Freshfields wins mandate to advise Volkswagen on emissions rigging scandal outside the US
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer called up by Volkswagen for non-US diesel emissions test rigging scandal work
October 22, 2015 at 06:18 AM
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Freshfields has won the mandate from German car giant Volkwagen (VW) to work on a raft of legal cases in the UK and Europe stemming from the emissions test rigging scandal that the company is currently embroiled in.
The magic circle firm has been appointed to handle civil claims in connection with the carmaker's emissions test rigging scandal outsdie the US.
Freshfields team includes Frankfurt dispute resolution partner Rolf Trittmann, Hamburg corporate partner Michael Haidinger, Frankfurt intellectual property (IP) partner Thomas Tschentscher, Frankfurt dispute resolution partner Martina de Lind van Wijngaarden and Düsseldorf IP partner Andrea Lensing-Kramer.
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