Soeren is an associate in our corporate practice in our Düsseldorf office and advises national and international companies as well as financial investors in all aspects of corporate and commercial law disputes and corporate compliance as well as in relation to complex cross-border corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and corporate restructurings.
Soren's experience includes:
- Deutsche Lufthansa on the sale of the European business of LSG Group to airline caterer gategroup as well as the sale of the global business of LSG Group to private equity investor Aurelius
- an international bank on corporate compliance governance issues in the context of an internal investigation
- a national industry association on corporate compliance issues against the background of potential antitrust violation
- an international financial investor on acquisition of majority stake in a company in the internet of things sector
- a German leading telecommunication company on a complex post M&A dispute under ICC rules following the acquisition of a cable network provider
- an Indonesian-German health care company on a complex cross-border dispute before Lithuanian and German courts in relation to the manufacturing of heart catheters
- a multinational corporation in an ICC dispute regarding damages claims under an EPC contract in relation to a coal fired power plant
- an Indonesian joint venture in dispute under HKIAC rules in relation to claims under an oil and gas exploration contract
- a multinational insurer on insurance and damage claims in relation to a combined gas and steam power plant in the context of the German regulatory energy levy (EEG)
- a large German defence and automotive corporation in joint venture and commercial dispute concerning deficiency of works claims
Background
Soeren studied law at the University of Cologne and the Universidad Autònoma de Barcelona and holds a master's degree from New York University. Soeren was admitted to the German bar in 2017 and joined Herbert Smith Freehills in their disputes team the same year. In 2022/2023, Soeren worked for an international software corporation in Sydney, Australia and rejoined Herbert Smith Freehills in their corporate team in Düsseldorf in August 2023.
He is fluent in both German and English.
Experience & expertise
Selected matters
- Deutsche Lufthansa on the sale of the European business of LSG Group to airline caterer gategroup as well as the sale of the global business of LSG Group to private equity investor Aurelius
- an international bank on corporate compliance governance issues in the context of an internal investigation
- a national industry association on corporate compliance issues against the background of potential antitrust violation
- an international financial investor on acquisition of majority stake in a company in the internet of things sector
- a German leading telecommunication company on a complex post M&A dispute under ICC rules following the acquisition of a cable network provider
- an Indonesian-German health care company on a complex cross-border dispute before Lithuanian and German courts in relation to the manufacturing of heart catheters
- a multinational corporation in an ICC dispute regarding damages claims under an EPC contract in relation to a coal fired power plant
- an Indonesian joint venture in dispute under HKIAC rules in relation to claims under an oil and gas exploration contract
- a multinational insurer on insurance and damage claims in relation to a combined gas and steam power plant in the context of the German regulatory energy levy (EEG)
- a large German defence and automotive corporation in joint venture and commercial dispute concerning deficiency of works claims
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