Dr. Anne Löhner represents clients in complex commercial disputes before German courts and international arbitral tribunals.

Anne guides market-leading companies and private equity funds through all aspects of bet-the-company litigation. She counsels clients on:

  • Complex commercial disputes and mass actions
  • Post-M&A and shareholder litigation
  • Controversies involving cross-border components or multi-jurisdictional parallel proceedings
  • Sensitive internal investigations relating to allegations of workplace misconduct

Anne draws on extensive experience to help clients achieve optimal resolutions to their most challenging disputes. She regularly advocates for her clients in arbitration under DIS and ICC rules, as well as before trial and appellate courts across Germany. As a trained and experienced mediator, she is also well-versed in amicable dispute resolution.

A recognized leader at the firm, she is a member of Latham’s global Ethics Committee and currently serves as the Munich Office Liaison Partner.

Anne maintains an active pro bono practice, representing nonprofits in disputes and contract negotiations related to charitable projects around the globe.

She previously worked in the firm’s New York office and is dual-qualified in Germany and New York.

Dr. Löhner’s experience includes representing:

Complex Commercial Litigation and Mass Actions

  • A global software corporation in a breach of contract lawsuit against a software developer in complex contractual and licensing law matters
  • Daimler AG and Toll Collect GmbH in favorably settling ad hoc arbitration proceedings against the Federal Republic of Germany, with more than €10 billion in dispute in connection with the introduction of the route-based truck toll in Germany
  • A leading car manufacturer against customer claims in connection with the diesel emissions controversy in German trial and appellate courts
  • A client in the entertainment industry against thousands of customer claims pending in German courts arising out of a data breach, coordination of defense and litigation strategy

Post-M&A and Shareholder Litigation

  • US and German private equity companies in a dispute arising out of the sale of a portfolio company, involving accounting fraud and compliance-related allegations against the portfolio company’s former management, resulting in two DIS arbitrations and one ICC arbitration, as well as related interim relief and discovery proceedings in the US, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands
  • A German company in the successful defense of a post-M&A earn-out claim under NAI rules
  • A Swiss manufacturer in a post-M&A arbitration against the German sellers under DIS rules
  • Austrian shareholders of a leading media group in a shareholder dispute and successful dismissal of antisuit proceedings in German courts directed against an arbitration under the rules of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution (SCAI)
  • A Swiss manufacturer in a post-M&A arbitration against the German sellers under DIS rules
  • A German private equity fund in ICC arbitration regarding compliance violations at a European target company

Cross-Border Controversies

  • Daimler AG and former board members in a securities class action in US federal court in connection with the diesel emissions controversy, including with respect to cross-border discovery
  • A German automotive supplier with respect to discovery in a US bankruptcy proceeding against the US parent company

Bar Qualification

  • New York
  • Rechtsanwältin (Germany)

Education

  • Dr. iur., Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich
  • LL.M., Columbia Law School
  • Second German State Exam, Higher Regional Court, Munich
  • First German State Exam, Ruprecht-Karls University Heidelberg

Languages Spoken

  • German
  • English
  • French