Mr. Ludwig represents U.S. and foreign clients in commercial and regulatory litigation and counseling, as well as corporate matters. He has been lead counsel in trial and appellate courts across the country in a wide range of insurance, banking, accounting, intellectual property, and international law cases.
Mr. Ludwig has broad experience in complex litigation and international arbitration. He has represented U.S., German, Brazilian, Chinese, Kuwaiti, South African, and other foreign companies and individuals in domestic and cross-border commercial disputes for thirty years. He also advises and represents clients in other international and regulatory matters, including intellectual property, international trade, export and foreign asset controls, foreign sovereign immunity, aviation, and transportation.
Mr. Ludwig also serves as local, national, and international counsel in insurance and financial disputes. He represents insurers, banks, and other clients in cases involving loan losses, lender liability, negotiable instruments, wire and electronic funds transfers, letters of credit, malware and cybercrime, as well as coverage and subrogation under fidelity, surety, and financial institution bonds, corporate and financial fraud, directors and officers liability, and auditor liability.
Mr. Ludwig has broad appellate experience, including appeals before the United States Courts of Appeals for the District of Columbia, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Ninth, Tenth, and Federal Circuits, the United States Supreme Court, and numerous state appeals courts.
Applying insights gained in decades of trial and appellate litigation, Mr. Ludwig and the firm have an exceptional record in handling novel and complex cases. Seeking strategic and effective solutions to help its clients succeed, the firm consistently has unraveled difficult legal issues, including longstanding Gordian knots of common, statutory, and constitutional law, often with precedent-setting results.
