Andreas Kadletz Dr. iur. (Heidelberg) LL.M. (McGill)
International Lawyer and manager [0]. Born in 1969. Originally from Germany, he has lived and worked in North America, England and Asia. [1]
Dr. Andreas Kadletz holds a PhD in law (Dr. iur.) of Heidelberg University (Ruperto Carola) in Germany [2] and an LL.M. degree (Dean's Honor List) of McGill University in Montréal, Canada, [3] where he was also awarded the Institute of Air and Space Law Essay Prize (1996) [4]. He served as a correspondent for UNIDROIT Rome. [5]
Dr. Andreas Kadletz participated in Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation (Executive Education Program).
His legal works between 1996 and 1999 contributed to shaping the Montreal Convention 1999 as a successor to the Warsaw Convention 1929 in international air transport law [6]. Dr. Kadletz was referenced by the German Federal Government in the context of harmonization of the German Civil Aviation Act with the Montreal Convention 1999 and European aviation laws [6a].
As attorney-at-law he advised and represented in the Concorde air crash matter at Paris 2000 [7], in the mid-air aircraft collision at Lake Constance 2002 and in global M&A transactions [8]. He legally represented (China) government positions in territorial matters. [9]
His professional experience also encompasses the pharmaceutical sector, particularly inhouse with global biopharma operations, the air & space sector and the defense sector.
Since 2003 Dr. Andreas Kadletz is also General Counsel of the Keiper Recaro Group (today named only Recaro Group) [10] as well as of PKG Holding [11] and MP Beteiligungen (investment holding company) [12].
Dr. Andreas Kadletz is on the management board of various companies in China [13], Latin America [14] and other countries.
Dr. Andreas Kadletz is a frequent speaker about international topics (establishing cross-border business and managing business abroad [15], corporate governance [16]) and published numerous articles about international aviation and business law. [17] In 2020 he participated in the Strategic Space Law Course by McGill University and Spectrum Space Security (see "news").
Dr. Andreas Kadletz is active in sports and athletics. He is the Bavaria State Champion 2022 for the 10 km distance in the seniors (M50) category, and at age 50 (plus) he can still complete marathons in under three hours [18] and finish on podiums [19]. He supports athletics teams and their managements.
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[0] For example, phttps://www.moneyhouse.de/Andreas-Kadletz-Stuttgart; https://www.northdata.de/Kadletz,+Andreas,+Stuttgart/8mt
[1] For professional stages of life in North America, England, Asia: „Recent Developments of Air Carrier Liability – European Views and Trends“, Korean Journal of Air and Space Law 11 (1999), page 209 = Liber Amicorum for Prof. Dr. Doo Hwan Kim, Seoul, Korea
[2] Kadletz, Andreas, Dr. iur. utr., Haftung und Versicherung im internationalen Lufttransportrecht (Diss. Heidelberg, Peter Lang Publishing, Berlin Bern Ney York Paris 1998); https://www.peterlang.com/view/title/25066?tab=aboutauthor; https://www.amazon.de/internationalen-Lufttransportrecht-Internationalen-Wirtschaftsrecht-International/dp/3631331967; https://www.beck-shop.de/kadletz-haftung-versicherung-internationalen-lufttransportrecht/productview.aspx?product=8916217
[3] Kadletz, Andreas. LL.M., Conflicts of laws in private international air law : the contracts of carriage by air, aviation insurance, aircraft purchase, finance, the creation of security rights in aircraft and a common general part. (McGill University Montréal Canada 1996); http://digitool.library.mcgill.ca/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=27456&local_base=GEN01-MCG02; https://www.zvab.com/Conflicts-Laws-private-International-Air-Law/22591094275/bd; https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq29831.pdf; https://www.worldcat.org/title/conflicts-of-laws-in-private-international-air-law-the-contracts-of-carriage-by-air-aviation-insurance-aircraft-purchase-finance-the-creation-of-security-rights-in-aircraft-and-a-common-general-part/oclc/46585784/editions?referer=di&editionsView=true
[4] McGill University, Institute of Air and Space Law Essay Prize 1996
[5] UNIDROIT correspondent: examples - https://academic.oup.com/ulr/article-abstract/6/3/668/1636978; https://academic.oup.com/ulr/article-abstract/6/2/410/1672157
[6] Montreal Convention formally: the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air https://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/annals/contents/1997; https://online.ruw.de/suche/riw/Internation-Lufttransportr-unte-dem-Einf-staatli-D-3902be8c62cc6575837dd54e2c64b5f9; • „The Current Crisis in Contractual Private International Air Law”, Annnals of Air and Space Law 22 (1997), pages 87 ff. • “The Passenger Domicile Clause of the IATA Intercarrier Agreement: An Obituary of Uniform Private International Air Law”, Annals of Air and Space Law 22 (1997), pages 217 ff. • “Choice of Law Under the IATA Intercarrier Agreement: Passenger Domicile v. Uniform Private Air Law”, The Aviation Quarterly (Lloyd’s) 1996/97, pages 211 ff. • Das neue Montrealer Übereinkommen vom 28.5.1999 über den internationalen Luftbeförderungsvertrag („Neues Warschauer Abkommen“)“, VersR 2000, S. 927 ff. • „Internationales Lufttransportrecht unter dem Einfluss staatlichen Drucks“, RIW 2000, S. 540 ff. • „Die Domizilanknüpfung nach dem IATA Intercarrier Agreement 1995“, IPRax 1998, S. 9 ff.
