Mark C. Hilgard
Bockenheimer Landstrasse 98-100
Frankfurt am Main DE-60323
Germany
Partner with Albert, Flad & Schlosshan since 1988, after merger: partner with GAEDERTZ Rechtsanwaelte, after merger: partner with Mayer Brown LLP
DIS, ICC, ad hoc
Chairman, Co-arbitrator or Counsel in various ICC, DIS or ad hoc arbitration proceedings, often in post M&A purchase price adjustment or plant construction/engineering disputes, also in product liability and agency disputes; familiar with cases which are very complex or require
particular technical understanding.
“Englisch als Gerichtssprache in Deutschland?” (English Language before Courts in Germany?) – AmCham Germany’s position, http://www.amcham.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Policy/Corporate_Law/101111_P... “Earn-Out-Klauseln beim Unternehmenskauf” (Earn-Out Provisions in Corporate Acquisitions), BB 2010, 2912 et seq.; “Enforcement of Mediation Settlement Agreements” in: Mediation Techniques, an e-book issued by the Mediation Techniques Subcommittee of the International Bar Association, 2010; http://www.ibanet.org/ Publications/Mediation_book/medbook_Hilgard_Wendler_44.aspx); “Setback for the Use of Arbitration Against Consumers: the ECJ rules that Article 6 of Directive 93/13 is a Rule of Public Policy” IBA – Arbitration Newsletter September 2010, 45 et seq.; “Remedies Against Excessively Long Court Proceedings under German Law – The Proposal for a New Compensation Claim Against the State”, IBAILN September 2010, 21 et seq.; “Class Action Arbitration” – Gefahr von Sammelklagen in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit gebannt, (Danger of Class Actions in Arbitration Banned), DAJV Newsletter 2010,138 et seq.; “Class Actions, Mass Litigation and Collective Redress – The UIA in Frankfurt”, juriste 2, 2010, 17 et seq.; “The Impact of German Insolvency Proceedings on International Arbitration”, MB Newsletter July 2010; „Auswirkungen aktueller Rechtsprechung auf die Wegzugsbesteuerung” (Consequences of Current Case Law for the Taxation of Moving Abroad), CH-D Wirtschaft 5/2010, 30 et seq.; Preface (untitled) in the book of Ischdonat, “Die deutsche Juristenausbildung unter dem Einfluss von Bologna” (Legal Education in Germany under the Influence of Bologna), I et seq.; “Variable Kaufpreisgestaltung bei M&A in Krisenzeiten / Variable M&A Purchase Price Calculation in Times of Crisis” , Finanzplatz 2010, vol. 4, 22 et seq.; “Unterschiedliche Bewertungen – Earn-Out-Klauseln beim Unternehmenskaufvertrag” (Differing Valuations – Earn-Out Provisions in Corporate Acquisition Agreements), GoingPublic special edition “Kapitalmarktrecht 2010”, 104 et seq.; “Examination of Witnesses in German Civil Proceedings: A Surprise to Americans”; The International Dispute Resolution News, ABA, Section of International Law, Winter 2009/2010, 32et seq.; “Arbitrability of Shareholders’ Disputes under German Law”, The International Litigation Quarterly, ABA, Section of Litigation, Fall 2009, Vol. 26, Issue 1, 9 et seq. and The Globe, newsletter of the Illinois State Bar Association´s Section on International and Immigration Law, Vol. 47, No. 5, 5 et seq.; “Haftung von Bankvorständen und deren aufsichtsrechtliche Verantwortung” (Liability and Responsibility vis-à-vis Supervisory Authorities of Members of the Board of Banks, in: Grieser/Heemann (Ed), Bankaufsichtsrecht, 2009, 157 et seq.; “US Judgments Enforcing Arbitral Awards No Longer Enforceable in Germany”, International Arbitration Perspectives, MB Newsletter Winter 2009; “Germany divided again! The debate over the need to implement qualification standards in German mediation law”, IBA Mediation Newsletter 10/09, 18 et seq.; “IT-Sicherheit im Unternehmen” (Corporate IT Security), CH-D Wirtschaft 9/09; “For free? Product replacement, refitting and repair under German product liability laws” IBA-ILN 2009, 56 et seq.; “New German Arbitration Rules Meant to Expedite Proceedings”, International Arbitration Perspectives, MB Newsletter Summer 2009; “International Legal Developments in Review: 2008”.