Elias Klodt LL.M.
Associate
Languages
German, EnglishStructured, straightforward, solution-oriented
Elias Klodt advises and represents clients in disputes before courts and arbitral tribunals.
Education and career
Elias Klodt discovered his affinity for litigation and arbitration by participating in an international student competition. He continued pursuing this interest during his Masters of Laws at the University of Glasgow in 2018. Subsequently, he worked for four years as a research assistant and trainee lawyer in the dispute resolution department of an international law firm in Frankfurt/Main and Singapore. In 2023, Elias Klodt moved to Munich and joined SRP.
Experience
Space disputes
Represented a satellite network operator in an expedited ICC arbitration seated in Paris against one of the world’s largest space companies.
Defended a satellite operator against claims of a German satellite manufacturer before a German court, amount in dispute ≈ 2 million €
US telecommunications company in corporate disputes (contentious shareholders' meetings, interim injunction proceedings, arbitration proceedings, cancellation proceedings), total amount in dispute > 500 million €
SRP represents a US telecommunications company in (cross-border) disputes from of a joint venture to build a satellite network. In particular
- contentious shareholders’ meetings,
- numerous preliminary injunction proceedings,
- more than twenty DIS and ICC arbitrations, and
- setting-aside proceedings against arbitral awards.
Issues in these proceedings are inter alia
- Dismissal of managing directors for cause,
- Redemption of shares for cause,
- Determination of the shareholder compensation payment,
- Claims for damages against managing directors and shareholders,
- Dissolution of the company; and
- Frequency usage rights.
Consultants’ and directors’ liability
Former managing director in dispute concerning bonus payment and alleged competition law violations, amount in dispute approx. € 20 million
SRP represents a former managing director in claiming bonus payments against the parent company of the company formerly managed by him and defends him against alleged claims for damages based on alleged competition law violations. In particular:
- Claiming profit participation (including calculation of the enterprise value)
- Defending against claims for damages including links to white-collar crime
- Claiming payment from the D&O insurer
Commercial disputes
Electronics retailer in all commercial disputes
SRP is the exclusive advisor and representative of an electronics retailer for all commercial disputes.