Bio

Dr. Sonja Hoffmann is a member of the Firm's Global Commercial Litigation Practice based in Frankfurt. She advises national and multinational clients on complex national and cross-border commercial disputes with a particular focus on financial institutions, private equity, technology and real estate litigation. Sonja has extensive experience in handling litigations in court, especially in the field of collective redress. She is a proven specialist in advising clients in mass proceedings. She defends, among others, financial institutions nationwide regarding lawsuits involving various financial market instruments and is particularly specialized in derivative-related claims. Furthermore, she conducts litigation for social media companies with a focus on data protection and personal rights. In addition, her work focuses on the assessment of liability risks and the defense against liability claims. She supports clients in national and cross-border disputes, regardless of their scope and multi-juridical complexity. Sonja also assists clients in the context of enforcement proceedings with international implications. In the context of M&A transactions she advises clients on liability and litigation risks. Sonja regularly speaks at conferences and client seminars on commercial litigation topics and is a lecturer of the Deutsche Anwaltakademie.