Prof. Dr. Eric Wagner

Partner | Rechtsanwalt
The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
"Absolute thought leader, precise. Terrific. (client)"

Prof. Dr. Eric Wagner

Partner | Rechtsanwalt
The Legal 500 EMEA 2022
"Absolute thought leader, precise. Terrific. (client)"
Expertise
Expertise

Eric specialises in the area of commercial law including product liability, as well as in e-commerce, autonomous driving, connectivity and Industry 4.0. He advises clients in this area on drafting contracts and also represents them in litigious proceedings (esp. on disputes arising from contracts, on the enforcement of and the defence against liability and recourse claims, the conduct of class action-type lawsuits as well as on insolvency law disputes) before German courts and international arbitration tribunals. In this context, Eric was named “Lawyer of the Year for Dispute Resolution” (Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers 2017).

When it comes to drafting contracts, Eric is among the leading lawyers in Germany and regularly advises clients on the structuring of contracts for – and the negotiation and implementation of – important projects with suppliers, customers and distribution and cooperation partners. He is also very active in the area of ESG and, in particular, the developments surrounding the Act on Corporate Due Diligence in Supply Chains, where he advises a number of clients on setting up suitable compliance systems and on drafting contracts.

Furthermore, Eric is also one of the world’s leading experts in the area of product liability law. He advises clients on the development of risk avoidance strategies and also has extensive expertise and experience in dealing with crisis situations as well as potential recall scenarios at clients.

Eric was also honoured as one of the best 25 lawyers in Germany under the age of 40 (JUVE Rechtsmarkt 1/2019). Chambers Global lists him as one of the few leading litigators in Germany. In addition, he was appointed honorary professor at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg in 2021 in recognition of his achievements in the field of law.

Vita
Eric studied law at the University of Erlangen. He has been a partner at Gleiss Lutz since 2013. In 2012, he worked as a foreign attorney in dispute resolution at a leading law firm in New York.

Since 2021 Eric has been an honorary professor at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he lectures in the field of international contract law and arbitration law. He is also a member of a number of professional associations, regularly gives talks and has authored numerous publications in his field of law. Among other things, he annotates the entire provisions on the sale of goods in Prütting/Wegen/Weinreich’s standard commentary on the German Civil Code (BGB). He is also the editor of the journal “COVuR - COVID-19 und Recht”, which deals with all the legal issues relating to the pandemic.

Eric speaks German and English.
Fields
Fields
CommercialDispute Resolution, Litigation and ArbitrationProduct Liability and SafetyRestructuringESG: Environment – Social – GovernanceForeign Trade LawDigital FutureMetaverseLegal TechAutomotive & Mobility
Mandates
Mandates
02.06.2022
Gleiss Lutz advises Hypo Real Estate Holding on settlement in complex actions for damages
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22.10.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises VKTA and the Free State of Saxony in connection with the conclusion of a public law contract on the transfer of responsibility for nuclear fuels from the former Rossendorf research reactor
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23.08.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises Deutsche Post DHL Group in connection with the acquisition of the sea freight specialist J.F. Hillebrand Group
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02.07.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises Adler Modemärkte on its takeover by Zeitfracht – to be implemented via several insolvency plans
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30.06.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises Advent Technologies in connection with its acquisition of fischer group’s fuel cell business
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Know-How
Know-How
06.12.2022
product.compliance.bites – How to deal with product compliance in the USA
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22.11.2022
EU Supply Chain Act: Rapporteur Lara Wolters proposes significant tightening of the draft directive
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Presentations
Presentations
20.07.2021
The Shell decision
The beginning of a new era in climate change litigation?
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Fields
Fields
CommercialDispute Resolution, Litigation and ArbitrationProduct Liability and SafetyRestructuringESG: Environment – Social – GovernanceForeign Trade LawDigital FutureMetaverseLegal TechAutomotive & Mobility
Mandates
Mandates
02.06.2022
Gleiss Lutz advises Hypo Real Estate Holding on settlement in complex actions for damages
More
22.10.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises VKTA and the Free State of Saxony in connection with the conclusion of a public law contract on the transfer of responsibility for nuclear fuels from the former Rossendorf research reactor
More
23.08.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises Deutsche Post DHL Group in connection with the acquisition of the sea freight specialist J.F. Hillebrand Group
More
02.07.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises Adler Modemärkte on its takeover by Zeitfracht – to be implemented via several insolvency plans
More
30.06.2021
Gleiss Lutz advises Advent Technologies in connection with its acquisition of fischer group’s fuel cell business
More
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