Overview
Julia leads the German Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations practice. She represents clients in complex disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals in the context of a range of contentious matters. Julia has extensive experience in competition litigation as well as handling complex post-M&A, construction and corporate disputes (including D&O liability, joint venture disputes and shareholder claims) both before state courts and arbitral tribunals. She also acts as an arbitrator, particularly in post-M&A disputes.
As head of the German ESG team, Julia coordinates our cross-practice activities in the rapidly changing ESG space and is a core member of our global ESG practice. Her practise focusses on assisting clients in mitigating ESG liability risks (greenwashing, climate change litigation, human rights issues, sustainability disclosures etc.).
Julia is member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V., DIS, ICC and Arbitral Women.
She frequently speaks at seminars and conferences and publishes on current trends and issues in litigation, international arbitration, cartel damages litigation and in the context of the dynamically evolving ESG space. In this context, she is also hosting our Linklaters Forum Nachhaltigkeit in Frankfurt.
Julia is one of the 25 Rising Stars amongst Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Female Lawyers 2022 by Law.com International. Furthermore, she has been named “40 under 40” by Juve in 2023 and has been listed as Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation by Who’s Who Legal in 2024.
Work Highlights
Julia has advised on a full range of confidential international arbitration and litigation matters. Publicly known examples are:
- Various multinational corporations: advising on the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive as well as in the context of greenwashing (risk mitigation as well as contentious advice).
- German car manufacturer: comprehensive advice on ESG topics in the context of an IPO.
- Tech company: representing in annulment proceedings regarding a partial arbitral award concerning the establishment of a proton therapy centre in Germany.
- Investor: advising and representing in an investment arbitration against the Czech Republic on the basis of a breach of the BIT between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic.
- Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office AG: representing in D&O liability litigation against former board members and out-of-court settlement negotiations.
- Flex-N-Gate: defending in a post-M&A arbitration against a German DAX company and parallel U.S. litigation.
- Japanese building conglomerate: representing in a €270m post-M&A arbitration against various insurers under a complex warranty & indemnities (W&I) scheme as well as in subsequent annulment proceedings and advising regarding parallel litigation.
- Air France KLM Group: defending in a €3bn cartel damage lawsuit in connection with the air freight cartel.
- Saint-Gobain Group: defending in various cartel damage lawsuits in connection with the car glass cartel.
- World-leading automotive supplier: advising on cartel damages claims in connection with various cartel investigations in Germany and worldwide.
- Payment technology company: defending against numerous cease-and-desist as well as cartel damage claims.
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