TL4 x DGA: Maximising your Advantage In Governance Disputes

Harald Kinzler is a Partner at DGA Group and is based in the London office. Mr. Kinzler has been a senior communications advisor since 2012. As an ex-investment banker, he is an expert in financial communications and investor relations (IR).

His main area of focus is publicly listed companies going through major transformations, or companies going public. Mr. Kinzler is a specialist for complex equity capital market and cross-border M&A transactions (including SPACs) as well as dual-track processes, investor relations and financial, corporate, and crisis communications.

Mr. Kinzler spent 15 years in the investment banking industry in London and New York, starting as an economist at Lehman Brothers and moving through a range of roles in the equities business. He later worked as Head of Corporate Broking at Berenberg Bank in London. Before joining DGA Group in 2021, Mr. Kinzler spent nearly 10 years at two other strategic communications consultancies in London and Frankfurt.

Mr. Kinzler holds MSc Economics degrees from the University of Saarbrücken and the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Lynn is a Legal Director within the Disputes Resolution practice with a specialism in Civil Fraud. Lynn also heads the China Business Team and assists a number of clients across Hong Kong and China, utilising her mandarin language skills and knowledge of local business practices. 

Lynn acts on a number of high-value, complex litigations and arbitrations and has a broad commercial practice advising both claimants and defendants. Lynn’s cases are often of general public interest and she is often instructed to assist with guiding the direction of public relations. 

Lynn is ranked as a Key Lawyer in disputes resolution (mediation and international arbitration) by the Legal 500 EMEA Guide and has close, trusted relationships with clients. She is praised for her strategic thinking and practical advice, helping clients to achieve their aims effectively and efficiently. 

Examples of recent work:

• Acting for a Defendant in complex US$3 billion litigation with cross-jurisdictional satellite litigation, delivering strategic advice for England and Wales while coordinating strategic cross-jurisdictional issues.

• Advising a Claimant in an LCIA international arbitration dealing with construction delay issues for 4 strategic construction projects.

• Advising a Claimant in an LCIA arbitration in respect of a negligence claim valued at over US$10 million.  

• Acting for a high-profile claimant in relation to a circa £90million claim involving a range of financial dishonesty offences including allegations of fraud and conspiracy. This case was widely reported in national and international press and Lynn was also required to manage publicity around the litigation.

• Advising on an £80million pharmaceutical dispute, defending against allegations of breach of contract, economic duress, conspiracy and intimidation.

• Defending a group of companies against public interest winding up petitions presented by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Lynn also assisted the client companies with reputation management work, including work in defamation, after settlement.

• Acting on a £250million cross border dispute arising out of a fatal accident, defending the client against allegations of fault in respect of product liability.

• Advising on a £3 million dispute, defending against allegations of misrepresentation arising out of the sale of an unregulated investment.

• Acting on litigation arising out of professional negligence.

• Leading on an international reputation management project for a client across 8 different jurisdictions.