Ines Becker
Managing Associate
Languages
German, English, SpanishResourceful, Persistent, Purposeful
Ines Becker advises and represents companies in disputes before national courts and international arbitration tribunals.
Education and career
During her studies, Ines Becker had her first positions in multinational law firms as a research assistant. There she discovered her enthusiasm for procedural law and solving complex legal issues. This focus accompanied her to Berlin, where she worked in the dispute resolution department of a multinational law firm as trainee lawyer for a year (2017–2018). After completing her legal traineeship at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (2019) and a commercial law boutique in Berlin (2019–2020), Ines Becker joined SRP in 2021. She lives with her husband in Munich.
Experience
Cum-Ex disputes
Market participant in defending claims for alleged involvement in cum-ex trades, amount in dispute > 500 million €.
SRP represents a market participant accused of being involved in cum-ex trades. SRP defends the market participant against claims of other parties involved and secures possible recourse claims against others and former advisors.
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
Stock corporation in defending against compensation claims of its former CEO who was dismissed for embezzlement.
SRP represented a stock corporation in the construction sector in defending against compensation claims of its former CEO who had been dismissed for breach of trust. The case circled around:
- Valid termination, including the interplay between board position and service agreement
- Evidence in document-only civil proceedings
- Distinction between loans and embezzlement
Law firm in defending damages claims based in tort of an insolvency administrator, amount in dispute > 5 million €
SRP represents a German law firm in defending claims for damages based in tort brought by an insolvency administrator over the assets of one of the firm’s clients for an alleged involvement in bankruptcy offences.
Indian solar company in claiming damages arising from attorneys’ liability in arbitration proceedings, amount in dispute > 10 million €
SRP represents an Indian solar company in claiming damages from a German attorney specialised in arbitration due to errors in advice in a DIS arbitration against a buyer of solar cells for payment of the purchase price after refusal to accept solar cells in breach of contract.
Real estate company in claiming damages fromer manager
SRP represents a real estate company in the termination of a former manager and in claiming damages for serious breaches of the duty of proper management. Handling the case includes:
- Cooperation with PR consulting
Commercial disputes
Electronics retailer in all commercial disputes
SRP is the exclusive advisor and representative of an electronics retailer for all commercial disputes.
Management participation
Managing director in his claims against a corporation under a management participation agreement, amount in dispute > 10 million €
Compliance disputes
Investment banker in claiming damages based in tort against major German bank, amount in dispute > 50 million €.
SRP advises a former investment banker on claiming damages in excess of 50 million € against a major German bank for making false compliance allegations.