Dr. Katharina Klingel

Matrîse en Droit (Paris) (ASSOCIATE)

Education:
Universities of Potsdam and Paris; Licence en droit, 1998; Maîtrise en droit, 1999; First Law Degree, 2002; Second Law Degree, 2004; Dr. jur., 2009 (laureate of the prize of the Universitätsgesellschaft Potsdam e.V. for the best doctoral thesis of the University of Potsdam in 2009; laureate of the Wolf-Rüdiger-Bub prize for the best doctoral thesis of the law faculty of the University of Potsdam in 2009)

Experience:
In her practice, Dr. Katharina Klingel concentrates on international contracts and commercial law, international transactions as well as on international litigation and arbitration.

As a member of the French Desk of Brödermann Jahn, she especially focuses on French law related issues and Franco-German cross-border transactions. In this regard, she assists German clients in doing business in French-speaking countries (including drafting of contracts and contract negotiations in French) as well as French speaking clients in doing business in Germany.

Prior to her time with Brödermann Jahn, Dr. Katharina Klingel has worked as a scientific assistant at the professorship for Civil Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law, University of Potsdam (2005-2007).

Member:
Hamburg Bar Organization, Young CEAC, DIS (German Arbitration Institution) under 40

Languages:
German, English, French and Spanish

Publications:

• Die Principles of European Law on Personal Security als neutrales Recht für internationale Bürgschaftsverträge – Ein Vergleich mit dem französischen und deutschen Recht (“The Principles of European Law on Personal Security as a Neutral Law for International Contracts of Suretyship – A Comparison with the French and the German Law”)
• Anmerkung zu KG Beschluss 28 AR 34/06 v. 11.09.2006 (“Commentary on the Judgment of the KG (Superior Court of Justice)”)
• Kommentar zu BGH Urteil V ZR 246/05 v. 07.07.2006 (“Commentary on the Judgment of the BGH (Federal Court of Justice)”)
• Die Principles of European Law on Personal Security als neutrales Recht für internationale Bürgschaftsverträge – Ein Vergleich mit dem französischen und deutschen Recht (“The Principles of European Law on Personal Security as a Neutral Law for International Contracts of Suretyship – A Comparison with the French and the German Law “)
• Der Europäische Vollstreckungstitel für unbestrittene Forderungen (“The European Enforcement Order for Uncontested Claims”)
• Vollstreckung von Unterhaltstiteln nach der EuVTVO und der geplanten Unterhaltsverordnung (“Enforcement of Certain Familiy Law Judgments according to the European Enforcement Order Regulation and the planned Regulation on Maintenance Obligations”)