Andreas Intelmann

Partner

About

Andreas Intelmann has extensive experience in complex international and domestic disputes. He represents clients in all types of dispute resolution proceedings (arbitration, court proceedings and ADR).

He regularly acts for clients from a variety of sectors and has gathered particularly broad experience in the energy sector, the IT sector and financial services. His focus is on complex project disputes, notably failed IT-projects and construction disputes.

Areas of FocusLitigation Arbitration and Investigations Energy and Natural Resources Financial Services Infrastructure Construction and Transport Technology Construction and Engineering

Professional QualificationsRechtsanwalt admitted with Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt am Main

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EXPERIENCE

Representing a leading international IT service provider in arbitration and several related litigation proceedings, including injunctive proceedings, relating to a failed IT-transformation project with a volume above one billion Euros.
Representing a leading international IT service provider in two litigations in connection with damage claims in the two digit million Euro range resulting from a ransomware attack.
Advising on large scale and complex construction disputes in the energy sector, involving numerous jurisdictions on several continents, with values in dispute regularly in the two to three digit million Euro range and being resolved through various dispute resolution mechanisms (e.g. mediation, dispute adjudication boards, litigation or arbitration under ICC, LCIA, DIS, NAI or ICSID rules).
Advising a leading contractor on a delayed construction project in Eastern Europe (petrochemical plant with a project value above one billion Euros).
Advising on a multijurisdictional warranty case in the energy sector involving complex questions of international law of civil procedure and sanctions law with a value in dispute of several billion Euros.
Advising and representing a leading German photovoltaic corporation in several disputes against a Chinese supplier which resulted from the termination of long term supply contracts with a volume of over EUR5bn and an on demand guarantee for EUR245m; comprising injunctive proceedings and a subsequent appeal in the German courts, injunctive proceedings in China as well as ICC ADR proceedings and an ICC arbitration.
Advising and representing a US investment bank in connection with disputes arising out of cross border leasing transactions of a German municipal company secured by a CDO portfolio of USD200m; in particular enforcing contractual claims amounting to USD100m in the English courts and fending off corresponding claims for damages in Germany including proceedings before the ECJ on questions of jurisdiction under the Brussels I regulation.
Advising a leading German financial institution in relation to damages claims in several jurisdictions (Germany, England, US) in connection with the sale of a shareholding for EUR800m being affected by bribery.
Advising and representing a major British bank in connection with the destruction of hedge fund capital caused by the financial crisis and allegations of fraud against the external fund management, in particular comprehensive internal investigation, bringing damage claims in the courts of the Cayman Islands with an amount of several hundred million Euros in dispute and defence against legal actions by note holders in the German courts.

Languages

Education

Higher Regional Court Koblenz, Second State Examination, 2006

University of Passau, First State Examination, 2004

Awards

Seminars

“Arbitration in the Renewables Sector”, panel discussion on the occasion of the book launch for “International Arbitration in the Energy Sector” (edited by Prof Dr Maxi Scherer, Queen Mary University of London)

Prior Experience

2013-2019: Senior Legal Counsel with Siemens Aktiengesellschaft and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy managing complex and high-value disputes of strategic importance worldwide
2007-2013: Managing Associate at a Magic Circle law firm in Munich, Frankfurt and Hong Kong

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andreas.intelmann@dlapiper.com

Phone

+49 69 271 33 028

(Work, Frankfurt)

+49 162 60 73 437

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