David Weiss

David Weiss

Associate
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH von Rechtsanwälten und Steuerberatern

Biography

David Weiss is a member of Baker McKenzie's Dispute Resolution Practice Group in Frankfurt. Prior to becoming an associate at the firm, he gained extensive experience in international arbitration as a legal trainee at Baker McKenzie Habib Al Mulla in Dubai and another international law firm.

Practice Focus

David is a litigator. He advises on international arbitration and commercial litigation matters. David represents clients in cases focused on pharmaceutical disputes, advisor liability and IT-related disputes.

Representative Legal Matters

  • Representing a client in disputes over contractual manufacturing agreements in the pharmaceutical sector (amount in dispute: EUR 95 million).
  • Representing an insolvency administrator regarding disputes with former advisors of the insolvency debtor. 
  • Representing a client in an IT dispute regarding the development of IT software for the public sector (amount in dispute: EUR 30 million).

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • German Initiative of Young Arbitrators (DIS40) - Member

Admissions

  • Germany (2022)

Education

  • Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt (Assessor Exam) (2022)
  • Johann Wolfgang Goethe-Universität (First State Exam) (2019)

Languages

  • English
  • German

Previous Offices

  • Dubai (UAE)