Mathias Fischer is counsel in the Frankfurt office and a member of the global Pro Bono Committee. Mathias practices in the Litigation & Trial Department. He has broad experience in advising and representing major domestic and international financial institutions and corporations in German and international litigation and arbitral proceedings.

Mathias is specialized on securities litigation, particularly on lawsuits under the German Capital Markets Model Case Law (KapMuG). Additionally, he regularly represents businesses with regard to professional liability and in corporate matters. Mathias is further specialized in appraisal proceedings.

Mathias is a co-founder and board member of Pro Bono Deutschland e.V., an association for the promotion of pro bono legal advice for non-profit and non-governmental organizations and projects in Germany.

Bar Qualification

  • Rechtsanwalt (Germany)

Education

  • LL.M., University of San Diego School of Law, 2001
  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Frankfurt, 1999
  • First German State Exam, Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universitaet Frankfurt, 1997

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English