Michael B. Hixson
Director
Michael is a director in the Litigation Practice Group based in our Böblingen office.
He has substantial expertise in global product liability defence, e-discovery, class action defence, regulatory and recall obligations, implementing corporate document management/retention programmes and advising on cross-border legal issues involving the taking of evidence outside of the US and the interface between US discovery obligations and EU data protection and privacy laws.
- Representation of automotive manufacturers and suppliers in product liability litigation and regulatory matters worldwide, from notice of claim to settlement or trial.
- Management of e-discovery projects involving litigation and internal compliance investigations.
- Review of product labelling, marketing material and consumer information from a product liability perspective.
Education
- St. John's University, in Bankruptcy Law
- University of Mississippi, J.D.
- Millsaps College, B.A., cum laude
Admissions
- Registered Foreign Attorney at Law Stuttgart, 2017
- New York, 2004
Memberships & Affiliations
- Defense Research Institute
- Phi Delta Phi International Legal Society
Languages
- English
- German
- Spanish
- Co-author, with Katherine Jones, “Dispute in the United States,” Market Intelligence - Dispute Resolution 2019, Getting the Deal Through, May 2019.
- Featured presenter, “The New State of the Art: Are YOU Leveraging eDiscovery Analytics?” DKN Networks, 5th Annual Litigation Summit, Berlin, March 3, 2017.
- Co-presenter, „E-Discovery bei Kartellrechtsangelegenheiten: Beispiele und Lösungen aus der Praxis - Besser Sie wappnen sich jetzt!”, DKN Networks 4. Kartellrecht Summit 2015 (Berlin), 23 November 2015.
- Co-presenter, “Expert Briefing: Die fabelhafte Geschichte von Big Data vom viktorianischen Internet bis heute”, AmCham Germany/Kroll Ontrack GmbH, 16. July 2015.
- Presenter, “Counterfeit Products and Their Effect on Product Liability Claims”, Product Liability Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (London, UK), March 2013.
- Co-author, “Duty to Warn of Fire Risk Due to Spontaneous Combustion”, International Law Office, Product Liability Germany, February 2013.
- Co-author, “Liability With Respect to Vehicle Fire”, International Law Office, Product Liability Germany, October 2012.
- Co-author, “Damages for “Creeping Defect” Under the German Product Liability Act?” International Law Office, Product Liability Germany, January 2012.
- Co-author, Germany Chapter, “The International Comparative Legal Guide to Class and Group Actions (2012 Ed.)”, Global Legal Group Ltd, November 2011.
- Co-author, “Munich Court Rules on Exploding Wine Bottle,” International Law Office, Product Liability Germany, October 2011.
- Author, “Recent Legislation Concerning Jurisdiction Over Foreign Manufacturers”, Strictly Speaking: The Newsletter of the DRI Product Liability Committee, Vol. 7, Issue 1, March 2010.
- Author, “Legislative Update: Protectionism on the Rise? Recent Attempts to Require Foreign Manufacturers to Post Bond, Assent to Jurisdiction in US Courts”, AmCham Commerce Germany Update, March 2009.
- Presenter, “The Wild, Wild West: The Americanization of Class Action Lawsuits in the European Union”, DRI Product Liability Conference: Product Liability in the Global Economy (Phoenix, Arizona), 6. February 2008.
- Author, “Recent Developments in EU Representative Action Law”, Strictly Speaking: The Newsletter of the DRI Product Liability Committee, Vol. 2, Issue 4, November 2007.
- Interview, “Different Software in Our Brains: US Lawyers in Baden-Württemberg”, Accents Magazine, October 2006.