{"id":25,"date":"2019-12-14T15:08:33","date_gmt":"2019-12-14T14:08:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plehwe.stage.blindwerk.de\/startseite\/"},"modified":"2023-02-20T14:46:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-20T13:46:10","slug":"startseite","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/plehwe.stage.blindwerk.de\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nVON<\/strong> PLEHWE” font_container=”tag:h1|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css_animation=”fadeIn”][vc_column_text css_animation=”fadeIn”]ADVOCATE AT THE<\/span>
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SUPREME COURT LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION<\/h3>\n

National and cross-border litigation, advice and management of cases and appeals throughout the litigation process; final appeals and exclusive representation in Federal Supreme Court proceedings and before the ECJ; arbitration.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1660987190537{padding-top: 9px !important;}” el_class=”bullet”]<\/p>\n

EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE<\/h3>\n

Reliable and innovative research and advice on procedural options, connecting the dots, based on extensive experience as a trial lawyer in all civil practice areas and by exclusively practising at the Federal Supreme Court Bar and before the European Court of Justice since 2001. Representation in other federal appellate courts and before the Federal Constitutional Court in selected cases. Close cooperation with previous counsel if desired. Personal responsibility supported by selected, qualified junior counsel. Legal aid, depending on the merits. Certified tax counsel.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1676900765087{padding-top: 9px !important;}” el_class=”bullet”]<\/p>\n

AREAS COVERED<\/h3>\n

All areas of German civil law, including conflicts of law, and European law litigated at the Fed. Supreme Court.<\/p>\n

Extensive experience litigating appeals involving, inter alia, conflict of laws, international jurisdiction, arbitral awards, commercial and company, competition and state aid, construction and real estate, insolvency and insurance, banking and investment (including investment funds), IP, emerging digital technologies and legal rights, copyright including music and film, pharmaceuticals, agro chemicals and food, press, professional liability, maritime law, agriculture, family and inheritance law.<\/p>\n

Niche expertise in conflict of laws and matters of art law and recovery proceedings, foreign and domestic. Tax law and appeals.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1580903970501{padding-top: 40px !important;padding-bottom: 40px !important;background-color: #00305b !important;}” el_id=”vita”][vc_column][vc_custom_heading text=”VITA” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1580903492586{padding-bottom: 60px !important;}”][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”186″ img_size=”full” css_animation=”fadeIn”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Educated in England (St. Paul’s, London) and Germany (Bonn University, Dr. iur., 1987). Research fellow at the Institute of Private International and Comparative Law, Bonn University, 1980-1985. Certified tax counsel, 1993. PGDip in EC Competition Law, King’s College London, 1996. CertHE Psychology, OU, 2010.
\nCalled to the Bar, Bonn District Court, 1985; Appeal Bar, Cologne, 1990. Following early years as advocate and partner of Eimer, Heuschmid, Mehle, Bonn, partner of L\u00fcer & G\u00f6rg and Heuking K\u00fchn L\u00fcer Wojtek, Cologne, until 2000. Member of the Bar of the Federal Supreme Court, Karlsruhe, since 2001 (2007-2019 in partnership with Gunhild Sch\u00e4fer, LL.M., now Frankfurt).<\/span><\/p>\n

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Publications in the areas of private international, pharmaceutical, press, company, European and art recovery law. Commentator on private international property and environmental law.<\/span><\/p>\n

Languages: English (fluent), Italian, French.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Memberships<\/h3>\n

Inter alia German Bar Association, American Bar Association, International Bar Association, British Institute of International and Comparative Law, German Arbitration Institute (DIS), International Law Association (ILA), various German associations devoted to the practice and research of competition, company, intellectual property, building and architecture, insolvency, art, medical and other professional malpractice, family as well as tax law. Various international lawyers’ associations.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Pro bono<\/h3>\n

Member of the Board of the German Bar Association since 2021.<\/p>\n

Past President of the Association of Members of the Supreme Court Bar, former Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Federal Bar Council, Berlin, of the Federal Bar Council ad hoc-Committee on the Federal Bar, of the Executive Committee of the Federal Supreme Court Bar Council, past Vice-President of the Union des Avocats Europ\u00e9ens (European Lawyers Association, UAE), former long-term Member of the Board of Examiners of Cologne Regional Court of Appeal.<\/p>\n

Pro bono appeals, subject to agreement.<\/p>\n

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Committed to ESG-sustainability.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” equal_height=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1580903993675{background-color: #fafafa !important;}” el_class=”overlay-extension” el_id=”press”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1579384693334{background-color: rgba(0,48,91,0.65) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,48,91) !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”PRESS COMMENTS” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1580905087478{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cHighly competent, very pragmatic\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2014\/2015)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cfirst choice, simply good\u201d; \u201csuccessful, very committed\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2015\/2016)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cvery thorough, outstanding legal knowledge\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2016\/2017)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201csubtle and perceptive\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2017\/2018)[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”bullet”]\u201cprecise, thorough and sound legal work\u201d (JUVE Handbook, 2019\/2020),<\/p>\n

“very experienced, good pleadings on novel issues” (JUVE Handbook, 2021\/2022),<\/p>\n

“excellent strategist” (competition law); “good knowledge of company law” (conflict resolution) (JUVE 12\/2021),<\/p>\n

“clear thinking, plain language, superior briefs” (JUVE Handbook, 2022\/2023).[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” parallax=”content-moving” parallax_image=”210″ parallax_speed_bg=”2″ el_id=”contact” css=”.vc_custom_1579568088514{background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-size:cover;}” el_class=”overlay-extension”][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1578434989396{padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_row_inner equal_height=”yes”][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1578433766178{padding-top: 100px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;background-color: rgba(0,48,91,0.65) !important;*background-color: rgb(0,48,91) !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Contact” font_container=”tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1578433773867{padding-top: 109px !important;padding-bottom: 100px !important;}”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Our Address<\/span><\/h3>\n


\nDr. Thomas von Plehwe
\nAdvocate at the Federal Supreme Court
\nKarlstra\u00dfe 22-24
\n76133 Karlsruhe<\/span><\/p>\n

Tel.: +49 721 886 211<\/a><\/span>
\nFax: +49 721 888 535<\/span><\/p>\n

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