Ina Brock | Munich | Hogan Lovells

Ina Brock

Partner Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment

Languages

English, German

Brock Ina

Ina Brock
Brock Ina
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Ina Brock advises clients on how to stay in control of the most complex cross border litigation and crisis communication matters. She has successfully defended her clients in more than 500 German court cases on all levels. She has won cases in the German Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice. Additionally, Ina has navigated clients through the coordination of more than 60,000 claims in class actions and group litigation cases in more than 30 countries worldwide.

Ina is a European life sciences market leader and advises pharmaceutical and medical device companies in the areas of product liability and product compliance across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. As clinical trial and insurance claims arise, clients turn to Ina for her holistic advice. Through her extensive public relations experience, she understands how to protect a company's reputation in legal disputes. She advises clients on COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. In addition, she currently coordinates the worldwide defense of the largest product liability case in the medical sector, the PIP breast implant litigation. Ina works with clients to help them understand their shifting risk landscape, as technology disrupts their industries, and helps them to ensure they're maximizing the use of technology to mitigate those risks.

Ina regularly receives recognition from prominent legal directories as a key contact for Hogan Lovells, as well as a notable practitioner in the areas of product liability and life sciences.

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A client highlights Ina Brock for her fast response in crisis situations, strong understanding of the consequences of legal issues and great recommendations to top management.

Chambers Global, 2019

Representative experience

Lead and coordinate defence of a leading global generics pharmaceutical in defence of liability claims following product recalls in 26 markets in EMEA and North America.

Advising and defending a Life Science company regarding ex-U.S. product liability claims in relation to its COVID-19 vaccine.

Supporting a client on potential fraud allegations in connection with climate change related projects.

Assisting a leading pharmaceutical company in the coordination and defence of product liability claims in connection with various medicinal products as well as in clinical trial litigation.

Global defense of global certification company against liability claims resulting from allegedly inappropriate certification of breast implant manufacturer P.I.P.

Advising a German DAX 40 company on an internal compliance investigation in more than 50 countries worldwide including criminal law charges.

Advising an international pharmaceutical company on claims of clinical trial subjects in China as well as on issues of clinical trial insurance.

Assisting a vaccines company with the defense against damage and information claims re a HPV vaccine and representing the client in court proceedings.

Credentials

Education
  • Second State Exam in Law, Schleswig-Holstein/Hamburg, 1995
  • First State Exam in Law, LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), 1993

Recognition

Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Bavaria/Germany

Best Lawyers™

2025
Thought Leader in Product Liability Defence and Life Sciences - Product Liability

Global Elite, Who's Who Legal

2025
Included for Pharmaceuticals Law, Product Liability Litigation, Arbitration and Mediation, Health Care Law, Biotechnology Law and Life Sciences Practice and Litigation Law

Best Lawyers™ in Germany

2025
Leading lawyer for Litigation

Chambers Global

2024
Leading lawyer for Life Sciences

Chambers Europe

2024
Leading lawyer for Dispute Resolution

Chambers Europe

2024
Thought Leader in Life Sciences

Who's Who Legal

2024
Winner of Legal Allstars Awards

WirtschaftsWoche

2024
Leading Individual for Product Liability

Legal 500 EMEA

2024
Recommended lawyer for Arbitration and Commercial Litigation

Legal 500 EMEA

2024
Frequently recommended lawyer for Dispute Resolution: Product Liability

JUVE Handbook

2023/2024
Acritas Star

Acritas Stars –Independently rated lawyers report

2018-2020
Product Liability Litigation Lawyer of the Year in Germany

Edition Best Lawyers™ in Germany

2020
Winner of the Women in Law 2018 Award

Lawyer Monthly

2018
Winner of the Client Choice award for Litigation

Client Choice

2017