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Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)
Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

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Philipp Behrendt heads up the German Disputes & Investigations Group of Taylor Wessing and is joint head of the international group. He conducts complex proceedings before state courts in Germany and national and international arbitration tribunals. In addition, he advises clients on international litigation, primarily in the USA. A focus of his practice is product liability and product safety law, in which he advises on the marketability of products, recalls, defence against claims and all other related aspects. 

Philipp is a member of the invitation-only IADC and of DRI, for which he served as Chair of the International Committee and now serves as Country Chair for Germany.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate crime & compliance
Disputes & investigations
Artificial intelligence
Class actions, collective redress & mass consumer claims
Product liability & product safety
Professional negligence
India group

Sectors

Consumer & retail
Manufacturing & industrials
Technology, media & communications
Machine learning
Road arrows

Product safety roadmap

We have set out the considerations manufacturers need to keep in mind when launching a product on both the EU and GB markets (ie England, Scotland  
and Wales), and what you will need to consider once your product has launched. 

 

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CV

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2009 Associate, Taylor Wessing
2006 Doctoral degree, university of Frankfurt
2000 LL.M., University of New South Wales, Sydney
1996 – 1999 Legal studies, university of Münster
1994 – 1996 Legal studies, university of Bayreuth

Career

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2005 – 2009 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2006 Doctoral degree, university of Frankfurt
2000 LL.M., University of New South Wales, Sydney
1996 – 1999 Legal studies, university of Münster
1994 – 1996 Legal studies, university of Bayreuth

Publications

AI, risk allocation and liability, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #17, January 2019

Product Liability in Germany, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability, 14th Edition, 2016, Chapter 13, with Dr Henninge Moelle

Die ganze Bandbreite im Blick behalten – Eine Rechtsprechungsübersicht zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Praxis des Produkthaftungsrechts, in:  Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Ausgabe 09, gemeinsam mit Donata Freiin von Enzberg

Product Liability in Germany, in: Product Liability 2014, with Dr Henning Moelle

Commercial and Distribution Law, in: Business Laws of Germany

Auf dem Weg zur Class Action in Europa?, in: RIW 2014, 253-259, gemeinsam mit Donata Freiin von Enzberg

Die Ausgabe Elektronischen Geldes, 2007

Das Mindestreservesystem des ESZB und elektronisches Geld, in: EuZW 2002, p. 364-367

Memberships & Associations

DRI, German Country Chair
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Vertriebsrecht
Deutsch–Indische Juristenvereinigung

Additional languages

English

Awards

JUVE 2025/2026

Featured

Frequently recommended lawyer for distribution law

Lexology Index 2025

Global Elite Thought Leader: Product Regulation & Liability

Lexology Index 2025

Thought Leader: Healthcare & Life Sciences - Product Liability Defence

Lexology Index 2025

Thought Leader: Germany - Product Liability Defence

Thought Leader: Product Liability Defence

Frequently recommended lawyer for litigation

Recommended lawyer for Arbitration

Recommended lawyer for Product liability

"Philipp Behrendt – very experienced, the right balance between balanced and aggressive in proceedings."

Recommended lawyer for Commercial litigation

Frequently recommended lawyer for litigation

Frequently recommended lawyer for distribution law

Recommended Lawyer: Germany - Life Sciences - Product Liability

Global Elite Thought Leader: Germany - Product Liability Defence

Leading individual: International Arbitration

Recommended lawyer for Conflict resolution: Commercial Litigation

Frequently recommended lawyer: litigation

Frequently recommended lawyer: distribution law

Recommended Lawyer: Germany - Life Sciences

Leading individual: Product Liability Litigation

Global Leader - Life Sciences - Product Liability

Experience

Volkswagen consumer claims related to Diesel emissions

Defending Volkswagen in German courts against a five-digit number of consumer claims relating to NOx emissions from Diesel vehicles.

Dr. Henning Moelle, LL.M.
Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

CEE Group on the acquisition of the 154 MWp solar park project Döllen

Comprehensive legal advice to the asset manager CEE Group, specialised in renewable energies, on the acquisition of the 154 MWp solar park project Döllen as well as legal advice on complex construction agreements, various issues concerning the permitting and the zoning plan procedures as well as in connection with the sale of the electricity to be generated.

Carsten Bartholl
Jasmin Schlee
Dr. Angela Menges
Dr. Markus Böhme, LL.M. (Nottingham)
Hannes Tutt
Galya Stareva, LL.M. (Hamburg)
Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.
Dr. Janina Pochhammer
Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)
Kerstin Bär, LL.M. (Bristol, UK)

Medical device company

Advising a US manufacturer on a worldwide product recall of certain medical devices used for surgical interventions on tendons, peripheral nerves and joints to prevent the formation of post-surgical adhesions. These devices are packaged individually with a third-party manufactured cannula accessory for application/ delivery to the treated site which has been affected by potential fraudulent reporting of sterilization results. Our UK office is managing and co-ordinating a worldwide recall of the client's potentially impacted products across 26 jurisdictions with assistance from our international offices.

Katie Chandler
Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

Representing an Austrian manufacturer in ICC arbitration proceedings

Representing an Austrian manufacturer in ICC arbitration proceedings against a Canadian customer relating to alleged faults in production equipment. Proceedings were subject to Swiss law and conducted in Zurich.

Donata Freiin von Enzberg, LL.M.
Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

The shareholders and founders of Velox GmbH on its sale to IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

The shareholders and founders of the chemical distributor, Velox GmbH, on the sale of 100% of their shares in Velox to IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the Dutch company, IMCD N.V., the global leader in the sales, marketing and distribution of speciality chemicals and food ingredients. Velox, founded in 1993, is one of Europe's leading distributors of specialty raw materials for the plastics, composites, additives, caoutchouc, paints and coatings industries.

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Robert Wethmar, LL.M. (NYU)
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Product liability & product safety

From Policy to Practice: Omnibus IV – Interfaces and Changing Paces

22 July 2025

by multiple authors

Synapse - Post market activities including PMS and product liability

Corrective actions: dos and don’ts

This article sets out a summary of the key dos and don’ts for preparing for and managing corrective action in the life sciences sector.

17 July 2025
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Interface - ESG and products

Understanding the updated product safety regime

Katie Chandler, Megan Howarth, Philipp Behrendt and Kerstin Bär look at the EU's General Product Safety Regulation and what it means for UK businesses.

3 March 2025

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