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\nVON<\/strong> PLEHWE” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]ADVOCATE AT THE<\/span>
\nFEDERAL SUPREME COURT<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1578434873252{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” el_id=”profile” el_class=”overlay-extension”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1576459569359{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;background-color: #eaf4f6 !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Profile” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1576459582198{padding-top: 50px !important;padding-bottom: 50px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1783081245726{padding-top: 9px !important;}” el_class=”bullet”]<\/p>\n

SUPREME COURT LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION<\/h3>\n

National and cross-border litigation; out of court background and expert legal advice; management of cases and appeals throughout the litigation process; final appeals and exclusive representation in Federal Supreme Court proceedings and in preliminary ruling procedures before the European Court of Justice.<\/p>\n

Arbitrator (German\/English).<\/p>\n

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EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE<\/h3>\n

Independent, reliable and innovative advice as well as representation, based on more than thirty years’ appellate practice. Thinking outside the box and connecting the dots, based on extensive experience gained as a trial and appellate lawyer in all civil practice areas, and by exclusively practising at the Federal Supreme Court Bar as well as before the European Court of Justice. Individual, class and collective proceedings. Close cooperation with previous counsel if desired. Bespoke advice and solutions, based on personal responsibility and supported by selected, qualified junior counsel. Legal aid, depending on the merits. Certified tax counsel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1783062216962{padding-top: 9px !important;}”]<\/p>\n

AREAS COVERED<\/h3>\n

All areas of German civil law, including conflicts of law, and European law litigated at the German Federal Supreme Court, other federal appellate courts and the European Court of Justice. Advice and case management on appeal.<\/p>\n

Extensive experience litigating appeals involving, inter alia, conflict of laws; international jurisdiction and arbitration; European and public international law, including civil war crimes litigation (Distomo, Kunduz); arbitral awards; commercial, companies and corporations; competition (including mass cartel cases) and state aid; insolvency and restructuring; insurance; energy and transport, railways, aviation; construction and architecture; real estate; product, medical product and vaccine liability; banking and investment (including investment funds); capital markets; press and media; emerging digital technologies and legal rights; intellectual property, including music and film, design; pharmaceuticals, agro chemicals and food; press; professional liability; maritime law; agriculture; family law including cross-border pre- and postnup advice; inheritance law.<\/p>\n

Niche expertise in matters of art law, restitution and recovery proceedings, foreign and domestic.<\/p>\n

Tax law and appeals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1580903970501{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #00305b !important;}” el_id=”vita”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”VITA” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1580903492586{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”186″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Educated in England (St. Paul’s School, London; King\u2019s College London) and Germany (Bonn University, Dr. iur.). Research fellow at the Institute of Private International and Comparative Law, Bonn University. Partner of Heuking, Cologne, until 2000. Certified tax counsel. PGDip in EC Competition Law, King’s College London. CertHE Psychology, OU.
\nCalled to the Bar, Bonn District Court, 1985; Appeal Bar, Regional Court of Appeal, Cologne, 1990-2000. Member of the Bar of the Federal Supreme Court, Karlsruhe, since 2001. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Publications and speaker in the areas of civil procedure, appeals proceedings, conflict of laws, pharmaceutical, press, company, European law, restitution and recovery of works of art. Commentator on private international property and international environmental law.<\/span><\/p>\n

Languages: English (fluent), Italian, French.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Memberships<\/h3>\n

Inter alia German Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Bar Association (IBA), British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL), German Arbitration Institute (DIS), International Law Association (ILA), various German associations devoted to the practice and research of competition, company, intellectual property, building and architecture, insolvency, art, medical and other professional malpractice, family as well as tax law. Various international lawyers’ associations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

Pro bono<\/h3>\n

Member of the Board of the German Bar Association since 2021.<\/p>\n

Member of the Advisory Board of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) since 2026.<\/p>\n

Past President of the Association of Members of the Supreme Court Bar; former Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal Bar Council, Berlin, of the Federal Bar Council ad hoc-Committee on the Federal Bar and of the Executive Committee of the Federal Supreme Court Bar Council. Past Vice-President of the Union des Avocats Europ\u00e9ens (European Lawyers Association, UAE).<\/p>\n

Former long-term Member of the Board of Examiners of Cologne Regional Court of Appeal (First State Exams in Law).<\/p>\n

Pro bono appeals, subject to agreement.<\/p>\n

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Committed to ESG-sustainability.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1580903993675{background-color: #fafafa !important;}” el_class=”overlay-extension” el_id=”press”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1579384693334{background-color: rgba(0,48,91,0.65) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,48,91) !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESS COMMENTS” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1580905087478{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cHighly competent, very pragmatic\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2014\/2015)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cfirst choice, simply good\u201d; \u201csuccessful, very committed\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2015\/2016)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cvery thorough, outstanding legal knowledge\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2016\/2017)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201csubtle and perceptive\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2017\/2018)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”bullet”]\u201cprecise, thorough and sound legal work\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2019\/2020),[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”bullet”]”very experienced, good pleadings on novel issues” (JUVE Handbook, 2021\/2022),[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”bullet”]”excellent strategist” (competition law); “good knowledge of company law” (conflict resolution) (JUVE 12\/2021),[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”bullet”]”clear thinking, plain language, superior briefs” (JUVE Handbook, 2022\/2023),[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”bullet”]”knowledgeable company lawyer; extremely “user friendly”” (JUVE Handbook 2023\/2024),[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”” el_class=”bullet”]”knowledgeable insolvency lawyer” (insolvency and restructuring); “experienced in investment law” (investment fund); “extremely meticulous and well-reasoned” (IP) (JUVE 04\/2024)<\/p>\n

“superb, very experienced Supreme Court attorney without airs” (JUVE Handbook 2024\/2025)<\/p>\n

“always thorough and well-founded, extremely experienced” (media); “excellent, succinctly arguing lawyer, very cordial” (banking, finance and insurance supervision); “constructive and very cooperative” (insolvency and restructuring) (JUVE 06\/2025)<\/p>\n

“excellent, succinctly arguing lawyer, very cordial” (JUVE Handbook 2025\/2026)<\/p>\n

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Our Address<\/span><\/h3>\n


\nDr. Thomas von Plehwe
\nAdvocate at the Federal Supreme Court
\nKarlstra\u00dfe 22-24
\n76133 Karlsruhe<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel.: +49 721 886 211<\/a><\/span>
\nFax: +49 721 888 535<\/span><\/p>\n

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