Atty. Martin Bär
Martin Bär represents clients across the life cycle of complex commercial disputes, from pre-dispute strategy and risk mitigation to high-stakes litigation and alternative dispute resolution. His practice spans a broad spectrum of sectors, with a particular focus on banking and financial markets, real estate and construction, data protection, and directors' and officers' liability.
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Martin Bär is a business, litigation, adr, international, and internet attorney, practicing at Jones Day. Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Banking and Finance Law (2026), Best Lawyers in America — Data Security and Privacy Law (2026), and Best Lawyers in America — International Arbitration (2026). Serands clients in Frankfurt Main and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Martin Bär represents clients across the life cycle of complex commercial disputes, from pre-dispute strategy and risk mitigation to high-stakes litigation and alternative dispute resolution
- His practice spans a broad spectrum of sectors, with a particular focus on banking and financial markets, real estate and construction, data protection, and directors' and officers' liability
- He also regularly advises clients on internal investigations and provides support during dawn raids
- Martin's approach is pragmatic and results-driven, offering clients clear, actionable advice to achieve effective and commercially favorable outcomes
- Before joining Jones Day in 2025, Martin gained extensive experience in high-profile disputes over nine years at a leading international law firm where he handled complex matters across multiple jurisdictions
- His experience includes: representing an international bank in a €150 million mistrade dispute in Germany and France
- advising an international bank in a CHF (Swiss franc) 320 million securities litigation
- defending an international bank in mass proceedings brought by several hundred claimants involving index certificates
- representing a capital markets infrastructure provider in a series of court cases in Germany and the Netherlands concerning bond certificates and a shareholder liability lawsuit over €500 million in performance and €8 billion in declaratory relief
- advising a real estate asset manager in complex litigation, including a multiparty insurance dispute
- representing a data center developer in a construction delay dispute exceeding €80 million
- and advising an e-commerce platform in General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)-related claims following a cyberattack
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Business attorneys advise founders and growing companies on entity formation, contracts, financing, M&A, and dispute resolution.
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Civil litigation attorneys for breach of contract, business disputes, civil rights, and class action lawsuits.
Martin Bär is one of 454,532 litigation attorneys indexed nationally. Browse litigation attorneys →
Mediators and arbitrators for civil, commercial, family, and employment dispute resolution.
Martin Bär is one of 73,906 adr attorneys indexed nationally. Browse adr attorneys →
International law attorneys for cross-border transactions, trade, foreign investment, and treaties.
Martin Bär is one of 40,133 international attorneys indexed nationally. Browse international attorneys →
Internet and cyber lawyers for data breaches, online defamation, privacy law, and cybersecurity matters.
Martin Bär is one of 17,958 internet attorneys indexed nationally. Browse internet attorneys →
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