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Ralf-Thomas Wittmann
Partner
Rechtsanwalt, Fachanwalt für Versicherungsrecht
Languages
German, English, French
Practice areas
- Banking and finance
- Commercial litigation
- Construction and engineering
- Financial services
- Insurance and reinsurance
- Litigation and dispute management
- Personal injury claims litigation
- Product liability and product recall
- Real estate litigation
Practice notes
Ralf-Thomas Wittmann is a member of the Litigation/Dispute Management as well as of the Insurance practice group.
For more than 15 years, he has been representing renowned architects and years' experience of managing complex – often also cross-border litigation. His clients include many international companies, specifically from the French-speaking countries, inter alia in the context of product liability cases.
He is a member of the work groups for insurance law of the German Lawyers' Association (Deutscher Anwaltsverein).
Ralf-Thomas' recent experience includes:
- Representation of a French liability insurer in defence of alleged coverage claims in connection with a large-scale fraud case involving medical devices
- Advising a French medium-sized company in the context of independent proceedings for the taking of evidence regarding product liability questions, particularities of international private law and European procedural law
- Enforcement of compensation claims against an English manufacturer of oilfield tubulars against a certification center
- Representation of a family firm in the defense against an action brought by an insolvency administrator for wage claims and assertion of claims for defects, action to enforce insurance cover against a legal financial loss liability insurance in the context of major damage
- Representation of a guarantor in proceedings regarding the return or re-payment of a guarantee upon first demand worth over a million euros
- Ongoing representation of a public bank regarding complex legal disputes, in particular regarding credit card fraud