Dr Frank Roth

ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS

• Representation of a listed materials company in ad hoc arbitration proceedings on the allocation of opportunities and risks from the transfer and re-transfer of a large real estate portfolio (amount in dispute over € 350 million).
• Representation on behalf of a D&O insurers of the former board member of a German Landesbank against his claim for alleged damages in connection with the global financial market crisis (amount in dispute over € 500 million).
• Acting as sole arbitrator in the first DIS arbitration conducted under the amended Packaging Act on the award of a collective contract.

LITIGATION PROCEEDINGS

• Representation of auditors and tax advisors in two lawsuits against the insolvency administrator of a so-called snowball scheme for insolvency damages of approximately € 90 million.
• Representation of an English hotel group in disputes concerning lease payments during the Covid-19 pandemic, alleged fire deficiencies, lease calculations taking into account state aid and concerning the rescission of the lease agreement.
• Representation of a US chemical company on warranty and product liability issues in connection with the manufacture of battery casings for use in trains worldwide.

PUBLIC PROCUREMENT

• Ongoing advice to and representation of a municipality as well as various municipal transport companies and a regional airport in the preparation and implementation of tenders as well as in reprimand and review proceedings.
• Ongoing procurement law advice to SAP, inter alia, in connection with the Corona app and the project to establish and operate a sovereign cloud platform for the public sector.
• Ongoing procurement and concession law advice to a leading operator of concessions for ancillary services in the German motorway network.

• JUVE Handbook 2023/2024: Frequently recommended for dispute resolution: litigation and arbitration as well as product liability, public sector: public procurement and transport sector: regulatory and financing; "extensive know-how in IT disputes", competitor.
• Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommended for public procurement, dispute resolution: arbitration (including international arbitration), commercial litigation and advide of the transport sector; "Frank Roth: Technically tip-top and extremely convincing in complex award situations, always confidently in control of the process", "Frank Roth: Stands out for his sharp legal perspective and his responsiveness".
• Chambers Europe Germany 2020: Recommended for dispute resolution: litigation; “highly experienced, calm, thoughtful and engaged”.
• Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024/2025: Recommended for arbitration and mediation as well as litigation.

• What does the law know about the market - the new definition of the market price in Regulation PR 30/53, VergabeR 2022, p. 372 et seq.
• Roth in, Osseforth (ed.), Handbook on IT Procurement, 2022, § 20 (dealing with contract amendments)
• Roth/ Landwehr, No "carte blanche" for direct awards in the case of pandemic-related urgency, NZBau 2021, 441 et seq.
• New declaration of commitment to social sustainability in public sector IT purchasing - How companies must prove that they guarantee labour and social standards in the supply chain, Computer und Recht, 2020, 217 et seq.