Frank Meckes

Frank Meckes

Munich, DE recognized lawyers icon Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2010
WACH UND MECKES und Partner Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Awarded Practice Areas

Arbitration and Mediation Bet-the-Company Litigation International Arbitration Litigation Mergers and Acquisitions Law Product Liability Litigation
*Named the "Lawyer of the Year" in this practice area in the 2026 edition in Bayern.

Biography

Frank Meckes is both a German lawyer and a graduate in business administration. He has extensive experience in litigation and arbitration. He advises local and international clients in complex commercial disputes, particularly in post-M&A disputes, capital markets disputes, cartel damages disputes, manager liability disputes and disputes in the energy sector.

He acts for parties and also sits as an arbitrator in both domestic and international arbitration under the auspices of institutional rules as well as ad-hoc arbitration. Together with Dr. Karl J.T. Wach, Frank is co-author and editor of the book "Tactics in M&A Arbitration".

Frank is recognized by JUVE, Legal500, Chambers & Partners and Best Lawyers / Handelsblatt as a specialist in the areas of Litigation and Arbitration.

Before founding Wach und Meckes, Frank worked in the Litigation / Arbitration Group of a leading international law firm in Munich and London, where he was responsible for the group's M&A litigation and arbitration practice.

Frank speaks German and English.

  • Studied business administration at the University of Cooperative Education (Finance Centre) in Stuttgart
  • Studied law at the University of Freiburg i.Br.
  • Admission to the bar (Rechtsanwalt), 2002
  • Partner at Wach und Meckes since 2009
WACH UND MECKES und Partner Rechtsanwälte PartG mbB

6 Best Lawyers awards

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Awards & Focus

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2026 - Arbitration and Mediation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2018 - Litigation Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2017 - International Arbitration
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Arbitration and Mediation, Bayern, Germany (2026)
  • Litigation, Bayern, Germany (2018)
  • International Arbitration, Bayern, Germany (2017)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Germany 2026 for work in:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Bet-the-Company Litigation
  • International Arbitration
  • Litigation
  • Mergers and Acquisitions Law
  • Product Liability Litigation

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