Maximilian Weiss is the founder and managing director of WEISSWERT and a leading investor protection attorney. He specializes in resolving complex financial disputes and collective redress mechanisms.

Max has gained extensive experience in the field of securities litigation and how to bring mass claims for thousands of domestic and foreign investors collectively, within Germany and across borders. He has been and continues to be involved in some of the largest German securities litigation cases, where he has handled numerous proceedings brought under the Capital Markets Model Case Act (KapMuG), each of which involved disputed amounts in the billions of euros. His practice areas include shareholder disputes, claims for misadvice and investment fraud, asset tracing and asset recovery as well as advising investors and shareholders in connection with investment decisions, including the formation, restructuring, acquisition and sale of companies (M&A).

Max authors articles on the topics of complex financial disputes, collective redress and securities litigation and is a frequent speaker on the aforementioned topics. Having shaped the litigation landscape with groundbreaking actions such as in re Wirecard, Max is also a sought-after commentator for media outlets.

Prior to founding WEISSWERT in 2022, Max worked at a leading boutique law firm specializing in financial disputes (since 2015) as well as in the practice group of a Stuttgart-based corporate law firm. Then as now, Maximilian Weiss’ practice has consistently focused on representing investors in complex disputes and complex transactions.

His clients include both companies and private individuals, particularly institutional investors and high-net worth individuals.

Max is a native German speaker and fluent in English and Spanish.