Dr. Jan Kraayvanger

Notable Litigation Engagements

• Representation of several insurers on professional liability insurance coverage of claims for damages arising from allegedly inadequate advice in connection with cum/ex transactions worth EUR 195 million.
• Representation of several insurers on professional liability insurance coverage of claims for damages arising from allegedly inadequate advice in connection with cum/ex transactions worth EUR 800 million.
• Representation of several W&I insurers in arbitration proceedings in connection with the alleged breach of guarantees in an SPA for the acquisition of a sanitary ware manufacturer.
• Representation of a construction company against certain former managers in a management liability case involving several jurisdictions.
• Representation of BASF AG, Wintershall AG and Gazprom in several multi-billion euro law suits against Moncrief Oil International, Inc. regarding the exploitation of the Jushno-Russkoye gas field in Siberia/Russia.
• Representation of UBS AG against a municipal company before the Regional Court of Leipzig regarding claims stemming from financial products which amount to more than EUR 300 million.
• Representation of various Asian companies in connection with the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers Bankhaus AG worth EUR 250 million.
• Representation of two banks against HETA Asset Resolution AG worth about EUR 350 million.
• Defence of compensation claims against the subsidiary of a credit institution for bringing about a bankruptcy case worth approximately EUR 580 million.

Notable Engagements as Counsel in Arbitral Proceedings

• Two ICC arbitrations regarding damage claims in connection with the engineering and construction of industrial plants.
• DIS arbitration regarding payment claims in the telecommunications industry.
• Ad hoc arbitration regarding claims for commission in the automotive industry.
• Ad hoc arbitration regarding a hotel lease agreement.
• ICC arbitration regarding damage claims in connection with an IT outsourcing project in the aviation industry.
• ICC arbitration regarding damage claims between two automotive manufacturers.
• CIETAC arbitration regarding warranty claims in connection with the delivery of a production plant.
• Two DIS arbitrations regarding post M&A disputes in the chemical industry.
• DIS arbitration regarding a long term delivery agreement in the solar industry.
• ICC arbitration regarding warranty claims in connection with the construction of an industrial plant.

Notable Engagements as Arbitrator

• DIS arbitration regarding the lease agreement of a car dealer.
• International ad-hoc arbitration regarding claims under a technology transfer agreement.
• International DIS arbitration regarding the termination of a managing director service agreement (as chairman).
• International DIS arbitration regarding compensation claims of a managing director (as chairman).
• International DIS arbitration regarding claims under a product license agreement.
• DIS arbitration regarding a post M&A dispute (as chairman).

Doctor’s degree (PhD in law), University of Mannheim, 2003

Second State Law Examination (bar exam)
Frankenthal, 2002

Legal Clerkship (Referendariat)
Frankenthal and Frankfurt am Main, 2000-2002

First State Law Examination
Mannheim, 2000

Universities of Mannheim and the West of England, 1994-2000

• Frankfurt am Main, Germany

• German British Lawyers' Association
• German American Lawyers' Association (DAJV)
• German Lawyers' Association (DAV)
• Frankfurt Bar Association
• German Institution of Arbitration