Clifford Chance
Uwe Hornung has been a partner in the Frankfurt office since 1994. He is a member of the Commercial Litigation Group and specializes in litigation as well as national and international arbitration proceedings with industrial, corporate or transactional background.
He has served as an arbitrator in ICC-, Stockholm- and DIS-Arbitration proceedings as well as pleaded before the European Court of Justice.
- Acting for an international medical equipment manufacturer in an ICC arbitration re purchase price adjustment in a M&A transaction involving warranties for patent liabilities against a Korean entity under administration
- Representing an Italian glass manufacturer in the enforcement of claims due to defective glass melting furnace against German manufacturers
- Defense against cartel damage claims for German industrial conglomerate
- Enforcing product liability claims (due to necessitated recall) against Asian chip manufacturer re faulty components delivered to German equipment manufacturer
- Acting for an US electronics retailer in a litigation against German energy giant on the basis of indemnification claims for environmentally contaminated sites in California and Alabama, settlement after court-led mediation proceedings
- Enforcing of claims against general contractor of defective Spanish solar park
- Acting for a bank in its enforcing of property rights for fissile material against Brazilian utility before ICC Arbitration panels in Rio De Janeiro, German courts and the European Court of Justice
- Acting for warring shareholders in JV-scenarios
- Numerous M&A related matters regarding enforcing of (or defense against) warranty claims in both arbitration and before state courts
- Acting for international law firms on a regular basis in their defense against professional liability claims
- Acting for a former shareholder of a chip manufacturer in its defense against claims asserted by the administrator of the chip manufacturer's estate
- Arbitration between a Brazilian water utility and German industrial
News and client work
Contact details
- Clifford Chance, Frankfurt
- +49 69 7199 1289
- Email me
- Speaks German and English
- Practice area Litigation, dispute resolution & risk management
- Sector Real estate
Career and qualifications
- University of Frankfurt am Main 1979
- Clifford Chance New York 1988 - 1989
- Joined Clifford Chance Frankfurt 1989
- Admitted as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany 1990
- Partner 1994 - 2023
Professional bodies
- Deutscher Anwaltverein
Awards and citations
- National Leader
Who's Who Legal 2025 - Commercial Litigation
- "Uwe Hornung has been invaluable in terms of explaining German procedures generally, and advising as to strategy and defence at all stages of the litigation."
Chambers Europe 2024 - Dispute Resolution - "creative, brilliant in presentation, reliable, collegial"
JUVE 2023/24 - Dispute Resolution - Often recommended - "strategic experience second to none"
JUVE 2022/23 - Dispute Resolution - "appreciated for his breadth of expertise in litigation, with a particular strength in damages claims"
Chambers Europe 2022 - Dispute Resolution - Leading Individual
Legal 500 Germany 2022 - Dispute Resolution