Frankfurt—Global law firm Dentons has strengthened its Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Arbitration practices with the recruitment of Heiko Heppner, who will join as a partner in Frankfurt. He joins Dentons from Clifford Chance.

Heppner is experienced in banking and capital markets disputes with a particular focus on defending clients against class action suits related to the Capital Market Investors’ Model Proceeding Act (KapMuG) and against liability claims related to credit ratings and derivatives. He also regularly represents banking clients in regulatory disputes before the European courts.

He also advises on cross-border arbitration and court proceedings, often with a common law component, in Germany and abroad. Due to his longstanding experience in the Chinese market, Heppner frequently leads arbitration proceedings involving parties from China. He brings a truly international perspective to his clients.  He was educated in Germany and the USA, qualified as a British Solicitor Advocate and Barrister, and is a lecturer at the University of Bonn in Germany and the University of Fuzhou in China.

Andreas Ziegenhagen, Germany Managing Partner, said, “Over the last few months, we have made significant progress in our efforts to strengthen our Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice in Germany. Heiko has a strong market profile and we are happy to welcome him to our growing team.”

Robert Michels, Office Managing Partner Frankfurt and Co-head of the Europe Capital Markets practice, added, “With his KapMuG experience, Heiko will expand our capital markets offering in Germany and his extraordinary international profile will make an excellent addition to our cross-border arbitration and litigation capabilities.”

Heiko Heppner commented, “As a truly global firm, Dentons will allow me to provide the best possible advice to my clients. Together with my new colleagues, I look forward  to further developing the Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice here in Germany to complement Dentons’ strong offering in Europe, Asia and the US.”

He will closely cooperate with Professor Dr. Friedrich Toepel in Frankfurt and with the three new litigation partners who joined Dentons over the last few months: Amy Kläsener in Frankfurt, Dr. Stefan Dittmer in Berlin and Christoph Zieger in Munich.

In its ongoing effort to invest in its service offering in the German market, Dentons has brought in eight new partners since the beginning of this year.  The Firm now employs more than 35 professionals, including 17 partners, in Frankfurt, bringing the total headcount for Germany to around 140 lawyers, including 48 partners.

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