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Johanna Biehn
Senior Projects Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
English, German
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Johanna Biehn is an experienced litigator with many years of expertise in the life sciences, automotive and big tech sectors. She is significantly involved in the development and implementation of multinational litigation and defense strategies, in particular in mass litigation and in collective redress in the defense of judicial and extrajudicial (product) liability claims. She supports her clients with sound legal and strategic advice, sets up complex project structures, manages their implementation and represents her clients in court and in settlement negotiations.
In her role, Johanna coordinates internal and external large-volume project processes and works closely with our clients' legal departments, their business teams, as well as external experts and local lawyers from other jurisdictions to ensure a comprehensive and effective defense. She is distinguished by her ability to maintain oversight in complex international liability cases and mass tort litigations. Additionally, Johanna leads the central case management for ongoing mass tort litigations, ensuring efficient and targeted case handling.
Representative experience
Advising an international leading bioscience and medical device company on claims regarding allegedly contaminated blood products, vaccines and pharmaceuticals.
Global defense of global certification company against liability claims resulting from allegedly inappropriate certification of breast implant manufacturer P.I.P.
Assisting a leading European supplier of vaccines with the defense against claims for damages and claims for information and representing the client in court proceedings.
Advising a leading pharmaceutical company in connection with a damage claim due to asserted side effects after alleged intake of a drug.
Defending a leading pharmaceutical company in more than 27 countries after the voluntary product withdrawal.
Defending a foreign medical authority against claims of a manufacturer of a medical device in German and international court proceedings.
Credentials
Education
- Second State Exam in Law, Higher Regional Court of Munich, 2014
- First State Exam in Law, LMU Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München), 2012