[6a] Gesetzentwurf der Bundesregierung – Entwurf eines Gesetzes zur Harmonisierung des Haftungsrechts im Luftverkehr, Drucksache 15/2359, 14 January 2004, Deutscher Bundestag 15. Wahlperiode, page 30.
[7] Concorde: „律师在法航＂协和空难＂理赔中的工作实践“ - „Legal Practice in Air Crash Cases: Air France „Concorde“ Crash” (in co-authorship with Jing Men (门晶/凯睿思), Chinese language), in: Chinese Lawyer 2003, pages 25 ff.; Unfallhaftpflicht in Luftverkehrssachen: Schadensersatzansprüche von Passagieren bei nationaler und internationaler Beförderung (Heymann publishing 2000) | Marietta Benkö, Andreas Kadletz | ISBN: 9783452248442; https://www.amazon.de/Bücher-Andreas-Kadletz/s?ie=UTF8&page=1&rh=n%3A186606%2Cp_27%3AAndreas%20Kadletz
[8] https://www.juve.de/nachrichten/deals/2011/01/autozulieferer-johnson-controls-kauft-keiper-recaro-sparte-und-hammerstein-mit-linklaters-hilfe
[9] Andreas Kadletz: “China, Taiwan and the Warsaw Convention”, Annals of Air and Space Law, vol. 23 (1998), pages 143 ff. https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq29831.pdf; Men, Jing: The US/China Aviation Collision Incident at Hainan in April 2001 – China’s Perspective, in: German Journal of Air and Space Law (ZLW) 2002, page 557
[10] General Counsel Keiper Recaro Group http://www.udruga-korporativnih-pravnika.hr/dld/15%20Sydikusanwaltstag.pdf; https://www.juve.de/nachrichten/deals/2011/01/autozulieferer-johnson-controls-kauft-keiper-recaro-sparte-und-hammerstein-mit-linklaters-hilfe
[11] PKG Holding https://www.northdata.de/Putsch+GmbH+%26+Co.+KG,+Kaiserslautern/HRA+2522;
[12] MPBG https://www.juve.de/nachrichten/deals/2016/04/gut-bewacht-konica-minolta-geht-mit-gleiss-bei-mobotix-an-bord ; https://www.northdata.de/MP+Beteiligungs-GmbH,+Kaiserslautern/HRB+3646
[13] Board China https://www.dcjv.org/veranstaltungen/dcjv-jahrestagungen (2013); https://www.zchinr.org/index.php/zchinr/article/download/529/553
[14] Latin America https://www.juve.de/nachrichten/deals/2015/01/autositze-prevent-sichert-sich-mit-willkie-suedamerika-geschaeft-von-keiper; https://web2.cylex.de/firma-home/keiper-lateinamerika-beteiligungs-gmbh-11677824.html; https://www.moneyhouse.de/KEIPER-Brasilien-Beteiligungs-GmbH-Kaiserslautern; https://www.northdata.de/BAP+Brasilien+Automotive+Parts+Trading+GmbH,+Kaiserslautern/HRB+31044
[15] Cross border business and managing business abroad: “Canada Links the World – About Cross-Border Investment, Aviation and More”, The Canadian-German Lawyer, December 1999, pages 2 ff.; Establishing business in China: https://www.dcjv.org/veranstaltungen/dcjv-jahrestagungen; Manager of international investment Holding: https://www.northdata.de/PKG+International+GmbH,+Kaiserslautern/HRB+31016
[16] Corporate Governance https://www.syndikusanwaelte.de/files/downloads/Veranstaltungen/2011%20und%20aelter/Bericht_zum_Syndikusanwaltstag_2008.pdf; http://www.udruga-korporativnih-pravnika.hr/dld/15%20Sydikusanwaltstag.pdf
[17] Selected examples: speaker at The 27th Annual Pacific Northwest Aviation Law Seminar, Washing- ton, October 1999. German Journal of Air and Space Law (ZLW) 2000, 94; 2010 - 3rd Copenhagen Aircraft Finance Legal Seminar - EALA | The European Air Law AssociationPDFeala.aero › uploads › 2013/11 › 2010-Co...; International Conference Air and Space Law, Montreal, October 1996, https://www.mcgill.ca/iasl/annals/contents/1997.
[18] PBs (M50) 10 km 37:03 min.; 21.1 km 1:21 h; marathon 2:59 h
[19] for details see ATHLETICS on this website
