Clifford Chance
Manuel Opfer is a member of the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice group. He focuses on national and international litigation and arbitration.
Manuel specializes in advising on international and national plant construction, commercial disputes with a particular focus on post-M&A claims and automotive disputes as well as the defense against antitrust damages claims.
His consulting includes both, the preliminary assessment and negotiation of claims as well as their enforcement in court. Consistent with the name of the practice group, he focuses on dispute resolution, always prioritizing the effective representation of his clients' interests: from contract drafting and claims management to dispute resolution in and out of court.
His experience includes advising:
- a plant manufacturer in the construction of a multibillion industrial plant, particularly in contract drafting and claims management
- an international private equity fund in post M&A arbitration after a 2 billion transaction with the energy sector
- an international automotive supplier in enforcing damage claims related to a company transaction and corresponding preferred supplier agreements in litigation and arbitration proceedings
- a German Retail group in arbitration proceedings enforcing secured payment obligations against a Canadian warehouse operator following the divestment of multi-billion Euro property portfolio
- a US automotive supplier against a lower-tier supplier of electrical components in respect of claims arising from a recall of approx. 250.000 vehicles by German premium OEM
- a European steel and rail manufacturer on the defense of follow-on claims for damages brought by Deutsche Bahn in connection with the “rail cartel”
- an international automotive supplier in enforcing damage claims related to a company transaction in litigation and arbitration proceedings
- advising an automotive tier-2-supplier against tier-1-supplier and OEM in respect of claims pertaining to a worldwide vehicle recall
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Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Düsseldorf
- +49 211 4355 5283
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- Speaks German, English and French
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
Career and qualifications
- University of Bayreuth (First State Examination) 2020
- University of Bayreuth (Economic Lawyer) 2020
- University of Cape Town/ South Africa (LL.M., Dispute Resolution) 2022
- Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf/ Germany, Vienna/ Austria, Cape Town/ South Africa, (Second State Examination) 2024
- Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 2024
- Joined Clifford Chance 2024