Biography: Insurance & Reinsurance

Michael Molitoris is a partner in the Munich office of Noerr and co-head of the firm's highly recommended litigation department. He is also member of Noerr's India desk. He has extensive practical experience in handling complex litigation and arbitration cases involving more than 20 countries, especially in the fields of insurance and reinsurance law, product liability and white-collar crime.

Michael gained comprehensive experience working on a wide range of litigation and arbitration cases, mostly representing a party but also frequently acting as an arbitrator. His work includes civil litigation as well as defence work in criminal proceedings representing German and foreign manufacturers from different industries, banks and insurers. He has been involved in many transnational cases, including litigation/arbitration between parties in the US, the UK, Japan, Russia, Brazil, France, Poland, Hong Kong and Germany.

Michael is a member of the German Institution for Arbitration (DIS), the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC), the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC) and the International Bar Association (IBA). He is past chair of Lex Mundi.

Michael continues to be recognised as a leading insurance and litigation lawyer in Germany by Chambers Europe, 2011; as one of the pre-eminent lawyers in the Best Lawyers guide, 2011, both in arbitration and mediation, litigation, and product liability; and a leading individual in Legal Media Group's Expert Guides to the World's Leading Lawyers for Litigation, Expert Guides to the World's Leading Lawyers for Commercial Arbitration, and Expert Guides to the World's Leading Lawyers for Product Liability, all 2011. He has been selected by his peers to be included in the 2012 edition of Who's Who Legal in its insurance and reinsurance, commercial litigation, and product liability sections and is highlighted for being 'the pre-eminent products lawyer in Germany', receiving 'recommendations from sources around the world'.

Noerr is leading pan-European law firm with a network of 15 offices in 11 countries, recognised for providing interdisciplinary advice and premium services. Being ranked a "Band 1" insurance practice and described as "the leading insurance coverage firm in Germany" in Chambers Europe, the firm's interdisciplinary insurance & reinsurance group provides comprehensive range of legal services across the industry, including insurance policies, corporate advice and regulatory issues, with a special strength in product liability and D&O insurance, being highlighted "a benchmark for the entire D&O scene" by JUVE guide.

Biography: Commercial Litigation

Michael Molitoris is a partner in the Munich office of Noerr and co-head of the firm's litigation department. He is also member of Noerr's India desk. He has extensive practical experience in handling complex litigation and arbitration cases involving more than 20 countries.

Mr Molitoris gained comprehensive experience working on a wide range of litigation and arbitration cases, mostly representing a party but also frequently acting as an arbitrator. His work includes civil litigation as well as defence work in criminal proceedings representing German and foreign manufacturers from different industries, banks and insurers. He has been involved in many transnational cases, including litigation and arbitration between parties in the US, the UK, Japan, Russia, Brazil, France, Poland, Hong Kong and Germany.

Mr Molitoris is a member of the German Institution for Arbitration (DIS), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). He is past chair of Lex Mundi.

Mr Molitoris contributes as a speaker at many conferences covering the fields of international litigation, product liability and white-collar crime and has published extensively on these topics. He is frequently recommended in all of the main reviewing bodies, including Best Lawyers, Best of the Best, Chambers, Legal Media Group's Expert Guide, JUVE, Legal 500 and PLC's Which lawyer?.

Noerr is a first-class European law firm with 15 offices located in Germany, central and eastern Europe, as well as Alicante, London and New York. The firm's 78-strong litigation department handles the full range of international litigation and arbitration, and was named Litigation Law Firm of the Year at the 2010 Global Law Experts Awards and Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year 2010 by JUVE.

Biography: Product Liability Defence

Michael Molitoris is partner in the Munich office of Noerr and co-head of Noerr's litigation department. He is specialised in product liability and international litigation, and is a member of the firm's automotive & new mobility group and India desk. He has extensive practical experience in handling complex litigation and arbitration cases involving more than 20 countries, especially in the fields of product liability, insurance and reinsurance law and white-collar crime.

Mr Molitoris gained comprehensive experience working on a wide range of litigation and arbitration cases, mostly representing a party but also frequently acting as an arbitrator. His work includes civil litigation as well as defence work in criminal proceedings representing German and foreign manufacturers from different industries, banks and insurers. He has been involved in many transnational cases, including litigation/arbitration between parties in the US, the UK, Japan, Russia, Brazil, France, Poland, Hong Kong and Germany.

Mr Molitoris is a member of the German Institution for Arbitration (DIS), the Defense Research Institute (DRI), the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) and the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). He is past chair of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms.

Mr Molitoris contributes as a speaker at many conferences covering the fields of product liability, international litigation and white collar crime and has published extensively on these topics. He is a frequently recommended individual in all of the main reviewing bodies including Best Lawyers, Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Lawyers (Best of the Best), Legal Media Group's Expert Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers, Chambers, JUVE, Legal 500, PLC's Which lawyer? and The International Who's Who of Commercial Litigators, The International Who's Who of Insurance & Reinsurance Lawyers and The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers.

Noerr is a first-class European law firm with 15 offices located in Germany, Central and Eastern Europe as well as Alicante, London and New York. The Firm's 78-strong litigation department handles the full range of international litigation and arbitration and was named Litigation Law Firm of the Year at the 2010 Global Law Experts Awards and Dispute Resolution Firm of the Year 2010 by JUVE.