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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Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Hahn
Of Counsel
Hanover
Dr Stefan Altenschmidt, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Marcus Backes
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U.
Partner
Cologne
Daniel Zintl
Partner
Leipzig
Jutta Wittler
Partner
Cologne
Kerstin Belovitzer-Franz
Counsel
Stuttgart
Reinhard Willemsen
Partner
Munich, Cologne
Thomas Weidlich, LL.M. (Hull)
Partner
Cologne
Anne Caroline Wegner, LL.M. (European University Institute)
Partner
Dusseldorf
Dr Andreas Blunk, MLE
Partner
Hanover
Achim Braner
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Axel Braun
Partner
Cologne
Prof. Dr Robert von Steinau-Steinrück
Partner
Berlin
Birgitta von Dresky
Partner
Singapore
Dr Christoph von Burgsdorff, LL.M. (Essex)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Kuuya Josef Chibanguza, LL.B.
Partner
Hanover
Klaus Thönißen, LL.M. (San Francisco)
Partner
Essen
Dr Maximilian Dorndorf
Partner
Essen
Guido Dornieden
Counsel
Cologne
Dr Gernot-Rüdiger Engel
Partner
Hamburg
Ingo Erberich
Partner
Cologne
Volker Steimle
Partner
Cologne
Nicole Fröhlich
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Carsten Andreas Senze
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Steffen Gaber, LL.M. (Sydney)
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Geert Johann Seelig
Partner
Hamburg
Benjamin Schwenker
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Prof Dr Florian Schulz M.B.A. (Nimbas)
Partner
Hamburg
Frank Gutsche
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Thomas Halberkamp
Partner
Hanover
Dr Richard Happ
Partner
Hamburg
Jens-Uwe Heuer-James
Partner
Hanover
Dr Maresa Hormes
Counsel
Essen
Dr Benjamin Hub
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Hufnagel
Partner
Singapore
Dr Hans-Peter Hufschlag
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Helmut Janssen, LL.M. (King's College London)
Partner
Brussels, Dusseldorf
Paul Schreiner
Partner
Cologne, Essen
Dr Andreas Kloyer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M., London
Dr Barbara Schmidt
Partner
Leipzig
Dr Wulff-Axel Schmidt
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Christoph Schauenburg, LL.M. (London)
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Fabienne Scharfe, LL.M. (Tulane, New Orleans)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Dr Klaus Schaffner
Partner
Leipzig
Christiane Kühn, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Partner
Munich
Dr Thomas Kuhnle
Partner
Stuttgart, London
Dr Ulrich Philippi
Partner
Stuttgart
Ole-Jochen Melchior
Partner
Essen
Dr Axel Mühl
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Eckart Petzold
Partner
Dusseldorf
Wolfgang Liebau
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Tim Rauschning
Partner
Hamburg
Sebastian Wuschka LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Of Counsel
Hamburg
Katharina Klenk-Wernitzki, Dipl. Reg.-Wiss
Partner
Berlin, Cologne
Dr Christian Horn, LL.M. (Tulane)
Partner
Berlin
Stephanie Quaß
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Maxim Oertel
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr Frederic Tewes
Partner
Dusseldorf
Samira Altdorf, LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Counsel
Dusseldorf
Elena Recklin
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Christian Brauns
Counsel
Stuttgart
Ludger Gruber
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Hannah Aigner
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Borbála Dux-Wenzel, LL.M.
Partner
Cologne
Dr Robert Burkert
Counsel
Hamburg
Dr Michael Ebert
Counsel
Stuttgart
Linda Kirchhoff
Senior Associate
Munich
Dr Sebastian Felix Janka, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Partner
Munich
Lukas Kirchhof, LL.M. (Hong Kong)
Senior Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Dr Sandra Bausch
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Rut Herten-Koch, M.A.
Partner
Berlin
Dr Paul Gooren, LL.M. (Chicago)
Partner
Berlin
Paul Herter
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Nicole Bittlingmayer
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Christina Göbel
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Raphaël Schindler
Partner
Luxembourg
Dr Björn Simon
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Mathis Lorenzen, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Gunnar Müller-Henneberg
Partner
Stuttgart
Salvatore Calcagno
Counsel
Stuttgart
Jens Kaiser
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Jan-Christian Schmid
Senior Associate
Leipzig, Hamburg
Dr Johannes Becker
Partner
Cologne
Anna-Sophia Riebeling
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Caroline Risse
Senior Associate
Berlin
Dr jur Stephan Götze
Partner
Berlin
Jan Zimmer
Senior Associate
Singapore
Katharina Müller-Ehrlichmann, LL.M. oec.
