Partner, Kniprath Lopez Attorneys for Complex Disputes, Berlin (since 2015); International Arbitration, Corporate Litigation
Current activity
Professional focus
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- Commercial Law
- Contracts
- Corporate Law (incl. post-M&A)
- Insurance law
- Competition law
- Business Sectors: Plant Construction, Technology, Automotive, Insurance, Chemical, Paper Production
- Regions: Europe, China, Far East, Central Asia, Russia
Areas of law
My career
- 2011-2015 Partner, Herfurth & Partner, Hanover, Germany
- 2011 Attorney-at-Law, Hamburg, Germany
- 2010 Grooterhorst & Partner, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2007-2010 Senior Legal Counsel, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart, Germany
- 2000-2006 Attorney-at-Law, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt am Main, Germany / Shanghai, PRC
- 1998-1999 Ph.D., Cologne University, Cologne, Germany (Prof. Boeckstiegel, Topic: CIETAC Arbitration)
- 1996-1997 Legal Traineeship, Hanover, Germany and New York City, U.S.A. (American Arbitration Association
- Studies of Law (German State Exams) / Studies of China Studies (M.A.)
Arbitration experience
Arbitrator (Presiding, party-appointed, sole arbitrator) Party representative (ICC, DIS, Swiss Rules, CIETAC, UNCITRAL, other ad-hoc, German stock exchange, etc.)
Publications
- The Arbitration of the Chinese Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC) - Administration and Procedure, 2004 (Ph.D. Thesis)
- New Arbitration Rules of CIETAC, SchiedsVZ 2005, 197 et seq.
Languages
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- German
- English
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- French
Memberships
- DIS (German Institution for Arbitration)
- ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association)
- IBA (International Bar Association)
- DCJV (German-Chinese Lawyers' Association)
- DRJV (German-Russian Lawyers' Association)
- DAV (German Lawyers' Association)