Annekathrin Schmoll is an associate in the Frankfurt office of Gibson Dunn. She is a member of the firm’s Litigation and International Arbitration, Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement and ESG practices.
Annekathrin's practice focuses on domestic and cross-border arbitration and litigation. Annekathrin represents German and international clients in commercial, corporate and civil disputes before institutional and ad hoc arbitral tribunals, as well as before German courts. Her expertise includes appraisal and release proceedings, and model declaratory actions.
In arbitration, she has extensive experience as counsel and arbitral secretary under various rules (ICC, DIS, CEAC, FAI, UNCITRAL). In addition, she provides comprehensive advice on the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and judgments and advises on transactions involving international private and procedural law. Annekathrin is also actively involved in matters related to the energy transition and the renewable energy sector, helping her clients navigate this rapidly evolving area. She also advises her clients on litigation funding and assists them in securing financial resources for their legal disputes.
Her experience includes representing:
- One of the world's largest solar module manufacturers in defending against alleged damages claims in a cross-border arbitration under CEAC rules according to German law, and the CISG.
- A gas company in a cross-border post-M&A arbitration under DIS rules.
- An international company in enforcing an arbitral award based on the Energy Charter Treaty.
- A German company in recognition and enforcement proceedings of an arbitral award before the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt.
- A U.S. company in a cross-border post-M&A arbitration under ICC rules.
- German companies in appraisal proceedings (Douglas, ISRA Vision, Aareal Bank, Lotto24).
- A German company before the Regional Court and Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt in a post-M&A dispute.
- Mercedes-Benz in a model declaratory action.
WirtschaftsWoche recognized Annekathrin in 2024 as one of the top lawyers in arbitration. Moreover, Handelsblatt / The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2024/2025 have again recognized her in their list “Ones to Watch” for Litigation, International Arbitration and Arbitration & Mediation.
Before joining Gibson Dunn, Annekathrin was a Senior Associate and a member of the Litigation, Arbitration & ADR practice group in the Frankfurt office of a renowned international law firm.
She studied law at the Universities of Giessen and Kiel and earned her doctorate in 2014 from the University of Göttingen. Before completing her second state examination at the Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig in 2016, she was a research assistant at a chair for German and foreign civil procedural law as well as research assistant and trainee lawyer at international law firms in Frankfurt. She has been admitted as a German lawyer (Rechtsanwältin) since 2016.
In addition to her native German, she is fluent in English.
Annekathrin is a member of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), where she is the Co-Chair of the Frankfurt region since May 2024. She is also a member of DIS40, a German initiative for young arbitration professionals, the ICC Young Arbitration and ADR Forum (ICC YAAF), a global knowledge network in the field of arbitration for young professionals, ArbitralWomen, the international network for women in dispute resolution.
Annekathrin regularly publishes on topics related to international arbitration/litigation and legal tech, and frequently delivers lectures in these areas.
Capabilities
- Litigation
- ESG: Risk, Litigation, and Reporting
- Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort
- International Arbitration
- Judgment and Arbitral Award Enforcement
- Transnational Litigation
Credentials
Education:
- Georg-August-Universität Göttingen - 2014 Juris Doctor
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel - 2011 First State Exam
Admissions:
- Germany - Rechtsanwältin