Matthias M. Schweiger helps clients with liability matters, class actions and dispute resolution. He focuses on advising manufacturers in the life sciences and consumer industries on the array of legal issues they face, including safety and cyber issues, recall, product compliance, pre-dispute strategy, liability defense and supply chain litigation. Matthias coordinates international litigation matters for clients, including litigation in the EU, U.S., Canada, and South America. As a trial lawyer he has handled court cases at all instances, including before the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Assisting clients with recalls, product liability defense and product compliance requires legal, technical and scientific knowledge. Matthias is said to be "well versed in the Life Sciences sector, in particular in the areas of pharmaceuticals and medical devices" (Legal 500 Deutschland). He is Co-Head of the firm's Digital Health Working Group and Member of the Life Sciences Litigation Core Team.
Matthias is a member of the Class Actions Group and leads the working group on EU class actions. He publishes regularly on collective actions in Europe, product liability and procedural law.
Education and admissions
Education
Second State Exam in Law, Bavaria, 2011
Dr. iur., University of Regensburg, 2010
First State Exam in Law, University of Regensburg, 2007