Oliver Rathje

Oliver is a member of the Litigation and Dispute Resolution Group in Munich and Frankfurt and has more than 20 years’ experience advising on contentious matters in the firm’s core business areas. Oliver specialises in complex commercial and corporate litigation and arbitration, typically in multi-jurisdictional circumstances with multiple stakeholders.

Experience

Representative matters

Advising and representing an international service provider in the field of IT automotive solutions in its defence against a competitor's cease-and-desist claims as well as asserting claims for contractual penalties and damages

Advising and representing the shareholders of a hospital group in connection with various legal disputes in connection with its takeover by domestic investors

Representing a listed company in the real estate industry in numerous lawsuits brought by minority shareholders in connection with changes to the company's capital structure and resolutions of the annual general meeting

Advising and representing the shareholders of a hospital group in connection with various legal disputes in connection with its takeover by domestic investors

Advising and representing a European group of companies in connection with the enforcement of damages claims against the former management and the D&O insurer

Advising and representing the board of a health care service provider in connection with the breach of duty and conflicts of interest of the supervisory board

Advising and representing the supervisory board of a listed IT enterprise in connection with serious breaches of duty by members of executive bodies

Advising a leading insolvency administrator on issues relating to the security interests of financial services providers

Representing a listed group of companies on issues relating to the consolidated annual financial statements and involvement in representation before the Federal Supreme Court

Advising and representing a leading listed U.S. insurance group in the health care sector in connection with serious cases of embezzlement by German contracting partners

Advising and representing an international franchise business in the service sector on a continuous basis, including advising in connection with the establishment of several joint venture companies

Advising an international bank in connection with the insolvency of a U.S. issuing house

Advising and representing a German health care service provider in connection with the setting-up and operation of a leading treatment centre for proton radiation therapy

Advising and representing a German stock corporation in the solar energy sector in litigation related to purchase price adjustments in a post-M&A dispute in connection with the sale and transfer of a Spanish joint venture

Advising and representing investors in asserting antitrust-related claims for damages in connection with the takeover of a listed group of companies within the framework of arbitration proceedings (DIS) and the subsequent judicial review

Advising and representing a German fashion label in connection with the assertion of damages claims resulting from the unauthorised sale of supplied goods

Recognitions

Recommended lawyer for Dispute Resolution (“excellent know-how in litigation”) in JUVE Handbook for German Commercial Law Firms, 2017-2018
Selected through peer review for inclusion in The Best Lawyers™ in Germany and Handelsblatt for Arbitration and Mediation, 2020-2025