Markus acts for clients in disputes before state courts and in arbitration proceedings. His focus is on complex disputes requiring strategic thinking and persistence as well as in cross-border disputes. Clients seek his advice in bet-the-company disputes.

In recent years, Markus has represented numerous clients in a variety of industries, frequently with multibillion claims at stake. These large scale disputes are typically in the areas of corporate, capital markets, banking and finance law, and IT/IP.

Career

Admitted to bar 1990
Universities of Saarbrücken, Freiburg and Frankfurt am Main (Dr. jur.)
Université de Grenoble
Law firm in Frankfurt am Main, 1987-1990
Law firm in Paris (Avocat à la Cour), 1991-1992 
Law firm in Houston, 1994-1995