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Armin Dürrschmidt
Partner

Dr. Armin Dürrschmidt

Rechtsanwalt

Languages
  • German
  • English

Armin Dürrschmidt advises German and international clients in the context of complex disputes and represents them in court as well as in international arbitration proceedings. Acting as lead counsel, he has represented private investors and international companies in numerous cross-border disputes. As a party representative, he has conducted arbitration proceedings under the rules of all major arbitration institutions.

Based on his long-standing M&A work as a corporate lawyer, Armin in particular focuses on post-deal disputes including disputes between joint venture partners.

He joined CMS in 1998 and became a partner in 2002. In 1998, he was seconded to Kronish Lieb Weiner Hellman in New York and in 2001 to Palmer & Dodge LLP in Boston.

Awards & Recognitions
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    Listed for Conflict Resolution
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for International Arbitration
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Arbitration / Dispute Resolution / Mediation
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2025 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Parteivertreter in Schiedsverfahren
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    „weiß, wann es darauf ankommt, hart zu bleiben“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Konfliktlösung
    JUVE Handbuch, 2024/2025
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    Listed for Arbitration / Dispute Resolution / Mediation
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Conflict Resolution
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for International Arbitration
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2024 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Konfliktlösung
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    „fällt auf durch glasklare Schriftsätze“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2023/2024
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    Listed for Arbitration / Dispute Resolution / Mediation
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for Dispute Resolution
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    Listed for International Arbitration
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2023 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    "proactive, assertive, skilled and creative"", client
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2022 (GCLF)
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    "Recommended" for Dispute Resolution
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2020-2022 (GCLF)
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    Listed for Arbitration / Dispute Resolution / Mediation
    Deutschlands beste Anwälte 2017-2021 – Handelsblatt in Kooperation mit Best Lawyers
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    "keen intellect and good implementation", competitor
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2021 (GCLF)
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    "superb understanding of the case, very structured, sees the bigger picture", competitor
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2020 (GCLF)
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    "crystal clear mind", competitor
    JUVE German Commercial Law Firms 2019 (GCLF)
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    „glasklarer Verstand, gute Umsetzung“, Wettbewerber
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    „Oft empfohlen“ für Konfliktlösung
    JUVE Handbuch, 2022/2023
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    "Dr Armin Dürrschmidt: his analytical skills, challenge and involvement of the team with constant focus on strategy and goals are certainly outstanding.", client
    The Legal 500 EMEA, 2022

Relevant experience

  • Advising a US automotive supplier in ICC arbitration procedure
  • Advising a German investor in a series of disputes arising from the acquisition of a group of companies
  • Advising an Austrian construction group in ICC arbitration procedure related to the construction of a pipeline in Montenegro
  • Advising a globally operating group in arbitration proceedings related to disputes arising from licence agreements with Chinese licensees
  • Advising a Serbian client in arbitration proceedings related to the construction of a bridge in Serbia

Publications

  • Post Merger Arbitration – Schiedsverfahren und Fusionskontrolle, M&A Review 2018, 130, together with Tilman Niedermaier
  • Haftung für irreführende Werbung über Garantien - zum Vorschlag einer Richtlinie des europäischen Parlaments und des Rates über den Verbrauchsgüterkauf und -garantien vom 18.06.1996, GRUR 1997, p. 549 f
  • Änderungen des Personengesellschaftsvertrags, Juristische Schulung (JuS) 1997, p. 17 f
  • Werbung und Verbrauchergarantien, VDS Verlag 1997
  • Festschrift für Walter Sigle, Beschränkungen der Austritts- und Kündigungsmöglichkeiten des Gesellschafters einer Familien-GmbH 2000
  • Festschrift für Siegfried Widmann, Vertretungs- und Aufsichtsorgane bei der Verschmelzung von Unternehmen gemäß §§ 25 und 27 UmwG 2000
  • Festschrift für Welf Müller, Gedanken zur Schadensersatzpflicht von Vorstands- und Aufsichtsratsmitgliedern der Aktiengesellschaft für verlustverursachende Fehlentscheidungen 2001

Lectures list

  • Vortrag vor dem Munich IP Dispute Resolution Forum zu IP-Arbitration, 2016
  • Vortrag vor dem M&A Forum München zu Post M&A-Streitigkeiten, 2015
  • Frequent lecturer on procedural and corporate law matters since October 2002, lecturer for business law at FH Deggendorf

Education

  • Law studies at the University of Munich
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