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Dr. Alexander Hoffmann, LL.M. (Temple University)

Counsel
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Versicherungsrecht (Certified lawyer for insurance law)

CMS Hasche Sigle
Kranhaus 1
Im Zollhafen 18
50678 Cologne
Germany
Languages German, English, French

With a focus on private insurance law, Alexander Hoffmann advises German and international insurance companies and insurance brokers. He has special expertise in D&O insurance, life insurance and cyber insurance and also represents his clients before state courts and arbitration tribunals.

After two years with the litigation and insurance practice of a commercial law firm, Alexander joined CMS in 2018. He was appointed counsel in 2023.

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Memberships & Roles

  • German-American Lawyers‘ Association
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Publications

  • Anmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Rostock vom 14.12.2021 - 4 U 37/21, jurisPR-VersR 2/2022 Anm. 5
  • Anmerkung zum Urteil des LG Potsdam vom 18.03.2021 - 13 O 280/20, jurisPR-VersR 1/2022 Anm. 4
  • Anmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Brandenburg vom 01.02.2019 - 11 U 50/17, jurisPR-VersR 5/2019 Anm. 2
  • Anmerkung zum Urteil des OLG Brandenburg vom 21.12.2018 - 11 U 149/16, jurisPR-VersR 4/2019 Anm. 1
  • "Gewerbliche Prozessfinanzierung in internationalen Investitionsschiedsverfahren – Erforderlichkeit einer Offenlegungspflicht?", 401 Seiten, Band 29 der Schriftenreihe "Studien zum Internationalen Investitionsrecht", 2018, Nomos Verlag / Dike Verlag
  • "The impact of Third-Party Funding on an ICSID Tribunal's Decision on Security for Costs" in: International challenges in investment arbitration (ed. Akbaba/Capurro), 2019, Routledge
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Education

  • 2022: Specialist lawyer for insurance law
  • 2018: PhD at Saarland University
  • 2013 - 2015: Trainee lawyer at Berlin Higher Regional Court including placements at the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin and UNIDROIT in Rome
  • 2011 - 2012: LL.M. at Temple University Beasley School of Law, Philadelphia, USA
  • 2005 - 2010: Law studies at the University of Bonn and Sciences Po in Paris
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16/05/2023
Schutz für Entscheidung­sträger: D&O-Versicherung
Decision-makers and executives bear great responsibility within a company and make important decisions every day. Accordingly, directors face a substantial risk of liability. Good insurance cover is thus highly important. In our new “Update Corporate Law” podcast, Dr Daniel Otte from the Corporate practice and Dr Alexander Hoffmann, an expert on insurance law, look at all the key issues around D&O insurance: Who benefits from D&O insurance and who takes out this type of policy? What does the claims-made principle involve? And should every director have D&O insurance?
23/12/2021
CMS advises on merger of ADS-TEC Energy with European Sustainable Growth...
Stuttgart – ADS-TEC Energy GmbH, which describes itself as a world-leading provider of battery-buffered ultrafast charging technology, has completed a business combination with European Sustainable...
20/05/2020
CMS advises VR meine Raiffeisenbank eG on acquisition of Malerwinkel hotel...
Berlin – VR meine Raiffeisenbank eG has acquired the long-established Malerwinkel hotel and restaurant on Lake Chiemsee. The buyer is based in the Bavarian town of Altötting and will continue the business...
13/03/2020
International CMS team advises Transatlantic Reinsurance Company on corporate...
Munich – The New York based reinsurer Transatlantic Reinsurance Company (TransRe) has reorganized its European corporate structure. TransRe Europe S.A. is registered in Luxembourg after the cross-border...
06/12/2019
CMS advises capiton on Germany's first GP-led Single-Asset Secondary Transaction
Berlin – capiton has transferred its majority stake in KD Pharma Group from the capiton IV fund which has held the shares since the acquisition in 2013 to a single-asset fund established by capiton...
16/11/2018
Third-Party Funding in international investment arbitration – en route...
Over the last couple of years, Third-Party Funding (TPF) has become more and more common within international investment arbitration. According to a report published by the International Council for Commercial...