Dr Karl von Hase

Dr Karl von Hase is a recognised specialist (“Fachanwalt”) in commercial and corporate law. He is bilingual in German and Italian (state-certified translator). He assists companies in all issues relating to commercial and corporate law, having particular expertise in cross-border cases, e.g. regarding international distribution or the sale of machinery and M&A. He assists his clients also in disputes, in and out-of-court, e.g. in disputes between shareholders or post M&A. He is widely experienced in international arbitration, also as an arbitrator or chairman of an arbitral tribunal.

Complex Disputes
Corporate/M&A
Litigation

Karl von Hase studied in Heidelberg, Germany, Urbino, Italy and Speyer, Germany, and passed both his graduation and bar examinations with major distinctions (“großes Prädikatsexamen”). He worked in a law firm in Haifa, Israel, and as a research assistant for civil and employment law at Heidelberg University before achieving a Ph.D (1998). From 1999 he worked for an international law firm, spending several months at their London office. He became a Partner with another major German law firm in 2005 and joined Luther in 2014.

• Best Lawyers (2021): Award in "Arbitration and Mediation"
• The Legal 500 Germany (since 2016): Mention in Dispute Resolution - Arbitration (including International Arbitration)

• Chairman of an arbitral tribunal deciding a dispute between shareholders as to an exit compensation
• Co-arbitrator in a dispute as to the winding-up of a realestate partnership between two partners
• Representing a party in an international arbitration between a British, a German, an Italian and a Spanish company regarding a common defence project
• Representing a party in an international arbitration between a US and a German company regarding post M&A litigation
• Defending a major Italian producer in court against its German distributor after termination of the distribution contract for cause
• Advising clients in different jointventureprojects (e.g. in Russia, China, Algeria)

• Country Chapter Germany "The European Arbitration Review 2017"
• Distribution Contracts and Antitrust Law in International Arbitration - the Arbitrators' Challenge