Jacqueline Kusserow

Jacqueline specialises in dispute resolution in national and international commercial disputes, including litigation, in particular mass action proceedings under the KapMuG, as well as in advising on the avoidance of sanction risks and white collar criminal law advice including the conduct of internal investigations.

Quotations & Rankings

The Legal 500 Germany lists her as a "Rising Star" at Linklaters for Compliance and Compliance - Internal Investigations (2024)

Work highlights

• Steinhoff International Holdings N.V.: advising on numerous shareholder claims following the announcement of accounting irregularities including representation of the company in a KapMuG procedure.

• Barclays Bank PLC: advising and representing in a series of several hundred of claims in Germany in connection with hedge fund-linked notes, including a German class action (KapMuG procedure) and proceedings before the German Supreme Court, as well as the coordination of parallel proceedings in Austria.

• an automotive supplier: advising and representing the company in criminal investigation proceedings in the context of allegations of criminal law violations in relation to so-called “defeat devices” for diesel engines.

• Volkswagen AG: providing sanctions advice to Volkswagen Group in connection with the sale of its shares in Volkswagen Group Rus LLC including its local subsidiaries to a local investor.

Jacqueline joined Linklaters as an associate in 2018.

Jacqueline studied law at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University in Frankfurt. She also holds a Master of Laws (LL.M.) from McGill University Montréal in Canada.