Partner
Kathrin Asschenfeldt is a very experienced arbitration and litigation practitioner. She acts as counsel in international arbitration and state court litigation proceedings. Kathrin advises clients on disputes in all areas of commercial law, often in cross-border matters. She has particular expertise in corporate disputes, post-M&A proceedings, D&O liability cases, and disputes regarding real estate and financial transactions. She is also experienced in negotiating and litigating large-volume contracts with technical backgrounds. Moreover, her work concerns maritime-related disputes, sanctions, and antitrust damage claims.
In addition to her work as counsel, Kathrin sits as arbitration in international arbitration proceedings (sole arbitrator, party-appointed arbitrator and presiding arbitrator).
Kathrin has 15 years of work experience from both working for a major international law firm and as an in-house counsel. Before joining BAUMANN Resolving Disputes, she was a counsel for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s Dispute Resolution practice group in Hamburg where she worked for more than 10 years. Subsequently, she worked in Singapore as General Counsel for the Schulte Group, an international shipping company. In August 2022, Kathrin joined BAUMANN Resolving Disputes as a partner.
Kathrin Asschenfeldt is recognized by Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers among Germany’s Best Lawyers for Arbitration & Mediation, International Arbitration and Litigation. Wirtschaftswoche 2022 and Leaders League 2023 list Kathrin as a “highly recommended lawyer” for international arbitration. Furthermore, Leaders League 2023 highlights her as a “recommended lawyer” for commercial litigation.
Kathrin advises her clients in German, English, and French.
Career
Since 08/2022 | Partnerin, BAUMANN Resolving Disputes, Hamburg |
| 2021–2022 | General Counsel, Schulte Gruppe, Singapur |
| 2009–2021 | Rechtsanwältin, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Praxisgruppe Konfliktlösung, Hamburg |
| 2007–2009 | Referendariat beim Hanseatischen Oberlandesgericht, Hamburg |
| 2000–2006 | Studies of law at the Universities Bielefeld and Münster and Université Paris Nanterre (Maîtrise en Droit International et Européen, 2004) |
Memberships
- Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS) e.V.
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- ArbitralWomen
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Hamburg Arbitration Circle e. V.
- German Maritime Arbitration Association (GMAA)
- Competition Litigation Forum (C-L-F)
- Mission Female
Referenzmandate (Auswahl)
- Advising a large real estate company with regard to claims for damages against tax advisors for breaches of duty arising from their advisory activities.
- Advising a US IT company in connection with outstanding payments and claims for damages under a software supply agreement.
- Strategic advice on the assertion of cartel damages claims for a large number of plaintiffs against several cartelists.
- Advising a distribution company regarding claims in the event of a delivery stop by a supplier.
- Defence of an international automotive supplier against an action for payment following the completion of a M&A transaction based on an exemption clause for antitrust issues (DIS arbitration proceedings) *
- Representing a major financial institution in ad hoc arbitration proceedings against former board members in relation to claims for damages for breach of duty in connection with the conclusion of complex financial transactions. Parallel negotiation of a settlement with a consortium of international D&O insurers. *
- Presiding arbitrator in a DIS arbitration concerning claims for breach of warranty under an SPA (Post M&A).
(* = These clients were advised prior to joining BAUMANN Resolving Disputes)
Lectures
“Third Party Intervention in International Arbitration“, Vortrag bei MuteOff Thursdays, April 2024
“Die Beteiligung Dritter im Schiedsverfahren“, Vortrag bei einem DIS40 Nord Event, Januar 2024
“Mass Arbitration – A New Phenomenon?“, Moderated at Panel at the Lunch DIScussions, Oktober 2023
„Climate change litigation: a global movement? Developments in Southeast Asia in the context of recent global trends”, International Conference on Contested Equality: International and Comparative Legal Perspectives, University of Zurich, Oktober 2022
„Dissenting Opinions – widersprechen oder für immer schweigen“, Streitgespräch auf einer Veranstaltung der DIS40 Frankfurt, März 2021
„Post M&A Arbitration“, Vortrag und Panellist bei der DIS40 Herbstkonferenz zum Thema „Post M&A and Joint Venture Disputes“, September 2018
„Recent developments and challenges in arbitration in German-Chinese business transactions“, Vortrag anlässlich des Rechtsanwaltsaustauschs China-Deutschland der BRAK, GIZ und All China Lawyers Association, Dezember 2017
„Effects of Insolvency on arbitration in Germany“, Vortrag auf einer gemeinsamen Veranstaltung der DIS40 Hamburg und YAWP zu „International arbitration and insolvency: arbitral practice and legislative developments“, Oktober 2017
Publications
“The Role of International Commercial Arbitration in Mastering Climate Change Disputes: Initiatives, Advantages, and Challenges“, Journal of International Arbitration (J. Int’l Arb.), Vol. 41, Issue 3 (2024), pp. 317-344 (mit Dr. Lisa-Marie Ross)
“Strategic Climate Change Litigation: A Global Movement? Developments in Southeast Asia in the Context of Recent Global Trends“, Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik und Umweltrecht (ZfU), 1/2024, pp. 44-69 (mit Dr. Lisa-Marie Ross)
„Recent Developments of Third Party Joinder in International Arbitration“, Journal of International Arbitration (J. Int’l Arb.), Volume 39, Issue 5 (2022) pp. 691-718 (mit Dr. Lisa-Marie Ross)
„Zur (Un-)Zulässigkeit einer Dissenting Opinion in Schiedsverfahren nach deutschem Schiedsverfahrensrecht“, ZIP 2020, 1847 – 1853 (mit Prof. Dr. Patrick Schroeder)
Kontaktieren Sie mich gern:
Kathrin Asschenfeldt, Maîtrise en Droit (Paris X Nanterre)
T +49 40 226 5943-40
M +49 151 7063 1882
F +49 40 226 5943-12
E kathrin.asschenfeldt@baumann-disputes.de
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