Dr. Katharina Thole

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Katharina's practice focuses on insurance law and liability matters, particularly in the areas of financial lines (D&O) and insurance litigation. She is an Associate and joined Clyde & Co in 2023. Prior to joining Clyde & Co, Katharina worked for a large international law firm in Commercial/Dispute Resolution.

For her legal traineeship, she chose a focus on commercial law with stations at the Federal Cartel Office, in the legal department of a company leading in industrial and consumer business and in a large international law firm in the area of litigation.

Her dissertation deals with problematic coverage gaps in D&O insurance.

Experience

• Monitoring counsel in various complex domestic and international D&O claims.
• Drafting legal opinions for insurers on complex legal issues.
• Handling complex coverage disputes as coverage counsel.
• Defence counsel in commercial litigation matters.