Comprehensive Counseling
International Contracts
Dispute Resolution
Beck Law Firm
has its offices in Freiburg and specializes in comprehensive counseling services related to domestic and international business disputes and transactions. In addition, the firm offers dispute resolution in and out of court with a focus on mediation.
As a multilingual team with a worldwide interdisciplinary network, we provide comprehensive legal services in Chinese, English, French, German and Italian.
Klaus U. Beck
Lawyer and mediator
Klaus is a German Attorney based in Freiburg, Germany. Prior to setting up Beckadvo, he worked for law firms in Kunming, Berlin and Freiburg. During his time in Asia, he initially worked for a Chinese consulting company concerned with investment consulting and joint ventures (FDI). Later he managed the East Asia office of a German political foundation in Beijing. His last stop in China was working with economic and legal policies at the German Embassy in Beijing.
University of Berlin (Law Degree 1998); Yunnan University, Kunming, China (Mandarin Chinese 2002); Hamburg University (PhD in law 2009); licensed mediator (since 2015). Working languages German, English, Chinese, French and Italian.
Transaction counseling in the field of domestic and cross-border business law, especially commercial and corporate law with a geographical focus on Asia.
Dispute resolution as party counsel, mediator and conciliator.
Various book projects as well as regular publications and lectures.
Excerpt of publications:
• „Konfliktmanagement im internationalenRechtsverkehr“. Handbook on conflict management in international business edited by Johannes Landbrecht andSimon Gabriel, published by Stämpfli Verlag, Bern; Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden; NWV Verlag, Vienna in 2017. Chapter on China including Hong Kong and Taiwan.
• „Das Chinesische Kammer- und Verbandsrecht im Rechtsvergleich“. Comparative study on NGO legislation in the PR China published by Carl Heymanns Verlag, Colognein 2009.
• „Mittelstand in China – Umwelttechnik gefragt“. Newspaper article published in Badische Zeitung, edition no. 36 on 23 May 2002, page 8.
Lisa Zhang, LL.M.
Of Council
Lisa has vast experience both in domestic litigation and international dispute resolution, such as commercial arbitration under various institutional rules, e.g. CIETAC, SHIAC, CEAC, HKIAC, etc. Shehas represented and advised clients regarding FIDIC projects, joint venture property development, commercial leasing, adventure facilities construction projects, biotech product export, and more.
Chinese University of Hong Kong (LLM in International Economic Law 2012); Humboldt Universität Berlin (LLM in International Dispute Resolution 2024). Working languages Chinese, English, French, German.
Complete range of consultancy in the field of commercial law, strong focus on arbitration and domestic litigation.
Services
Beckadvo offers comprehensive counseling services relating to the resolution of business disputes through domestic litigation and alternative dispute settlement mechanisms. The firm also provides advice in cross-border transactions with a focus on international and domestic trade and corporate law, as well as international investment law (ICSID) and Chinese law. In cases requiring the co-operation of a larger team, Beckadvo is supported by a well-functioning network consisting of partner law firms and experts, both domestically and abroad.
Conciliation Office
The purpose of a conciliation office is to provide means for resolving disputes out of court. The parties are meant to reach an out-of-court settlement that is acceptable to both sides. Unlike with judgements, there are no “winners” or “losers” with such an amicable agreement, and personal relationships remain intact.
The conciliation office can be utilized at any time. Hence it is also possible to make use of mediation or any other conciliation procedure before a lawsuit starts pending. Our conciliation office is state-approved and mainly concerned with business and civil law cases, regardless of whether the dispute in question is between members of a team or between consumers and entrepreneurs.
In contrast to cost-intensive and time-consuming court proceedings, conciliation offices provide significant advantages to the parties:
Conciliation proceeding usually start within 14 days of application
Conciliation proceedings are non-public
Many proceedings can be completed within 1 to 2 days
The costs are predictable due to fixed hourly rates and agreed additional costs
The conflicting parties are actively involved in the process and its content, and the outcome are determined by the parties themselves
Settlements reached during conciliation are legally effective and equivalent to a court-acquired title
From the moment an application to conciliate is submitted – given it is sufficiently specific – the period of limitation of the concerned claims are suspended
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Contact
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Law Firm Dr. Beck
Goethestrasse 42
79100 Freiburg | Germany
Contact us
Tel.: +49 (0)761 36307446
Fax.: +49 (0)761 36301949
info@beckadvo.com
