Happ, Richard

Dr. Happ is a Rechtsanwalt (German attorney at law) and Partner of Luther Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft. He is based in the firm's Hamburg office and is co-head of the firm's arbitration practice.

• Dr. Happ graduated from the University of Kiel (Germany) in 1996. Until 1999, he was a research associate at the University and wrote his doctoral thesis. From 1998 - 2001 he undertook his mandatory legal clerkship (Referendariat) in Kiel, Hamburg, Speyer and Brussels. He was the admitted to the bar in 2001 and joined Luther the same year, becoming a partner in 2009.

He has acted as counsel or arbitrator in cases under DIS, ICC, SCC, UNCITRAL, ad-hoc and ICSID rules. Among those cases were disputes arising out of international sales contracts, oil and gas joint ventures, service and marketing contracts, commercial production agreements, power plant construction and foreign investments. His experience has been recognized by Chambers Global, Chambers Europe, Legal500 and WhosWhoLegal Commercial Arbitration.

• Dr Happ is the author of numerous publications with respect to international arbitration proceedings between investors and foreign states. He recently co-authored the “Digest on ICSID Awards and Decisions 2003-2007” (2009, Oxford University Press) and published a commentary on the ICSID arbitration rules (Heymanns, 2010, English version forthcoming). He has taught international arbitration and investment arbitration at the University of Kiel (Germany).

• DIS
• Co-chair of the DIS40
• IBA
• ILA
• Hamburg Arbitration Circle