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Henrike Koch, Dr. Axel Boës, Afra Gyekye, Anna Kopylova and Bettina Gotthardt
Law Firm
for maritime commercial law and arbitration in Hamburg
KDB.legal Koch Boës is a highly specialized law boutique in Hamburg with a strong focus on maritime and commercial law as well as arbitration.
Clients of KDB.legal Koch Boës are particularly shipping companies and shipyards, but also private equity investors and service companies from other industries such as media, sports and gastronomy.
Henrike Koch and Dr. Axel Boës have gained their experience and expertise over more than 20 years in different companies and positions before starting the law boutique in summer 2015. Those broad and in-depth experiences enable Henrike Koch and Dr. Axel Boës to not only work closely with their clients on legal issues, but also to offer a tailored approach to corporate management and strategy challenges.
They’re offering accompanying advice and support their clients from the beginning of a problem analysis over strategy development until its successful implementation. A mandate always ends with a holistic and critical evaluation of the progress and the targets achieved, both in economical and legal aspects.
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Judicial Review of EU Sanctions Before the General Court: Alfa-Bank v Council (Case T-898/25)
I. Introduction Judicial review of European Union sanctions has become a recurring feature of EU litigation since the expansion of restrictive measures following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Numerous individuals, companies, and financial institutions have sought annulment of EU listings before the General Court of the European Union, challenging both the factual basis and […]
When enforcement threatens “Russian industry”: Russian court denies enforcement of USD 6 million Luxembourg awards
The Arbitrazh Court of the Ural District refused recognition and enforcement of Luxembourg arbitration awards, reasoning, inter alia, that enforcement could “cause damage to Russian industry.” Background of the dispute The dispute arose between Giuseppe Bruzzone and Luigi Stoppani (both Italian citizens) and Koaland Investment Ltd (BVI), on the one side (collectively, the claimants), and […]
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