Ralf-Thomas Wittmann is a member of the Litigation/Dispute Management as well as of the Insurance practice group.
He has been representing renowned architects and has more than 15 years of experience in managing complex, often cross-border litigation. In technically complex matters, he works in close collaboration with technical experts to secure and evaluate evidence.
His clients include many international companies, particulaly from French-speaking countries, inter alia in the context of product liability cases.
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Ralf-Thomas' recent experience includes:
- drafting and negotiation of construction and engineering contracts
- drafting of plant construction agreements, as well as project management agreements
- construction litigation
- rejection and enforcement of claims for additional costs and time
- rejection and enforcement of defect liability claims
- enforcement of defect liability claims against bondsmen
- representing a French liability insurer in defense of alleged coverage claims in connection with a large-scale fraud case involving medical devices
- advising a French medium-sized company in the context of independent proceedings for the taking of evidence regarding product liability questions, particularities of international private law and European procedural law
- enforcement of compensation claims against an English manufacturer of oilfield tubulars against a certification centre
- representing a family firm in the defence against an action brought by an insolvency administrator for wage claims and assertion of claims for defects, action to enforce insurance cover against a legal financial loss liability insurance in the context of major damage
- representing a guarantor in proceedings regarding the return or re-payment of a guarantee upon first demand worth over a million euros
- ongoing representation of a public bank regarding complex legal disputes, in particular regarding credit card fraud
Legal 500 Deutschland-Recommended Lawyer 2020, 2021
He is a member of the workgroups for insurance law of the German Lawyers' Association (Deutscher Anwaltsverein).