Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

Philipp Behrendt heads up the German Disputes & Investigations Group of Taylor Wessing and is joint head of the international group. He conducts complex proceedings before state courts in Germany and national and international arbitration tribunals. In addition, he advises clients on international litigation, primarily in the USA. A focus of his practice is product liability and product safety law, in which he advises on the marketability of products, recalls, defence against claims and all other related aspects.

Philipp is a member of the invitation-only IADC and of DRI, for which he served as Chair of the International Committee and now serves as Country Chair for Germany.

Product safety roadmap

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CV

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2005 – 2009 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Career

Since 2009 Partner, Taylor Wessing

2005 – 2009 Associate, Taylor Wessing

Education

2006 Doctoral degree, university of Frankfurt

2000 LL.M., University of New South Wales, Sydney

1996 – 1999 Legal studies, university of Münster

Publications

AI, risk allocation and liability, PlugIn – Wir denken das Recht der digitalen Zukunft, edition #17, January 2019

Product Liability in Germany, in: The International Comparative Legal Guide to Product Liability, 14th Edition, 2016, Chapter 13, with Dr Henninge Moelle

Die ganze Bandbreite im Blick behalten – Eine Rechtsprechungsübersicht zu den aktuellen Entwicklungen in der Praxis des Produkthaftungsrechts, in: Deutscher AnwaltSpiegel, Ausgabe 09, gemeinsam mit Donata Freiin von Enzberg

Product Liability in Germany, in: Product Liability 2014, with Dr Henning Moelle

Commercial and Distribution Law, in: Business Laws of Germany

Auf dem Weg zur Class Action in Europa?, in: RIW 2014, 253-259, gemeinsam mit Donata Freiin von Enzberg

Die Ausgabe Elektronischen Geldes, 2007

Das Mindestreservesystem des ESZB und elektronisches Geld, in: EuZW 2002, p. 364-367

Memberships & Associations

DRI, German Country Chair
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Vertriebsrecht
Deutsch–Indische Juristenvereinigung

Additional languages

Awards

JUVE 2025/2026

Featured

Lexology Index 2025

Experience

Volkswagen consumer claims related to Diesel emissions

Defending Volkswagen in German courts against a five-digit number of consumer claims relating to NOx emissions from Diesel vehicles.

Dr. Henning Moelle, LL.M.

Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

CEE Group on the acquisition of the 154 MWp solar park project Döllen

Comprehensive legal advice to the asset manager CEE Group, specialised in renewable energies, on the acquisition of the 154 MWp solar park project Döllen as well as legal advice on complex construction agreements, various issues concerning the permitting and the zoning plan procedures as well as in connection with the sale of the electricity to be generated.

Carsten Bartholl

Jasmin Schlee

Dr. Angela Menges

Dr. Markus Böhme, LL.M. (Nottingham)

Hannes Tutt

Galya Stareva, LL.M. (Hamburg)

Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.

Dr. Janina Pochhammer

Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

Kerstin Bär, LL.M. (Bristol, UK)

Medical device company

Advising a US manufacturer on a worldwide product recall of certain medical devices used for surgical interventions on tendons, peripheral nerves and joints to prevent the formation of post-surgical adhesions. These devices are packaged individually with a third-party manufactured cannula accessory for application/ delivery to the treated site which has been affected by potential fraudulent reporting of sterilization results. Our UK office is managing and co-ordinating a worldwide recall of the client's potentially impacted products across 26 jurisdictions with assistance from our international offices.

Katie Chandler

Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

Representing an Austrian manufacturer in ICC arbitration proceedings

Representing an Austrian manufacturer in ICC arbitration proceedings against a Canadian customer relating to alleged faults in production equipment. Proceedings were subject to Swiss law and conducted in Zurich.

Donata Freiin von Enzberg, LL.M.

Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)

The shareholders and founders of Velox GmbH on its sale to IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG

The shareholders and founders of the chemical distributor, Velox GmbH, on the sale of 100% of their shares in Velox to IMCD Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the Dutch company, IMCD N.V., the global leader in the sales, marketing and distribution of speciality chemicals and food ingredients. Velox, founded in 1993, is one of Europe's leading distributors of specialty raw materials for the plastics, composites, additives, caoutchouc, paints and coatings industries.

Press release

Dr. Holger Schrewe, LL.M. (London)

Robert Wethmar, LL.M. (NYU)

Dr. Philipp Behrendt, LL.M. (UNSW)