Army duty with German Military Police (1988 to 1990). Employed as executive officer for international associations and professional sports franchises in Germany and the USA (1991 to 1997). Legal studies at University of Regensburg Law School (Germany) and University of Leicester (England), both German law exams in Bavaria, graduated with distinction. Admitted to the Munich Bar (2001). Master of Laws degree (LL.M.) in European Commerce Law, graduated with distinction. Employed for three years as associate lawyer with the international law firm BBLP Beiten Burkhardt Mittl & Wegener in Munich (practice group corporate law). Managing director of a German publishing house. General legal counsel to a number of German companies, including pharmaceutical and biotech firms. Lecturer in international commercial law, UK-German litigation and cross-border probate matters.

Co-founder of Graf & Partners LLP in 2003 and the firm’s managing partner ever since.

Bernhard is a leading expert when it comes to British-German legal matters, in particular cross-border business litigation. He specialises in UK-German disputes since 2001. He is not only a very experienced German trial lawyer but he also knows the English side of things because he has written the only German language textbook on civil litigation in England and Wales (“Der Zivilprozess in England”) published by the renowned BECK Verlag.

He is the editor of the the German language law blog www.EnglischesRecht.de, which explains matters of English law to a German speaking audience. 

UK-German legal matters

Commercial & Corporate Law

Mergers & Acquisitions

Law of Inheritance and Succession

Medical Law & Medical Malpractice Cases

Pharmaceutical & Biotech

Sports, Event and Entertainment Law

Drafting international Agreements

International Litigation