DRS Belgium S.R.L: Deminor strengthens its litigation funding activities in Germany with new hire Tim Willing

PRESS RELEASE

Hamburg, 27 April 2023

Deminor strengthens its litigation funding activities in Germany with new hire Tim Willing

Deminor, one of the world's top 10 litigation funders, is further strengthening its presence in Germany. With the appointment of Tim Willing as Senior Legal Counsel, an experienced litigator joins the established German team consisting of Dr. Malte Stübinger (General Counsel Germany), Patrick Rode (Senior Legal Counsel) and Jasna Jarmuschke (Legal Counsel).

Deminor specialises in complex commercial disputes, investment recovery cases and antitrust actions. Tim Willing adds additional experience and expertise in all these areas to the team, especially in the field of cartel damages claims. With him, Deminor further strengthens its leading position in the German litigation funding market.

Tim Willing was admitted to the German Bar in 2018. Before joining Deminor, he was a Senior Associate with the specialized litigation law firm Quinn Emmanuel, where his practice focused on advising companies in various antitrust litigation as well as complex investment recovery cases. Tim Willing studied law at Westfaelische Wilhelms-University in Muenster (Germany), the San Diego State University, USA, and the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He then completed his clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg.

"I am excited to be joining and supporting Deminor as fast-growing and at the same time strongly value-oriented firm. Litigation funding will play a key part in the development of Germany as a legal forum," says Tim Willing.

"With his broad practical experience and deep insights into the antitrust litigation market, Tim will ideally complement our team and strengthen our profile in this field. This will allow us to serve our clients with even better service and tailor-made funding solutions", comments Dr. Malte Stübinger, General Counsel Germany at Deminor, on Tim’s arrival.

Charles Demoulin, Chief Investment Officer and Partner at Deminor, adds:

"I look forward to working with Tim, whose expertise in commercial disputes will be an excellent addition to not just our Hamburg team but also our international team more generally. I am confident that his skills will strengthen our position as a leading provider of litigation funding solutions in Germany. His deep understanding of the legal industry and his extensive network will help us to continue to deliver excellent results for our clients."

About Deminor

Deminor Recovery Services (Luxembourg) SA ("Deminor") is one of the top 10 international litigation funders. Deminor specialises in general commercial litigation, investment recovery and antitrust litigation. The name Deminor is derived from the French "défense des minoritaires" and reflects the firm's roots in advising minority shareholders. Since its foundation in 1990, Deminor has pursued the goal of helping corporate entities and investors to recover suffered damages and to obtain justice. To this end, it accompanies and finances legal proceedings, both multi-party actions and individual disputes. Before Deminor becomes active, it thoroughly examines the facts of the, which it bases on decades of experience. In doing so, Deminor is characterised by a high degree of integrity. Through its selection process, Deminor has won more than 80% of the cases for its clients. To date, Deminor has assisted its clients in the prosecution of claims amounting to approx. EUR 6 billion. Deminor has offices in Brussels, London, Luxembourg, Milan, Hamburg, Hong Kong, Madrid and New York and can thus be active in various jurisdictions worldwide. Its clients base consists of numerous small and medium-sized companies as well as internationally active corporations. In addition, four of the world's ten largest investors regularly rely on Deminor's expertise.

Further information can be found at: https://drs.deminor.com/de/

Contact Deminor*

Tim M. Willing, LL.M. (UCT)
tim.willing@deminor.com
Tel. +49 151 105 122 49

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