Arbitration

Our team of more than 20 arbitration experts will be pleased to help you successfully resolve complex national and international commercial disputes.

Team with more than 20 experienced arbitration experts

Outstanding reputation: frequently recommended by leading directories such as JUVE, WWL, Chambers Europe, Best Lawyer/Handelsblatt and Legal 500

Interdisciplinary teams of experts

Our team of more than 20 arbitration specialists is there to assist you in effectively handling complex national and international commercial disputes. We can draw on extensive experience in both commercial arbitration and investment arbitration, whether under the rules of the relevant arbitral institutions and in the context of ad hoc arbitration proceedings. Our diverse team also includes lawyers with a common law background. This enables us to put together a team ideally suited to handling disputes involving the US and the UK.

Our services

Advising on drafting arbitration agreements

We draft arbitration agreements that are tailored to your individual case. Above all, it is essential to look closely at whether a dispute should be conducted ad hoc or with the help of an arbitral institution. Arbitral institutions are helpful in handling the arbitration proceedings and provide tried and tested arbitration rules. The costs vary greatly depending on the institution, which is why we help you analyse them closely beforehand.

Advising on the preparation of disputes

We advise you individually on whether arbitration or another dispute resolution instrument is the best choice for your claim. Typical questions arising are what impact a legal dispute will have on the business relationship, the importance of keeping the proceedings confidential and the subsequent enforceability of an arbitral award as compared to a judgment given by a state court.

Areas we focus on

Energy disputes
Financial disputes
Corporate disputes
Commercial disputes
International taking of evidence
Investment law
IT and telecommunications law disputes
Post-M&A disputes
Sports law disputes
Disputes involving construction and infrastructure
Disputes involving D&O, professional and bank liability
Insurance disputes

Party representation in commercial arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules as well as in ad hoc arbitration proceedings

We support you as party representatives with our many years of experience in national and international commercial arbitration proceedings. Our arbitration experts are familiar with the rules and practices of the relevant national and international arbitral institutions. We regularly advise and represent clients in arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules, including ICC, DIS, SCAI, SCC, LCIA, FAI, VIAC, SIAC as well as in ad hoc arbitration proceedings. We take on the role of local counsel as well as international lead counsel and hold the reins when action is required across several countries and jurisdictions.

Party representation in investment arbitration proceedings

We support you as party representatives in investment arbitration proceedings with our many years of experience both on the investor side and on the state side.

Acting as arbitrators in national and international arbitration proceedings

Our arbitration experts are sought-after arbitrators in national and international arbitration proceedings under the relevant arbitration rules, including ICC, DIS, SCAI, ICSID, SCC, LCIA, FAI, VIAC, SIAC as well as in ad hoc arbitration proceedings.

Representing clients in state court proceedings in support of arbitration proceedings

We advise you on all matters before state courts in connection with arbitration proceedings, such as

in proceedings to set aside German arbitral awards,
in the recognition and enforcement of domestic and foreign arbitral awards at home and abroad,
or when arbitrators are challenged.