(Partner); Admitted, 2008, Germany.
Heiko Koch predominantly advises companies, including renowned insurance companies, international shipping lines as well as providers of convenience formats, and has extensive experience in litigation. Heiko Koch's work focuses on, among other things, the areas the law governing distribution, the law governing commercial representation and insurance law, particularly the law governing remuneration of health care professions and hospital law.
Heiko Koch also specializes in labour law and has made a name for himself in particular in maritime labour law. In several companies, he played a major role in synchronizing international crew management with the requirements of the ILO Maritime Labor Convention 2006 (MLC 2006).
Heiko Koch studied law at the University of Hamburg and the Universidad de Deusto (Spain) with a focus on international private law. After an internship in a renowned London law firm, Heiko Koch completed another stay in London during his legal clerkship in the Shipping Department of a major international law firm, which was followed by publications. Since his admission to the Bar in Hamburg in the year 2008, he has been working for CMP. He has been a partner in the law firm and a shareholder in the Partnerschaftsgesellschaft mbB since 2017. Heiko Koch has also been a member of the management board of the European group of law firms Cyrus Ross E.E.I.G for many years.
Heiko Koch is a member of the Hamburg Bar Association, the German Society for Transport Law e.V. (DGTR) and the German Society for Distribution Law e.V. (DGVR).
