Volker Steimle | LUTHER Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH

Volker Steimle specializes in all matters concerning national and international distribution and sourcing of goods, product liability and product safety. He has special focus on all matters concerning supply or distribution contracts, including all sorts of purchasing contracts and ancillary agreements, such as quality assurance agreements, logistics contracts etc. His clients range from medium-sized to large companies from different industries, including automotive products, industrial or consumer products. A large part of his work is cross-border transactions or disputes. Together with his team his work comprises both contract drafting and negotiation as well as dispute resolution in state courts as well as national or international arbitration proceedings. Volker Steimle is a member of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS).

Commercial & Distribution Law, Product Liability/Product Compliance
Complex Disputes
Litigation
Digital Value Chains

Volker Steimle studied law at the University of Tübingen, Germany. After completing his traineeship in Ulm, Speyer and Hamburg, he was admitted to the Bar at the District Court of Cologne in 1995 and was later admitted to the Court of Appeals of Cologne in 2002. Volker Steimle was seconded to Arthur Andersen & Assoc., Johannesburg, RSA, in 1998. He joined Luther (or its respective predecessor) in 1995. Volker Steimle heads the Service Line Commercial.

Best Lawyers (2022): Award in "Litigation"
The Legal 500 Germany (2021): Mention in commercial and distribution law as well as in product liability ('very experienced, tactically shrewd and also has a good sense of humour').
JUVE Guide (2020/2021): Mentioned under frequently recommended in "Distribution/Trade/Logistics - Distribution Systems"
Best Lawyers (2021): Award in "Litigation"
The Legal 500 Germany (2020): Mentioned in Commercial and Distribution Law - Distribution/Trading/Logistics
The Legal 500 Germany (2020): Mentioned in Dispute Resolution - Product Liability
JUVE Guide (2019/2020): Mentioned under frequently recommended in "Distribution Systems"
The Legal 500 Germany (2019): Listed in "Streitbeilegung - Produkthaftung" (Dispute Resolution - Product Liability)
JUVE Guide (2018/2019): Mention under frequently recommended in the category "distribution systems"
The Legal 500 (2018): Recommendation in the category "Commercial and distribution law"
The Legal 500 (2018): Recommendation in the category "Product liability"
The Legal 500 (2018): Recommendation in the category "Commercial and distribution law"
The Legal 500 (2018): Recommendation in the category "Dispute Resolution - Arbitration" (including international arbitration and product liability)
The Legal 500 (2017): Germany: Listed in "Commercial litigation" and "Commercial and distribution law"
The Legal 500 (2016): Germany: Listed in "Commercial litigation"

Worldwide manufacturer of tractors and agricultural machinery: legal advice in all legal issues in (cross-border) supply and distribution relations, product liability and product safety
Major German supplier (Tier 1) of vehicle electronics: assistance in establishing a worldwide contract system for the purchasing of parts in over 40 countries
Internationally active supplier (Tier 1) of freight vehicle brake systems: handling of cross-border product recall and damage proceedings
Conglomerate, active worldwide in metal processing: advice on major event of damage in the utility industry, product recalls, defence against damages, insurance claims and damage proceedings.
Market leader in electronics/electricity transfer: conduct of successful international arbitration proceedings simultaneously in Germany and China against an Asian distribution partner.
Internationally active manufacturer of synthetic products for the construction industry: establishment of a worldwide distribution and licensing system

Member of the Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtbarkeit (DIS) e.V.