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