Dr. Daniel Smyrek
Partner
Avocat à la Cour (Aix-en-Provence)
Certified Specialist in International Business Law and EU Law
Dr. Daniel Smyrek is a highly regarded advisor for cross-border business matters. He combines in-depth legal expertise with many years of international experience in structuring complex commercial agreements and representing clients in high-stakes litigation and arbitration. His practice focuses in particular on German-French business relations, the MENA region, and French-speaking Africa.
Admitted to the German Bar since 2004 and to the French Bar (Avocat à la Cour) since 2007, Dr. Smyrek bridges two major legal systems and cultures. He is also accredited as an arbitrator with CMAP in Paris.
His clients include leading companies in the automotive industry, the energy sector and trade as well as major banks. They rely on his strategic advice and representation in cross-border disputes, frequently with connections to France, Africa, and the Middle East.
Languages
English, French, German
Expertise
African DeskCorporate
Dispute Resolution
Distribution, Antitrust and Competition law
Foreign Trade and Export Control Law
French Desk
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- Since 2022: Rechtsanwalt / lawyer with HEUSSEN Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH
- 2019 – 2020: Advanced training as Arbitrator at the Centre de Médiation et d'Arbitrage de Paris (CMAP); accreditation as Arbitrator with CMAP
- 2017 – 2022: Lawyer with Alexander & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB
- 2014: Appointment as Certified Specialist Lawyer for International Business Law
- 2008: Appointment as Spécialiste en droit international et de l'Union européenne (French Certified Specialist Lawyer for International and European Law)
- 2008: Admission as Avocat à la Cour (Paris Bar) after aptitude exam at the Paris Bar School
- 2005: Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.), University of Tübingen
- 2004 – 2016: Lawyer with Diem & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB, Stuttgart
- 2004: Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW), Stuttgart
- 2003: German-Arab Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Cairo
- 2001 – 2003: Legal Traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Tübingen
- 2001: Research stay at Balliol College, Oxford (UK)
- 2000 – 2003: Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law, European and International Law, Prof. Dr. Martin Nettesheim, University of Tübingen
- 2000: First State Exam, University of Tübingen
- 1998 – 2001: Law studies; Studium Generale (Modern History, Islamic Studies), University of Tübingen
- 1998: Maîtrise en droit international et européen, University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence
- 1997 – 1998: Law studies, University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence
- 1997: Certificate in Legal French, University of Trier
- 1994 – 1997: Law studies with focus on Legal French, University of Trier
Universities
- University of Trier
- University of Aix-Marseille III, Aix-en-Provence
- University of Tübingen