Partner
Cologne
Lasse Langfeldt, LL.M. (Uppsala), LL.M. (Brussels School of Competition)
Senior Associate
Brussels
Dr Marco Jerczynski
Counsel
Essen
Nele Wachholz
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Benedikt Stücker
Senior Associate
Hanover
Vanessa Meireles Schilling, LL.M. (Geneva MIDS)
Senior Associate
Hamburg
Mee Foo Moh
Of Counsel
Singapore
Felix Hielscher
Senior Associate
Stuttgart
Dr Melanie Verstege
Counsel
Essen
Lutz Keller
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jette Gustafsson, LL.M. (Boston)
Partner
Hamburg
Dr Boris Ober
Partner
Cologne
Roberto Pirschel
Senior Associate
Leipzig
Daniel Latta
Partner
Berlin
Liza Knecht
Associate
Leipzig
Michael Pfeiffer
Senior Associate
Hamburg
David Bündgens
Senior Associate
Cologne
Jael Marquardt
Senior Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Fabien Benjamin Wehner, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)
Associate
Stuttgart
Luisa Kramer
Associate
Hamburg
Dr Johannes Teichmann
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Rebecca Romig
Counsel
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Andreas Vath
Partner
Munich
Artur Winkler
Counsel
Hamburg
Alexandra Gebauer
Associate
Munich
Julie Schwarz, LL.M. (Georgetown)
Associate
Kuala Lumpur
Lara Zölck
Senior Associate
Berlin
Prof. Dr Christian Burholt, LL.M.
Partner
Berlin
Denis Miller
Associate
Berlin
Felix Imelmann
Associate
Leipzig
Paula Dresler
Associate
Berlin
Mike Hillers
Associate
Hanover
Iman Bayrouti
Associate
Essen
Dr Valerie Blettenberg
Associate
Munich
Maike Böttcher
Associate
Hanover
Dr Delia Jusciak
Associate
Leipzig
Quirin Wedel, LL.M. (London)
Associate
Hamburg
Leif Dustin Schneider
Counsel
Ho Chi Minh City
Ann-Kristin Freiheit
Senior Associate
Dusseldorf
Sabrina Aurnhammer
Associate
Munich
Dr Jannik Bel
Associate
Cologne
Hannah-Laura Schütte
Senior Associate
Stuttgart, Dusseldorf
Elisabeth Kohoutek
Partner
Frankfurt a.M.
Leon Breiden
Associate
Cologne
Lida Karra
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Daniel Hilmer
Associate
Hamburg
Sophia Meyer, Maître en Droit
Associate
Berlin
Julian Wantzen, LL.M. (Wellington)
Associate
Frankfurt a.M.
Dr Maximilian Bahnsen
Associate
Hamburg
Severin Uhsler
Associate
Munich
Alexander F. Liebing, LL.M.
Partner
Leipzig
Mathieu Laurent
Partner
Luxembourg
Patrick Vinson
Associate
Hanover
Dr Anika Wendelstein
Partner
Stuttgart
Dr Astrid Seehafer, M.Sc.
Partner
Berlin
Dr David von Saucken, MJur (Oxon)
Partner
Berlin, London
Dr Christopher Borho
Associate
Stuttgart
Robert Schindler
Counsel
Essen
Nina Klünker, LL.M. (KCL)
Associate
Berlin
Isabel Dorothee Ruhnke, LL.M.
Senior Associate
Berlin
Kim Larissa Kähler, LL.B.
Associate
Hanover
Georg Scherpf
Partner
Hamburg
Elisa Röhr
Associate
Dusseldorf
Lars Bollensen
Partner
Hamburg
Luca Thönes, LL.M. (Miami)
Senior Legal Consultant
Hamburg
Dr Thomas Schwieters
Associate
Hanover
Dr Jan-Moritz M. Hahn
Associate
Leipzig
Dr Jan Sonntag
Associate
Berlin