Walter Reichard, Rechtsanwalt

www.baubegleitende-rechtsberatung.de/index.php?id=7

Bar qualifications:
Rechtsanwalt (Germany) from
1986 to 1989 and as of 2000

Curriculum Vitae

Legal education: Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

Legal clerkship: Regional Court Darmstadt

Professional:
2001 – present Attorney with Buschlinger,Claus und Partner
1988 – 2001 Claims manager with Zurich Insurance
1986 – 1988 Attorney with Dr. Linder, Offenbach

Series of lectures for the fire protection training center
(VdS, German Insurance Association) in Cologne, Germany
Topics:
- Legal responsibilities with respect to hot work permits
- Obligations to instruct the employees of an external company
- Fire protection management
- Legal questions regarding maps for fire brigade operations
- Liability of the appointee for fire protection

Series of Inhouse trainings:
- Deutsche Bahn (German Railway)
- Messe Frankfurt (Frankfurt Trade Fair)
- Lufthansa Cargo
- ZF Getriebe (Gearbox producer)
- Hochtief (Facility Management)
- Mueller Milch (producer of dairy products)

Speaker at the VdS (German Insurance Association) Conference, 2009
http://vds.de/en/training-center-and-publishing-house/courses/courses-on-the-topic-of-fire-protection/
"Candles and Christmas floral arrangement"
Ingnition source and combustible material

Speaker at the Association of German Engineers (VDI), 2008
www.vdi-wissensforum.de/index.php
"Safe handling of combustible dusts"

Speaker at the ACE Insurance Claims Seminar 2007 in Philadelphia, USA
"German Legal System with a Focus on Product Liability"

Speaker at the mechanical engineering forum (Maschinenbauforum), 2006
www.maschinenbauforum.de/
„How to handle product liability claims“

Author

Co-author of the supplement to the hot-work-permit
published in Germany by VdS (German Insurance Association)
guideline "works with fire hazards" VdS 2008



Main practice areas:

Liability Law
Management of major national and international losses related to liability, product liability and construction liability law.
Defence against claims after fires


Insurance Law
Clarification of coverage issues related to business and product liability insurance policies and product recalls, where support is provided to companies in cases in which a safety warning or a product recall is required

Member of the German-Taiwanese Lawyers’ Association