Jakob conducts litigation and arbitration in both German and English. Together with the Litigation Department, Jakob regularly explores new legal fields with a private law component. Such interdisciplinary matters include, for example, tax liability issues in connection with so-called cum-ex transactions, sanctions as obstacles to performance in supply contracts, and the valuation of licenses when challenging license fees. Jakob also regularly advises on product liability cases within supply chains, on disputes in the aircraft and railway industries, and on cross-border disputes in international business transactions. Jakob not only is active in the more common jurisdictions, but has also enforced claims in Kenya, Tanzania, Estonia, Bulgaria, Libya, and the United Arab Emirates, for example. Jakob also has extensive experience pleading in summary proceedings before the German courts.
Jakob is active in training junior lawyers within the firm. He regularly gives classes on the subject of legal writing, taking strategic aspects into account.
Jakob studied law at the University of Potsdam, Germany. He further received a master’s degree in International Law, with a focus on Alternative Dispute Resolution from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, USA. As part of his legal traineeship at the Supreme Court of Berlin, he worked, inter alia, for the German Federal Foreign Office in Berlin and the United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals in Arusha, Tanzania.
Jakob is counsel at Morrison Foerster’s German office in Berlin and a member the Litigation Department.
Representative Experience
- Representing a foreign client in the defense of substantial recourse claims in connection with so-called cum-ex transactions.
- Representing a leading manufacturer of aircraft seats in various disputes within the supply chain and the distribution network.
- Representing a financial institution in the recovery of royalties for worthless intangibles.
- Representing a rail transport company following the termination of a cooperation with a competitor.
- Representing a large German service company in the field of aviation technology in a variety of cross-border disputes, including cross-border enforcement of judgments.
- Representing an energy service provider in the defense of claims for damages following the termination of a supply contract due to sanctions.
- Representing a U.S. film production in summary proceedings to secure a film’s release against newly raised claims by the owner of the film location.
- Assisting U.S. and European manufacturers of consumer products with voluntary recalls throughout the EU, preparing risk analyses, communicating with the authorities, locating the affected products, and educating customers.