Contacts:
Dr. Detlef Hass, Munich
Craig A. Hoover, Washington, D.C.

When stakes are high clients turn to Hogan Lovells. With more than 700 seasoned litigators in 40 offices worldwide, our diverse litigation practice boasts a century of achievement, and we are committed to representing client interests vigorously at every stage of a dispute. Our trial and appellate lawyers regularly appear in courts and tribunals all over the world, taking to trial - and winning - the most sophisticated business cases. Beyond courtroom skills, many of our lawyers, especially in the United States, once served in key positions in business and government, bringing in-depth understanding of industry and regulatory issues to each case.

We understand the complex business challenges which accompany high-stakes litigation. We consider all of the options, first evaluating whether litigation can be avoided through alternative measures. If not, we determine the most effective manner for reaching resolution. Our global footprint and one team approach enable us to handle complex matters seamlessly across multiple jurisdictions. Our state of the art electronic information management infrastructure minimizes the burden of discovery or disclosure on our clients while providing innovative tools for presenting the case as effectively as possible.

We represent clients throughout the entire lifecycle of disputes including:

• Fact finding, investigation and risk analysis
• Public relations and crisis management and communications
• Class actions and multi-party actions
• Multi-jurisdictional and cross border litigation coordination
• Emergency proceedings and preliminary relief
• Electronic discovery and disclosure
• Alternative dispute resolution
• Enforcement and recognition of foreign decisions and judgments

• Ranked in Band One Dispute Resolution Elite, Chambers UK 2011
• Ranked in Tier 1 as a leading Commercial Litigation practice in Germany (JUVE Handbook 2010/11)
• Winner FT Innovative Lawyers Award for legal innovation in dispute resolution, 2010
• Ranked in Tier 1 for General Commercial Litigation (National) by the independent research done by US News & World Report and Best Lawyers in their first ever ranking of law firms in the US (2010).
• Ranked in Tier 1 for Commercial Litigation in the UK (Legal 500, 2010)
• Ranked as a leading litigation practice in Florida, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C., Chambers USA, 2003-2010
• Awarded "Law firm of the Year for Dispute Resolution" in Germany, JUVE Awards, 2007  

• Board member of the European Institute for Conflict Management e. V., registered association, (EUCON)
• Fourteen partners are fellows of the American College of Trial Lawyers
• Four partners are members of the American Board of Trial Advocates
• Chairman of the Pacific Rim Advisory Council
• Board member of the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR)
• Regional coordinator for Europe on the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s Council

• Five former U.S. Attorneys
• Five United States Attorneys
• Twenty-one Assistant United States Attorneys
• Director of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York
• Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice
• Chief Appellate Attorney for the Criminal Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York
• Regional Director of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Associate Director of the Division of Enforcement of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
• Six U.S. Supreme Court clerks
• Forty-four U.S. Courts of Appeals clerks
• Sixty-eight U.S. District Court clerks
• President of the District of Columbia Bar
• President of the Federal Bar Council for the Second Circuit
• Chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers’ State Committee for the District of Columbia