Overview
Dr. Thomas Hauss advises companies and entrepreneurs on drafting, negotiation, implementation, and enforcement of commercial law agreements for over 30 years.
Thomas represents clients both in court and in out-of-court dispute resolution in national and international commercial disputes. He is renowned for successful, prompt, and creative negotiation, supported where necessary by the strategic use of all procedural tools in arbitration, litigation, and mediation.
Within his extensive commercial dispute resolution practice, he focuses on D&O disputes, post-M&A disputes, conflicts arising from insolvencies as well as distribution and commercial real estate agreements.
His client base covers a wide range, including the advertising, automotive and capital goods industry, the real estate and financial sectors as well as HNWIs and family offices.
Thomas is a founding partner of the Düsseldorf office and heads the firm’s Commercial Agreements and Dispute Resolution departments as well as its Legal Technology activities.
Results
Thomas advised:
- A European holding company on the defense of a post-M&A claim for damages for alleged infringement of warranties
- The chairman of the supervisory board of an international consumer goods group on the successful defense of claims for damages following an international divestment
- The CEO of an international capital goods group on the successful defense of claims for damages following a failed expansion project in Canada
- A global automotive supplier on all major international commercial contracts
- Several major European real estate investment funds on all ongoing disputes with commercial tenants and third parties
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Litigation, 2020-2024
- JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms, Recommended: Dispute Resolution (“tough but fair”, competitor), 2022-2024
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended in Germany: Arbitration, 2016-2022
Community
- German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
Credentials
Education
University of Cologne, Dr. jur. utr., 1993
Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf, Second State Exam, 1993
University of Bonn, Graduate School on EU and International Commercial Law, 1992
University of Cologne, First State Exam, 1990
Admissions
Germany
Languages
German
English
