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

Philipp 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 IADC and DRI, for which he serves as Country Chair for Germany and Chair of the International Committee.

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Carrière

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

Formation

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

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Publications

AI, risk allocation and liability, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #17, January 2019
Product Liability in Germany, The International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability, 14th Edition, 2016, Chapter 13, with Dr. Henninge Moelle
Product Liability Law in the EU
Die ganze Bandbreite im Blick behalten – Eine Rechtsprechungsübersicht zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Praxis des Produkthaftungsrechts, 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? RIW 2014, 253-259, gemeinsam mit Donata Freiin von Enzberg
Die Ausgabe Elektronischen Geldes, Munich, 2007
Das Mindestreservesystem des ESZB und elektronisches Geld
EuZW 2002, p. 364-367

Groupes & Associations

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

Langues étrangères

English

Expertise

Secteurs Droit de la consommation Industrie

Experience

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.
Représentation d'un fabricant autrichien dans une procédure d'arbitrage CCI	Représentation d'un fabricant autrichien dans une procédure d'arbitrage CCI contre un client canadien concernant de prétendus défauts d'équipements de production. La procédure était soumise au droit suisse et s'est déroulée à Zurich.
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.

Prix et distinctions

JUVE Handbook 2020/2021	Frequently recommended lawyer for Product liability
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	"strong expertise in product liability", client, "high commitment and forward thinking", client about entire team
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	Frequently recommended: Trade and Liability
JUVE Handbook 2019 - 2021	Frequently recommended: Distribution Law
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	Frequently recommended: Product Liability and Arbitration/Mediation
JUVE Handbook 2019/2020	"high commitment, anticipatory, efficient"