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Markus S. Rieder

Markus
Rieder

Partner

CONTACT INFO

[email protected]

TEL:+49 89 189 33-260

FAX:+49 89 189 33-360

Munich

Marstallstrasse 11, 80539 Munich, Germany

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PRACTICE

Class Actions Crisis Management Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) International Arbitration Litigation Securities Litigation Transnational Litigation White Collar Defense and Investigations

BIOGRAPHY

Markus Rieder is a partner in the Munich office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. He is a member of the firm’s Class Actions, Transnational Litigation, Securities Litigation and International Arbitration Groups.

Markus focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation, both domestic and cross-border, and national and international arbitration, as well as on compliance and white collar defense. He has substantial experience in the automotive, industrial and manufacturing sectors.

He also advises related to the increased risks of ESG litigation, encompassing a variety of issues including climate and environmental protection matters, human rights and the new German Supply Chain Due Dilligence Act, and represents clients in major cutting-edge issues such as climate protection lawsuits.

Markus is regularly recommended by the leading legal publications. Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ 2023/2024 list him among the best lawyers  for Arbitration and Mediation, Corporate Governance and Compliance, International Arbitration and Litigation in Germany and recognized him as Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance and Compliance Practice and International Arbitration. He was previously recognized as a Lawyer of the Year for Arbitration and Mediation in 2021 as well as the third time in a row in 2020 as Lawyer of the Year for Corporate Governance and Compliance.  He was named among the 2023 Lawdragon Global Litigation 500, the list recognizing the 500 best dispute lawyers worldwide, for Transnational Litigation & Arbitration. JUVE Handbook  2023/2024 recognizes Markus as “frequently recommended” for Dispute Resolution – Litigation and cites a competitor who says he „covers cases very deeply“. Another competitor recognized him as “Top lawyer – if he bites the bullet, it’ll be good” (JUVE Handbook  2022/2023). JUVE Handbook  2019/2020 listed him also as “frequently recommended” for Corporate Law and Corporate Dispute Resolution. Competitors recognized him as “efficient and well-founded” and “brilliant“ (JUVE Handbook  2019/2020 and 2020/2021). The Legal 500 Deutschland  2023 and The Legal 500 EMEA  2023 recommend him for Compliance and Dispute Resolution – Commercial Litigation, citing references who describe him as “a true litigator through and through, very perceptive, yet able to compromise where necessary and very pleasant to work with“ and praising his team: “Markus Rieder’s team specializes in complex disputes, both nationally and internationally.” Another Reference said he is “an excellent litigator with bite, vision and stamina as well as a great understanding of process strategy and tactics,” and as “top litigator and an excellent advisor for all disputes and arbitration proceedings” (The Legal 500 EMEA  2021). The Legal 500 EMEA  2020 characterized him as an experienced counterpart for corporates, especially for industrial and automotive companies, and financial institutes.

His recent experience includes advising:

  • Mercedes-Benz and other clients in climate change litigation
  • Mercedes-Benz in diesel-related litigation
  • UniCredit S.p.A. in multijurisdictional shareholder litigation following corporate restructuring
  • Deutsche Bank regarding complex management liability and governance issues, including FIRREA settlement with US Department of Justice
  • A German PE fund in ICC arbitration regarding compliance violation in Italian target company
  • Korean and German defendants in DIS arbitration proceedings in relation to windpark project in the German North Sea
  • Daimler AG regarding all aspects of the disposal of Chrysler to Cerberus and the bankruptcy of Chrysler
  • Daimler AG in favorably settled ad hoc arbitration proceedings against the Federal Republic of Germany in connection with the introduction of a truck toll in Germany (Toll Collect) with an amount in dispute in excess of €10B (largest-ever reported arbitration seated in Germany)*
  • Toll Collect GmbH in successfully settled ad hoc arbitration proceedings against the Federal Republic of Germany regarding compensation for toll collection services (amount in dispute in excess of €4B)*

Markus regularly publishes on legal matters. Among others, he is co-editor of the volumes covering commercial law within the standard publication “Münchener Vertragshandbuch,” a handbook on model contracts and agreements (8th edition, 2018/ 2020 published at Beck Verlag).

Prior to joining Gibson Dunn, Markus was a litigation partner in the Munich office of a renowned US law firm.

Markus studied law at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, where he also obtained his doctor’s degree in 2003. In 1996, he earned his LL.M. from the University of Michigan. He is dual-qualified and has been admitted to the New York State Bar since 1998 and as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) since 1999.

In addition to his native German, Markus is fluent in English.

EDUCATION

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich - 2003 Dr. iur.

University of Michigan - 1996 Master of Laws (LL.M.)

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich - 1995 Law Degree

ADMISSIONS

Germany - Rechtsanwalt

New York Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Article - November 6, 2023 | 9 Hallmarks Of The New German Class Action Regime
Firm News - October 27, 2023 | Leading German Legal Publication JUVE Recommends Gibson Dunn Germany in its Annual Handbook 2023/2024
Client Alert - October 17, 2023 | New Class Action Regime in Germany
Firm News - July 25, 2023 | Lawdragon 500 Names 39 Partners Among its 2023 Leading Global Litigators
Firm News - June 16, 2023 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2024 Recognizes 24 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - October 28, 2022 | Leading German Legal Publication JUVE Recommends Gibson Dunn Germany in its Annual Handbook 2022/2023
Client Alert - August 23, 2022 | Class Actions to Reshape the Litigation Landscape in Europe in 2023
Firm News - June 24, 2022 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2023 Recognizes 26 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - January 13, 2022 | 2021 Year-End German Law Update
Firm News - July 1, 2021 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2022 Recognizes 25 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Firm News - February 23, 2021 | Sixteen Partners Named Among the Lawdragon Global Litigation 500
Client Alert - January 14, 2021 | 2020 Year-End German Law Update
Firm News - June 26, 2020 | Best Lawyers in Germany 2021 Recognizes 19 Gibson Dunn Attorneys
Client Alert - April 7, 2020 | COVID-19: Civil Litigation in Germany
Client Alert - March 27, 2020 | “… whatever it takes” – German Parliament Passes Far-Reaching Legal Measures in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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