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About Zoë Meßner-Schmitt

Zoë Meßner-Schmitt is a Principal Associate at the Dispute Resolution Practice Group and specializes in litigation and arbitration. She advises and represents national and international companies in complex disputes concerning all areas of business and commercial law. She is particularly experienced in strategic advice for national and international clients for the defense against mass claims and the coordination and technical capabilities required to handle mass claims and collective actions. Zoë is also experienced in real estate and financial disputes. She was also seconded to a global payment services provider with a particular focus on litigation matters.

She speaks German and English.

Recent work

  • Advice and defense of a global OEM against claims for damages in numerous jurisdictions directed against the manufacturer and its authorized dealers;

  • advising and defending several foreign financial investors in the enforcement of a securitized loan claim with a value of EUR 300 million;

  • defending a global bank against a borrower's action against enforcement;

  • defending a global bank against an action for opposition aimed at amending a partition plan after the foreclosure sale of a property;

  • advising a payment services provider relating to various claims of diverse legal basis;

  • advising a client in the context of shareholder disputes in the event of agreed arbitration proceedings.