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

Stephan Bausch advises and assists companies prior to and during court proceedings. When dealing with complicated issues and questions of law, and also when handling more straightforward cases, Stephan Bausch works with his clients to determine their economic and strategic aims in order to achieve them as successfully as possible. He focuses on representing banks and financial service providers in lawsuits concerning advice given and prospectus liability in connection with, for example, interest rate derivatives, film funds, open-ended property funds or certificates. Furthermore, Stephan Bausch represents companies in court proceedings concerning commercial and corporate law issues.

Complex Disputes

Stephan Bausch was born in 1975 and 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 written numerous articles on banking and capital market law with a special focus on litigation issues.

Stephan Bausch is listed in JUVE as a frequently recommended lawyer for litigation and in Legal 500 as a specialist for banking litigation.

Chambers Global 2021: Ranking in "Dispute Resolution: Litigation - Germany" (first ranking in 2019)
Chambers Europe 2021: Ranking in "Dispute Resolution: Litigation" (first ranking in 2019)
JUVE Guide 2023/2024: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Conflict Resolution - Dispute Resolution" (first listed in 2016/2017, "excellent litigator with strong banking litigation expertise", "impressive performance in the VW mandate")
The Legal 500 Germany 2023: Recommendation in the category "Dispute Resolution - Arbitration (including International Arbitration)" (first recommendation in 2022, first mention in 2020)
The Legal 500 Germany 2020: Mention in the category "Dispute Resolution - Commercial Litigation" (first recommendation in 2018)
The Legal 500 Germany 2016: Mention in the category "Dispute Resolution – Securities and Funds Litigation "
Who's Who Legal 2024: Award "National Leader" in "Arbitration"
Who's Who Legal 2022: Award "Future Leader" in "Commercial Litigation"
Thomson Reuters 2024: Award as Stand-out Lawyer
Best Lawyers 2025: Recommendation in "Litigation", "Arbitration and Mediation" (first recommendation in 2017) and "Banking and Finance Law"
WirtschaftsWoche 2023: "Highly Recommended Lawyer" in "Litigation & Arbitration" (first recommendation in 2021)

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

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