Dr Stephan Bausch, D.U. | LUTHER Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Stephan Bausch advises and assists companies prior to and during court and arbitration proceedings and when resolving disputes out of court. Especially in the context of impending mass proceedings, Stephan Bausch works with his clients to determine the appropriate defence strategies. Furthermore, he focuses on cross-border disputes with an emphasis on private international and international civil procedural law. Stephan Bausch helps companies secure their claims by obtaining a preliminary injunction, as well as enforcing the claims.

Complex Disputes
Litigation

Stephan Bausch spent part of his school years in Fort Myers, Florida, USA. From 1995 to 2001, he studied law at the Universities of Bonn, Germany, and Aix-en-Provence, France. After spending some time in Toulouse, France, for research purposes, he was awarded his doctorate on a comparative law topic in 2004.

From 2006 to 2013, Stephan Bausch was a member of the litigation practice group of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Cologne and Frankfurt (Germany). In 2013, he joined Luther as a partner. He is co-head of the German-wide Complex Disputes Team.

Stephan Bausch has authored numerous publications with an emphasis on litigation and has been recommended in leading national and international rankings (see "Honors and Distinctions").

Best Lawyers (2023): Award in "Arbitration and Mediation" and "Litigation"
The Legal 500 Germany (2022): Recommended in Arbitration
Wirtschaftswoche (2021): Top Lawyer Litigation and Arbitration
JUVE Guide (2021/2022): Mentioned among frequently recommended in the category "Conflict Resolution - Dispute Resolution" ("accomplished litigator", "excellent litigator with strong banking litigation expertise")
Best Lawyers (2022): Award in "Arbitration and Mediation" and "Litigation"
Chambers Europe (2021): Ranked in "Dispute Resolution: Litigation", Up and Coming
Chambers Global (2021): Ranked as Up and Coming in "Dispite Resolution: Litigation"
The Legal 500 Germany (2021): Nomination in Arbitration
JUVE Guide (2020/2021): Mentioned among frequently recommended in the category "Conflict Resolution - Dispute Resolution", "professionally brilliant, personally pleasant", "impressive performance in VW mandate", competitors
Best Lawyers (2021): Award in "Arbitration and Mediation" and "Litigation"
Chambers Europe (2020): Ranked as Up and Coming in "Dispute Resolution: Litigation"
Chambers Global (2020): Ranked as Up and Coming in "Dispute Resolution: Litigation"
The Legal 500 Germany (2020): Mentioned in Dispute Resolution - Commercial disputes, Arbitration (incl. International Arbitration)
JUVE Handbuch (2019/2020): Mentioned under frequently recommended in "Conflict Resolution - Dispute resolution: Trade and Liability"
Chambers Europe (2019): Ranked as Up and Coming in "Dispute Resolution: Litigation"
Best Lawyers (2020): Award in Litigation
Best Lawyers (2019): Award in Litigation
The Legal 500 (2018): Recommendation in "Dispute Settlement - Commercial Law Conflicts" (in German)
JUVE Handbuch (2018/2019): frequently recommended in the section "Trade and Liability: Litigation Arbitration/Mediation, Product Liability".
The Legal 500 Deutschland (2019): Entry in the column "Dispute resolution - commercial conflicts".
Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers - Deutschlands beste Anwälte (2018): Awarded in "Litigation"
JUVE Guide (2016/2017): Listed in "Dispute Resolution"
Handelsblatt / Best Lawyers - Deutschlands beste Anwälte (since 2016): Listed in Litigation
The Legal 500 Germany (2016): Recommended for Securities and funds litigation: “Rolf Kobabe and Stephan Bausch are the key persons at Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH in this field.
JUVE Handbuch: Frequently recommended lawyer for litigation
Legal500: Specialist in the area of banking disputes

Volkswagen AG: representation in several thousand individual suits before German Regional and Higher Regional Courts, overall coordination of the Luther team comprising up to 200 lawyers
Deutsche Bank AG: representations in proceedings before numerous regional and higher regional courts concerning structured interest rate derivatives
SEB AG: representations in proceedings concerning derivatives
Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers KGaA: representations in court in various cases concerning swap transactions with municipalities
A manufacturer of industrial gas: representations before an arbitration tribunal in post-M&A proceedings
A manufacturer of disc brakes: representations in court proceedings concerning damages and the supply of products
An energy supplier: representations in court in stock corporation law disputes
A German industrial enterprise: representations in post-M&A proceedings
Arbitral injunction proceedings in connection with the assertion of claims under a bank guarantee
A fund initiator: representations in defending against actions concerning liability for information provided in prospectuses
Representing banks in mistrade proceedings