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Kanzlei Dr. Dilek
Dr. Derwis Dilek, LL.M. (Columbia)
Rechtsanwalt
Attorney-at-Law (New York)
Admitted in Germany and the State of New York
Advice and representation in civil, commercial and business law. For individuals and businesses.
Advice & representation
Your matter comes first.
From contracts to disputes, I advise and represent clients across civil, commercial and business law, with a particular focus on international matters and the legal questions of digitalisation.
Practice areas
How I can assist you.
Commercial law
Commercial transactions, distribution agreements and commercial agency law.
Business law
Company law, banking and capital markets law, and business agreements.
Employment law
Employment contracts, dismissal, termination agreements and employment-related claims.
Digital assets
Crypto-assets, tokenisation, electronic securities and MiCAR.
Digitalisation
Digital business models, IT contracts and legal questions of e-commerce.
Private international & EU law
Applicable law, international jurisdiction and European legal requirements.
Arbitration
Arbitration agreements, party representation and independent arbitrator appointments.
US law · New York
New York State law and cross-border matters involving the United States.
Services
Legal advice
Legal assessment and contract drafting.
Representation
Out of court and in court proceedings.
Legal opinions
Thorough analysis of specific legal questions.
Arbitrator
Independent arbitrator appointments.
Profile
Education & admissions.
My experience combines legal practice at an internationally active private bank with academic research in civil, business and digitalisation law. It also includes serving as tribunal secretary in a commercial arbitration.
2026
Frankfurt am Main Bar
Admission as a Rechtsanwalt in Germany
German Rechtsanwalt since 2026.
11/2023–11/2025
Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main
Legal traineeship · Second State Examination
Legal traineeship in Hesse; Second German State Examination in November 2025.
09/2024
Supreme Court of the State of New York
Admission as an Attorney-at-Law
Appellate Division, Third Judicial Department. New York Attorney-at-Law since September 2024.
05/2020–10/2023
Philipps University Marburg
Doctorate in law · Dr. iur. · magna cum laude
Thesis: “Das Internationale Privatrecht digitaler Werte”.Awarded the DKS Special Award 2024.
08/2021–05/2022
Columbia University, New York
Master of Laws · LL.M.
Corporate law, finance, and law and economics.Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
04/2015–12/2019
Philipps University Marburg
Law studies · First State Examination
First German State Examination in December 2019; focus on company law and international business law.
LanguagesGerman · English · Kurmanji · French (conversational)
Research
Publications & talks.
Digital assets, private international law and business law.
2024
Monograph
Das Internationale Privatrecht digitaler Werte – Kollisionsrechtliche Interessen bei der Digitalisierung von Vermögenswerten
Mohr Siebeck, 2024.
View publication2025
Journal article
A New Private International Law for Digital Assets
RabelsZ 89 (2025), issue 4, pp. 714–742.
With Sebastian Omlor, Dominik Skauradszun.
2025
Book chapter
Kapitel 3: Andere Kryptotoken als vermögenswertereferenzierte Token und E-Geld-Token
In: Meier (ed.), Handbuch MiCAR – Europäische Regulierung der Kryptowerte, Erich Schmidt Verlag, 2025, pp. 191–228.
2025
Book chapter
Wertpapiere und Tokenisierung in Portugal und Deutschland – Eine vergleichende Betrachtung aus dem Zivil- und Aufsichtsrecht
In: Omlor/Lübke (eds.), Tokenized Finance, Mohr Siebeck, 2025, pp. 233–256.
With Alexander Schneider.
2024
Book chapter
§ 8 IPR der Blockchain: Die Bestimmung des Sachstatuts digitaler Werte – Ein Gesetzesvorschlag
In: Omlor/Möslein (eds.), Blockchain und Recht, Mohr Siebeck, 2024, pp. 181–203.
2023
Journal article
ESG-Focused Hedge Fund Activism
Economic Analysis Letters 2 (2023), issue 4, pp. 1–6.
View publication2022
Journal article
German Electronic Securities Act
European Company Law Journal 19 (2022), issue 3, pp. 67–72.
With Sebastian Omlor.
2021
Journal article
Einordnung von Krypto-Token als Wertpapiere (securities) nach US-amerikanischem Recht
RDi 2021, pp. 324–333.
2020
Journal article
Corona Gesellschaftsrecht – Rekapitalisierung von Gesellschaften in Zeiten der Pandemie
BB 2020, pp. 126–132.
With Sebastian Omlor.
2025
Case note
Anwendbares Recht für Prospekthaftung nach Initial Coin Offering
German Federal Court of Justice, decision of 9 July 2024 – XI ZR 344/22. Case note, RDi 2025, pp. 35–39.
2023
Case note
Bitcoin-Entwickler als Treuhänder – Dezentralität bloß ein Mythos?
Court of Appeal (England & Wales), judgment of 3 February 2023 – CA-2022-001050. Case note, RDi 2023, pp. 246–249.
2023
Case note
Digitale Werte als securities
United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire, judgment of 7 November 2022 – 21-cv-260-PB. Case note, RDi 2023, pp. 81–84.
2025
Talk
Ein neues Internationales Privatrecht für digitale Werte
DKS award ceremony, Bird & Bird LLP, Frankfurt am Main, 2025.
2023
Talk
HCCH-UNIDROIT Digital Assets and Tokens Joint Project – Ein Werkstattbericht
Blockchain und Recht workshop, Saarbrücken, 2023.
2020
Talk
Das Internationale Privatrecht der Blockchain
Blockchain Summit, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, 2020.
Titles are retained in their original language.
Contact
Let’s discuss your matter.
Please email me with a brief description of your legal matter.
derwis.dilek@kdd-legal.de
Office addressRA Dr. Derwis Dilek
Darmstädter Str. 20
D-63069 Offenbach am Main
Germany
Darmstädter Str. 20
D-63069 Offenbach am Main
Germany
Appointments
By prior arrangement.
In person or by video conference.
An engagement requires a conflict check and express confirmation. Please draw attention to any pending deadlines.