Overview

Christine Merkel is a senior associate in the Litigation practice in Mayer Brown’s Frankfurt office. She advises clients in complex domestic and international litigation and arbitration matters as well as out-of-court disputes in connection with national and international infrastructure, energy, construction and plant construction projects.

Prior to joining Mayer Brown in January 2021, Christine worked for three other leading international law firms in Frankfurt and London for several years. During this time, she acted for companies in disputes arising from corporate, energy, capital markets and construction law.

Areas of Focus

Practices
Industries

Spoken Languages

  • German
  • English
  • French

Perspectives

  • 10/2020

    Dissenting opinions: ground for annulment or mere annoyance?

    International Law Office
  • 9/2020

    Dissenting Opinion – Aufhebungsgrund oder bloßes Ärgernis?

    SchiedsVZ 2020, 201
  • 3/2020

    Need for speed – revised DIS Rules for Expedited Proceedings

    International Law Office

Events

Education

Doctor's Degree (PhD in Law), Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Second State Law Examination (bar exam), Higher Regional Court of Koblenz

Legal Clerkship (Referendariat), Mainz, Frankfurt and London (UK)

First State Law Examination, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Admissions

  • Frankfurt am Main, Germany