EUR 1 billion DIS arbitration against a U.S.-based automotive supplier relating to the termination of a supply contract.
  • Representation of a bank in a dispute with former board members regarding so-called cum/ex transactions.
  • Representation of a legal services provider bundling claims for a group of sawmills in >EUR 1 billion cartel damages litigation against five German federal states.
  • Representation of a broker inter alia in interim relief against a stock exchange for market abuse.
  • Representation of an international sports federation against claims by players’ agents for injunctive relief under antitrust law with respect to a players’ agent regulation.
  • Representation of a U.S. medical device manufacturer in a post-M&A DIS arbitration concerning various claims for damages.
  • Out-of-court representation of a US medical device manufacturer regarding earn-out claims.
  • Representation of a DAX company against an Asian distributor regarding claims for damages.
  • Out-of-court representation of a hospital operator group against former managing directors and their D&O insurers.
  • Representation of a supplier in the aviation industry against damages claims.
  • Representation of a stock corporation in a shareholder dispute against, inter alia, actions for the avoidance of resolutions of the general meeting, petitions for information and requests to convene a general meeting of the minority shareholder.
  • Representation of a billionaire in a dispute against a trustee in a case of alleged multi-million EUR fraud.
  • Representation of a company from the film industry in a lawsuit against a company from the care industry for copyright infringements.
  • In-house representation of the sale of a part of a company valued at USD 3.2 billion.
  • In-house drafting and negotiation of various loan, lease, and insurance contracts.
  • In-house preparation of capital measures (capital increase; convertible bond).
  • In-house advice re insider law issues and preparation of self-exemption resolutions.

Career History

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Previous Law firms

  • Ashurst LLP, Frankfurt am Main
  • K+S AG, Kassel
  • Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Sullivan LLP, Hamburg
  • Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Fom LLP, Frankfurt am Main

Memberships

  • Deutscher Anwaltsverein

Education

  • Second State Exam (Kassel)
  • LL.M. Eur. (Würzburg)
  • Bachelor Philosophy (Würzburg)
  • First State Exam (Würzburg)

Other

  • Felix Thiede, German Private Law’s Approach to Intentionality, in: Seebaß, Gottfried/Schmitz, Michael/Gollwitzer, Peter M. (eds.), Acting Intentionally and Its Limits: Individuals, Groups, Institutions, DeGruyter 2013, pp. 85-120.
  • Felix Thiede, Verfassungspflicht zum optimalen Gesetzgebungsverfahren?, in: Hilgendorf, Eric/Eckert, Frank (eds.), Subsidiarität – Sicherheit – Solidarität, Festgabe für Franz-Ludwig Knemeyer zum 75. Geburtstag, Ergon Verlag 2013, pp. 673-694.

Back to top

 

 

 

Felix is a partner in gunnercooke GmbH, whose registered office is Kurfuerstendamm 15, 10719 Berlin, AG Charlottenburg, HRB 224488 B. All lawyers of gunnercooke GmbH are admitted either in Germany or Austria to practise as Rechtsanwalt or Rechtsanwaeltin and are members of and regulated by the relevant local Bar (Rechtsanwaltskammer).

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