Olaf Kranz
Olaf Kranz

Olaf Kranz

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Recommended lawyer for Commercial Litigation

Olaf advises on legal disputes and represents his clients both before ordinary courts and before national and international arbitration tribunals.

 

He is particularly active in the field of corporate law, specializing in shareholders’ disputes, directors’ and officers’ liability cases, disputes arising from corporate transactions and antitrust damages litigation.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Disputes & investigations
Private investment & family owned businesses
Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes

Sectors

Private wealth
Technology, media & communications
Aerospace & defence

CV

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1999 – 2003 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1998 – 1999 Associate, international law firm

Career

Since 2003 Partner, Taylor Wessing
1999 – 2003 Associate, Taylor Wessing
1998 – 1999 Associate, international law firm

Education

1998 Admitted as a lawyer, Düsseldorf
1998 Second state examination, NRW
1996 – 1998 Legal clerkship, Düsseldorf with a posting in New York

Memberships & Associations

Ausschuss für Gesellschaftsrecht der Bundesrechtsanwaltskammer
Vorstand der Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf
Vorprüfungsausschuss "Fachanwalt für Internationales Wirtschaftsrecht" der Rechtsanwaltskammer Düsseldorf

Additional languages

English

Awards

Legal 500 2026

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The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2025

The Best Lawyers™ in Germany 2024

Legal 500 Germany 2024

Experience

Post-merger litigation advice

A large supermarket chain on a post-merger dispute to review and assert claims from two large transactions due to violations of duties of conduct and guarantees arising from investment contracts.

Olaf Kranz

Providing comprehensive commercial litigation advice

A large German industrial conglomerate on providing advice regarding alleged claims in relation to sales, purchase and deliveries, including representation at court and in arbitration proceedings.

Olaf Kranz
Dr. Carsten Müller, LL.M., Maître en Droit

Olaf's news & insights

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Disputes Predictions 2026 | Taylor Wessing
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Disputes & investigations

Disputes Predictions – The litigation and arbitration issues companies must prepare for

26 February 2026

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Careers

Announcing 26 senior promotions for 2024, including 18 to partnership

30 April 2024

by Shane Gleghorn and Olaf Kranz

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Technology, media & communications

Artificial intelligence tools are going to change how legal work is done

7 June 2023

by Shane Gleghorn and Olaf Kranz

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