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Marc Jacob

Marc Jacob

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Partner at DLA Piper

  • Education

    • Goethe-Universität Frankfurt

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      Dr. Jur. summa cum laude

      Doctorate in law.

    • Harvard Law School

      2004 - 2005
      Master’s Degree LL.M.

      Awarded a Landon H. Gammon fellowship for academic excellence.

    • UCL

      2001 - 2004
      Bachelor’s Degree LL.B. first class honours

      Awarded the Sweet & Maxwell prize for the best overall performance in the final year, S.J. Berwin prize for the best overall performance in the first year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer prize for the highest mark in conflict of laws, Simon Wallace Memorial prize for the highest mark in contract and tort, Blackstone Chambers prize for the highest mark in public law, Herbert Smith prize for exceptional merit, Bentham prize for the highest mark in jurisprudence, Andrews prize, Dean’s list, Winner… Show more Awarded the Sweet & Maxwell prize for the best overall performance in the final year, S.J. Berwin prize for the best overall performance in the first year, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer prize for the highest mark in conflict of laws, Simon Wallace Memorial prize for the highest mark in contract and tort, Blackstone Chambers prize for the highest mark in public law, Herbert Smith prize for exceptional merit, Bentham prize for the highest mark in jurisprudence, Andrews prize, Dean’s list, Winner of the Junior Moot. Show less

  • Experience

    • Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law

      Jan 2007 - Jan 2012
      Senior Fellow

      Public International Law, International Investment Law, EU Law, English Law

    • Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen

      Jan 2012 - Jan 2020
      Visiting Lecturer, Examiner

      Investment Law and Arbitration, Public International Law

    • Shearman & Sterling LLP

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2022
      Senior Associate

      International Arbitration, Litigation, Public International Law, Financial Institutions Investigations and Enforcement

    • DLA Piper

      Apr 2022 - now
      Partner

      International Arbitration, Litigation & Regulatory

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Rechtsanwalt

      Rechtsanwaltskammer Frankfurt Am Main

    • Barrister

      The Bar Council of England and Wales

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      Best Lawyers 2025: - Jun 2024 - International Arbitration- Arbitration and Mediation- Litigation
    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      Who's Who Legal 2024: - Nov 2023 - "He is an excellent advocate with outstanding skills"- "an excellent strategist … great knowledge of public international law"- “Marc is a legal encylopedia and can navigate with ease through the thorniest technical issues"- “Marc is diligent, attentive and responsive"
    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      The Legal 500 - Private Practice Arbitration Powerlist - DACH Region 2023: - Apr 2023 - Listing "the leading arbitration counsel in Germany, Austria and Switzerland today” and “practitioners that are deemed the gold standard by businesses”
    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      The Legal 500 - Germany 2023: - Feb 2023 - Recommended for Arbitration and International Arbitration
    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      Who’s Who Legal 2023: - Dec 2022 - "Marc is top-notch in the field" - "He can decipher the most complex legal issues and he is extremely comfortable with disputes involving complex legal issues" - "He knows how to handle disputes at the interface between common law and German civil law"
    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      Global Arbitration Review 2022: - Apr 2022 - “brilliant advocate and terrific colleague”- “He combines significant experience in international commercial and investment arbitration with an uncommon strategic sense"- “super impressive and persuasive practitioner who... masters not only his own systems of English and German law, but also has an outstanding grasp of the rules and processes of international law”- “highly regarded expert in the field of arbitration”
    • Awarded to Marc Jacob
      LMG Expert Guides 2015-2019: - - Rising Star, Commercial Arbitration (Germany)