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

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

Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
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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 Partner in 2026.

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

Memberships & Roles

  • German-American Lawyers‘ Association

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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