Dietmar specialises in legal issues relating to medical preparations, medical devices, food production and distribution, and product liability. He has been involved in many of the most high-profile domestic and cross-border product liability cases in memory, with clients especially valuing his strategic far-sightedness and unrivalled sector knowledge and pragmatism.
Dietmaris best known for his work in product liability, specifically in the highly regulated food, chemicals and pharmaceutical/medical devices industries. His areas of practice include basically all types of dispute resolution procedures in civil law. He also advises on regulatory and administrative law.
Dietmar structures and co-ordinates expert defence teams, and has shown time and again that he keeps his eye on the commercial impact of a case’s likely outcome; he instinctively knows when to structure a settlement and when to fight on.
He speaks German, English and French.
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- Advising and representing the German Blood Fractionating Industry in disputes relating to damage claims based on viral contamination of blood products.
- Representing a major coatings company in a pan-European dispute concerning damage claims for allegedly defective coatings.
- Representing an international chemical company in a multi-jurisdictional dispute in connection with contaminated bulkware for cosmetic products and the respective EU law implications.
- Advising a major German insurer in high-profile cross-border product liability litigation.
- Advising and representing pharmaceutical and life science companies in product regulatory, promotional and unfair competition issues.
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Education
- University of Bonn, Germany
- Appellate Court, Cologne, Germany
- Legal Services, EU Commission
Professional memberships
- Member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC)
- Member of the German Food Law Associations (BLL, WGL)
- Member of the German Administrative Law Association
- Member of the American Bar Association
- Member of the German-American Lawyers Association
Additional responsibilities
- Frequent lecturer to industry and insurance representatives on product liability law in Germany and the EU, and to lawyers on the implementation of EU directives.
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