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Dr Christian Schneider

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Excellent cooperation, belongs to the top 5 in the D&O field, brilliant know-how
Client, Legal 500 2022
About

Christian Schneider advises insurers and reinsurers as well as insurance brokers with respect to insurance and corporate matters, including product development and reviews.

He is a certified specialist for insurance law and has comprehensive experience in the consultative and forensic claims handling in the fields of liability law (particularly D&O insurances and other indemnity insurances), as well as property and transport insurance.

Professional QualificationRechtsanwalt admitted with Rechtsanwaltskammer Cologne
Languages
  • German
  • Inglés
Education

    Awards

    • JUVE Handbook 2023/2024:Frequently recommended for dispute resolution: litigation and arbitration as well as product liability, for insurance law: litigation and contract advice as well as D&O advice; "strong international network"; client, "always thinks outside the box, very reliable, great cooperation", client.
    • Legal 500 Germany 2024: Leading name for insurance litigation and recommended for insurance: advice to insurers and insurance litigation.
    • Chambers Europe Germany 2024: Recommended for insurance; “Christian has a brilliant knowledge of insurance law. He is very dedicated – he gets to the core problem of each claim individually and can shorten it to an easy-looking sentence", “I have always been impressed by Christian’s calmness, focus, and expertise. It’s a pleasure to work with him”, “Christian’s work is of an extremely high and professional quality. He is timely in his delivery and his style is extremely cooperative", clients.
    • Handelsblatt in cooperation with Best Lawyers 2024/2025: Recognised as “lawyer of the year” for insurance law and recommended for insurance law and litigation.
    • WirtschaftsWoche 2024: Listed as German "Top Lawyer" in the area of insurance law.

    Prior Experience

    Before joining DLA Piper in 2008, Christian had for several years been a research assistant for Prof. Dr. Dres. h.c. Karsten Schmidt at the Institute for Commercial Law (Institut für Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht) at the University of Bonn and worked for three years as a lawyer in another law firm.

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