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Dr. Detlef Hass
Partner, Munich
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Detlef Hass is a partner in the firm's Munich office and heads the German Dispute Resolution practice and co-heads Hogan Lovells' Litigation area.
He represents clients in all methods of international dispute resolution (litigation, arbitration and mediation), especially in insolvency related disputes and post M&A disputes. Further, he has special experience in investigations and the defence and enforcement of claims with regard to white collar crime and advises creditors and investors in connection with business recovery, turn around and formal insolvency scenarios. He is an expert for questions of International and European Insolvency law. His industry expertise comprises telecommunications, media, transportation (automotive, aircraft and trains) and retail.

Detlef was admitted attorney at law (Rechtsanwalt) in 1994 in Germany, qualified in England as solicitor in 1997 and became partner at the firm in Munich in 2000. Detlef heads the German Dispute Resolution practice and co-heads Hogan Lovells' Litigation area.

He is the author of several publications in the field of dispute resolution and business restructuring and insolvency. Also, he regularly gives presentations and trainings on these topics.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE
  • Advising the largest Irish property investor on disputes with strategic cooperation partners and insolvency administrators in connection with the insolvency of a German investment company
  • Acting for a Russian conglomerate in complex arbitration involving the defences of validity of call option exercise, misappropriation of funds and money laundering and breach of trust on the other part; working closely with the German public prosecutor and BKA to investigate the facts and explore opportunities to seize assets
  • Representing a large Asian High-Tech Company in an ICC arbitration in connection with a post-M&A dispute on purchase price adjustment, representations and indemnifications following the acquisition of a business unit from Siemens. The case was the biggest case in value which the ICC entertained in 2007/2008.
  • • Representing the insolvency administrator of a globally acting technology company in connection with claims against the parent under principles of German stock corporation law as well as claw-back claims against a US investor in connection with the sale of a joint venture.
  • Representing an international high-tech company with regard to divestments in connection with insolvency; defence against several rescission proceedings.


Hogan Lovells Publications
March 2012 "Brochure Retail Germany."

Volume I, 2011 "Compliance Newsletter, Volume I, 2011.", Hogan Lovells

PRACTICES
Commercial Litigation
INDUSTRY SECTORS
Automotive
Telecommunications
EDUCATION
University of Regensburg University of Bonn University of Munich
LANGUAGES English German