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