Samira Meis’ practice focuses on domestic and international litigation and arbitration.

Samira acts as counsel to clients in a wide variety of international litigations and arbitrations, with a particular focus on cartel follow-on damages and commercial litigation. She is currently also part of the team representing a leading automobile manufacturer in civil litigations and administrative proceedings in Germany relating to emissions.

She has substantial experience in the chemical, consumer goods, banking, and automotive industries.

She is an active member of our pro bono practice having, among others, worked for the Clooney Foundation for Justice in the areas of civil party participation, victim representation, and third-party interventions in national criminal and civil legal proceedings.

Samira joined the firm in 2020. Between November 2023 and November 2024 she was seconded to the legal department of a leading manufacturer in the chemical industry.

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Notable Experience

  • A leading automobile manufacturer in civil litigations, administrative court proceedings, and criminal investigations in Germany related to emissions.

  • A leading multinational mining company on product liability.

  • Several automotive suppliers in connection with cartel damages claims raised by customers following cartel decisions by several antitrust authorities, among others EU antitrust authorities.

  • A leading manufacturer of laundry, beauty, and home care products in cartel damages litigation before several German courts.

  • A leading global manufacturer of bathroom fixtures in a cartel damage litigation in Germany.

  • A multinational oil and energy company in a cartel damage litigation due to excessive merchant fees for girocard payments (EC Cash). 

  • A multinational production theatre company in an interim proceedings regarding the delivery of so-called Key Delivery Messages.

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Selected Activities

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Member of the team charged with the official German translation of the 2020 IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration as well as the Commentary on the revised text of the Rules.

Publications

In-Depth: Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation, Germany chapter, October 2024 (together with Rüdiger Harms and Nils Andräs)

The Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation Review, 4th Edition

Liability of Managing Directors or Management Board Members Involved in Antitrust Violations vis-à-vis the Companies Managed by Them

Draft Bill of the BMJ on the Implementation of the EU Directive on Representative Actions

Recent Developments in International Civil Procedure

The Mergers and Acquisitions Litigation Review, 3rd Edition

U.S. Discovery in German Arbitrations and State Court Litigations After the U.S. Supreme Court’s Decision in “ZF Automotive US, Inc. v. Luxshare, Ltd.” and “AlixPartners, LLC v. Fund for Protection of Investors’ Rights in Foreign States”

The Changing Landscape of Arbitration in Switzerland: Advent of the Swiss Arbitration Centre and the 2021 Swiss Rules Revision

The Revised Swiss International Arbitration Act – Key Changes and Developments

Events