Ciya is a dispute resolution lawyer based in Düsseldorf. He specializes in defending board members against liability claims (Defence) and acts as Monitoring Counsel for insurers, particularly in the area of Directors & Officers (D&O) liability within the financial lines sector.
Ciya is a dispute resolution lawyer based in Düsseldorf. He specializes in defending board members against liability claims (Defence) and acts as Monitoring Counsel for insurers, particularly in the area of Directors & Officers (D&O) liability within the financial lines sector.
Ciya is a Senior Associate and joined Clyde & Co in 2022. His practice focuses on insurance law and liability matters, especially in the financial and professional lines (D&O, E&O & PI).
Before joining Clyde & Co, Ciya worked as a research assistant at the University of Bielefeld and at an international law firm. In his doctoral thesis he dealt with trade contracts under consideration of ethical circumstances.
Experience
Monitoring counsel in various complex domestic and international D&O-claims
Acting as defence counsel for insurers in connection with D&O-claims brought by insolvency administrators
Drafting legal opinions for insurers on complex legal issues