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WILHELM is among the founding members of the newly established Global Policyholder Alliance (GPA), an international network of specialist law firms dedicated to representing policyholders. 

WILHELM Rechtsanwälte has once again been recognised among Germany's leading insurance law firms in the newly released Chambers Germany 2026 rankings.

WILHELM Rechtsanwälte has secured another strong result in The Legal 500 Germany 2026 rankings, where the firm is once again recognised in Tier 2 for Insurance Litigation.

In interviews with the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and WirtschaftsWoche, Dr. Mark Wilhelm analyzes the Federal Court of Justice’s ruling on the VW settlements with top executives.

The German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung reports on the problematic flood damage claims settlement process in the Ahr Valley and quotes Raimund Mallmann regarding a dispute involving our client.

In the new ranking by Best Lawyers, published today in the business daily Handelsblatt, six of our lawyers are recommended in Insurance, Litigation, and M&A.

In an interview with WELT am Sonntag, Mark Wilhelm explains the dos and don'ts in the settlement of flood damage – and warns against making quick blanket settlements.

Mark Wilhelm comments to Versicherungsjournal on the planned product liability reform and the consequences of the new right to bring class actions in Germany via associations.

Mark Wilhelm in an interview with the business weekly WirtschaftsWoche about insurance litigation.

In a landmark decision, the Higher Regional Court of Cologne clarifies that – in direct proceedings of the policyholder against the D&O insurer – the allocation of the burden of proof also follows the principles of directors‘ and officers’ liability.

In an interview with DAS INVESTMENT, Mark Wilhelm gives insights into claim settlement after major flooding catastrophes.