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Dr. Nicolas Gremminger

Associate
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern

Biography

Dr. Nicolas Gremminger is a senior associate and a member of Baker McKenzie’s Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Frankfurt. Prior to becoming a Firm associate, he gained significant experience in international arbitration as a legal trainee in Baker & McKenzie.Wong & Leow in Singapore. Nicolas holds a doctoral degree from the University of Mainz, Germany. His doctoral thesis in the field of arbitration was awarded the first place of the "DIS-Förderpreis" 2017/2018 by the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS). Nicolas teaches negotiation management at the University of Mannheim.

Practice Focus

Nicolas is a litigator. He advises on international arbitration and commercial litigation matters. Nicolas represents clients in cases focusing on the automotive industry, large industrial projects, advisor liability and Post-M&A-disputes.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Advising a leading OEM in a dispute with a Tier 1 supplier regarding defective car components (amount in dispute above EUR 1 billion).

  • Advising a leading OEM in a DIS Expert Determination Proceeding (Schiedsgutachtenverfahren) with a Tier 1 supplier regarding replacement costs for a defective car component (amount in dispute above EUR 600 million).

  • Advising a leading automotive supplier in a high-value price dispute for a long-term supply contract with a sub-supplier (amount in dispute above EUR 500 million).

  • Advising a leading automotive supplier in a dispute with an OEM regarding costs for a worldwide recall campaign (amount in dispute around EUR 400 million).

  • Advising a client from the pharma industry in several large DIS arbitration proceedings against toll manufacturers (amount in dispute above EUR 100 million) .

  • Advising a client in a DIS arbitration regarding a post M&A dispute (amount in dispute above EUR 35 million).

  • Advising a client in an ICC arbitration regarding a major infrastructure project in Brazil (amount in dispute above EUR 40 million).

  • Advising a client on a dispute regarding the construction of offshore wind farms in the North Sea.

  • Advising an insolvency administrator regarding a dispute with former advisors of the insolvency debtor.

  • Advising an insolvency administrator regarding a dispute with former management of the insolvency debtor.

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) - Member
  • German Initiative of Young Arbitrators (DIS40) - Member

Admissions

  • Germany (2018)

Education

  • Higher Regional Court of Koblenz (Assessor Exam) (2018)
  • Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (Dr. iur.) (2017)
  • Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz (First State Exam) (2013)

Languages

  • English
  • German

Previous Offices

  • Singapore

Publications & Presentations

Co-author (with Lea Weidenauer), “In for a penny, in for a pound: Arbitration clause in a framework supply agreement might extend to third parties”, Global Arbitration News, March 2025

Co-author (with Rebecca Liebig), "Germany: Better Think Twice – Unconditional Payments Hinder Application to Set Aside the Award," Global Arbitration News, February 2024

Co-author (with Max Oehm), "Germany: To Disclose or Not To Disclose?! Records Requests to Auditors and Tax Advisors," Global Litigation News, 14 February 2023

Co-author (with Jörg Risse), "Der Zivilprozess im Jahr 2050: interdisziplinär gedacht," Anwaltsblatt 1/2022, p. 24, reprinted in KoPra, Edition 2022, p. 43, reprinted in KonfliktDynamik 2/2022, p. 147

Co-author (with Jörg Risse), "Vattenfall-Decision Mitigates Achmea-Effect," Global Arbitration News, September 2018

Author, "Die Haftung von Schiedsorganisationen," Schriftenreihe der August Maria Berges Stiftung für Arbitrales Recht, Publishing House: Peter Lang Verlag, Berlin 2018

Geschäftsführer: Dr. Alexander Wolff, Dr. Oliver Socher, Dr. Christian Vocke
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern is registered with the Local Court of Frankfurt/Main (registered seat) HRB 123975. It is associated with Baker & McKenzie International, a Verein organized under the laws of Switzerland.