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Sebastian Meul

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Munich

Sebastian advises national and international clients on the resolution of disputes in arbitration and state court proceedings.

He focuses on arbitration proceedings in accordance with the ICC, DIS and VIAC Rules.

His professional focus is on providing legal advice in complex post-M&A and shareholders' disputes, in which he can particularly make use of his many years of experience as an M&A lawyer.

In addition, Sebastian advises his clients in disputes relating to major construction projects, manager liability cases and in other commercial disputes.

He also has extensive experience in advising clients on M&A transactions and corporate law matters.

Besides the above, Sebastian particularly deals with Legal Tech and Blockchain technology developments and frequently shares his knowledge by publishing articles in legal and social media.

Before joining Orrick, Sebastian worked in the Munich office of a renowned German law firm and in the Toronto office of a major Canadian law firm.

  • Sebastian characterizes his work as follows:

    "Any dispute can be traced back to the fact that the parties involved take differing views about one and the same issue. My task as a lawyer is to understand and analyze my client's point of view and to convince the court that the stance taken up by my client on the issue in dispute is the only conceivable one. This can only succeed, if I (as a litigator) consider a legal brief not only as a technical tool, but rather as a literary work of art that captivates with its logic, form and consistency, both in terms of content and outward appearance. This is the challenge I stand up to day after day."

  • Dispute Resolution

    • Representation of a well-known private equity fund in a post M&A dispute with the sellers;
    • Representation of to the minority shareholders of a global consumer electronics retailer in the dispute with the listed majority shareholder;
    • Representation of a Swiss investor in a post M&A dispute with a well-known Munich based real estate developer;
    • Representation of an Asian automotive supplier in DIS arbitration proceedings against a former business partner;
    • Acting as counsel to the founders of a tech start-up in their dispute with the seed investor;
    • Acting as counsel to a minority shareholder of a private banking company in her dispute with the management and majority shareholder;
    • Representation of the managing director and co-owner of a mid-sized IT and hardware developing company in his dispute with the further shareholders;
    • Representation of an Italian group of companies in ICC arbitration proceedings with place of arbitration in Munich;
    • Representation of an insolvency administrator in multinational damage compensation proceedings against Bilfinger SE;
    • Representation of an Arabic state against damage compensation claims based on an alleged breach of a development contract in state court proceedings;
    • Representation of a US group of companies against damage compensation claims based on an alleged breach of a joint venture-agreement in VIAC arbitration proceedings with place of arbitration in Vienna;
    • Representation of a German industrialist in VIAC arbitration proceedings on a breach of an agreement on the protection of investments with place of arbitration in Vienna;
    • Representation of a German DAX listed company in ICC arbitration proceedings with place of arbitration in South America;
    • Defense of a Swedish consumer goods manufacturer against damage compensation claims based on an alleged breach of a development agreement in arbitration proceedings before the Waren-Verein der Hamburger Boerse e.V.;
    • Defense of a manager against compensation claims based on an alleged breach of his duties raised by shareholders in state court proceedings;

    M&A

    • Advising Capvis on the acquisition of Ondal Medical Systems;
    • Advising Waterland Private Equity on the acquisition of MEDIAN group of clinics;
    • Advising EPH on the acquisition of the lignite business from Vattenfall;