Dr Anika Wendelstein
Areas of practice
Anika Wendelstein advises and represents clients in complex commercial disputes before arbitral tribunals and state courts. She concentrates her practice on proceedings regarding managing directors’ and board members’ liability, on warranty for defects and product liability proceedings, on ESG disputes and on defending consumer claims. Anika Wendelstein further advises and represents companies in disputes arising from M&A deals and shareholder disputes. In addition, she specialises in providing extrajudicial strategic advice in conflict situations.
Vita
Anika Wendelstein studied law at the University of Tübingen (Germany) and also obtained her doctorate there. From 2015 to 2024, she worked in an international law firm in litigation and arbitration. In 2022, she completed an international secondment in the EMEA legal department of a US electric vehicle manufacturer.
Honors and distinctions
- The Legal 500 Germany 2025: Recommendation in the category "Dispute Resolution - Arbitration"
- Best Lawyers 2026: Recommendation in "Ones to Watch" in "Arbitration and Mediation"
- Reinhold-und-Maria-Teufel Award 2014: was received for Anika Wendelstein’s dissertation
Clients
- US electric vehicle manufacturer – defended numerous claims for alleged deficiencies in the cancellation instructions (99% success rate)
- Leasing company of an electric vehicle manufacturer – claim management
- Former board member of a large German bank – defended damages claims in the approximate amount of EUR 190 million alleged by the bank
- Former managing director of a German technology group – defended damages claims brought by the company
- Industrial group in the metal industry – provided advice and party representation in DIS arbitration proceedings regarding a post-M&A dispute
- English implant manufacturer – defended product liability claims asserted by customers
- Provided advice and representation to a family-owned (mechanical engineering) business in judicial disputes to enforce claims for payment and defend warranty claims for defects
Publications
Lectures
Memberships
- German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
- DIS40 – German initiative of young arbitration practitioners
- Working Moms – Pro Kinder Pro Karriere Stuttgart e.V.
- Juristische Gesellschaft Tübingen e.V.
Partner
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Lara Zölck
Senior Associate
Berlin
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Sebastian Wuschka LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Nele Wachholz
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Patrick Vinson
Associate
Hanover
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Frederic Tewes
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Dr Jan Sonntag
Associate
Berlin
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Raphaël Schindler
Partner
Luxembourg
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Stephanie Quaß
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Michael Pfeiffer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Partner
Leipzig
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Kim Larissa Kähler, LL.B.
Associate
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Marco Jerczynski
Counsel
Essen
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Ludger Gruber
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Salvatore Calcagno
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Robert Burkert
Counsel
Hamburg
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Dr Jannik Bel
Associate
Cologne
Dr Johannes Becker
Partner
Cologne
Iman Bayrouti
Associate
Essen
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich