Onno Teigeler represents insurers, insureds and commercial clients in complex litigation, coverage disputes and liability matters in cross-border contexts.

Onno advises on a broad range of civil and commercial disputes, with a focus on insurance, transport and shipping, as well as complex liability matters. He acts in commercial and civil dispute resolution matters before German courts, representing clients in contract and liability disputes across a wide range of business lines. His practice includes complex civil litigation proceedings as well as enforcement actions, including the securing and enforcement of claims in contentious commercial contexts.

A significant part of Onno’s practice focuses on insurance law. He advises and represents national and international insurers, insureds and other market participants across various insurance sectors, particularly in transport, property and liability insurance. His work has a strong emphasis on marine insurance, including hull and yacht policies as well as maritime liability insurance, and typically involves complex coverage litigation, liability defence, recourse claims and regulatory or supervisory issues.

In addition, Onno is engaged in matters across the maritime and land-based transport sector, advising on disputes arising out of national and international carriage, logistics failures and liability frameworks throughout the transport chain. His experience also includes shipbuilding and warranty claims as well as ship arrest proceedings in cross-border contexts. He further advises on insolvency matters in the shipping industry, supporting companies in defending against insolvency-related claims and in pursuing their own creditor rights.

• Regularly handling complex hull and yacht insurance coverage disputes.
• Regularly advising and representing insurers and insureds with respect to various liability defence claims.
• Regularly handling recourse proceedings in the maritime and land-based transport sector, including disputes arising from national and international transports.
• Regularly advising and representing clients in construction disputes and maritime industry‑related insolvency situations.

• Regularly supporting clients in the assessment of complex casualty events, including damage investigations, expert coordination and the evaluation of contractual and statutory liability frameworks.

   

  Individual Examples:

• Advising and supporting an international shipping company in a multimillion‑euro dispute against a shipbuilding industry entity concerning defects in critical vessel components, leading to a favourable settlement.
• Representing a European shipbuilding company both in and out of court in the defence of claims arising from shipbuilding contracts.
• Advising and representing a client in a large-scale insolvency matter in the German yacht‑building industry, securing and defending the client’s interests before the courts.
• Advising and representing a company in the yacht‑building industry out of court in relation to significant claims arising in a separate major insolvency case in the German yacht‑building sector.
• Representing a German bank in a global corporate dispute in the maritime sector, providing legal advice and representation, in a complex court process involving multiple jurisdictions.
• Acting for an international ship management company in enforcing contractual rights across several jurisdictions, employing multi‑layered enforcement mechanisms and methods.
• Litigation and enforcement of multimillion‑euro claim for private individuals arising from investment and guarantee agreements in the construction industry.
• Assisting insurance‑sector clients in defending substantial liability claims in non‑European jurisdictions and coordinating cross-border defence strategies.

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