Scherpf, Georg

I am Head of Arbitration Germany at Clyde and part of the firm's Global Arbitration Group, advising both private and state parties on complex arbitrations and cross-border litigations.

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• International trade
• corporate disputes (joint venture and post M&A)
• energy as well as construction disputes
• Public international law experience in relation to bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multilateral investment treaties
• the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT)

• studied law at Humboldt University Berlin and King’s College London
• Since 2012 German attorney (Rechtsanwalt) and a solicitor (England and Wales)
• From 2013 to 2016 Regional representative of the DIS40
• From 2016 to 2019 Regional representative for YIAG, Europe
• Frequent Speaker and publishes on international dispute resolution and arbitration

My commercial arbitration work covers a broad range of legal issues and sectors including inter-national trade (CISG), corporate disputes (joint venture and post M&A), energy (particularly wind, PV and CSP) as well as construction disputes. I have represented clients in ad hoc arbitrations seated in Germany, England, Switzerland, Austria, France, and Singapore and under various institutional rules (DIS, ICC, LCIA, AAA, SIAC and SCAI). Besides my commercial arbitration work, I also have a strong focus on public international law. I have advised clients in relation to bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multilateral investment treaties including the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). I have acted for investors in several complex treaty cases (ICSID, UNCITRAL and ad hoc) relating to infrastructure and energy investments in Spain, Czech Republic, Albania, and Germany. Moreover, I have experience with disputes relating to investments and business transactions in the wider CIS region and the Balkans.

• Country Chapter Germany: “The European Arbitration Review" 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
• Case Note: The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Raytheon Systems Limited (German Arbitration Journal (German Arb. J.)) SchiedsVZ 10/2015, 253. C.H. Beck Publishing
• The Revised LCIA Arbitration Rules 2014 (German Arbitration Journal (German Arb. J.)) SchiedsVZ 2014, 227. C.H. Beck-Publishing

• German Arbitration Institute (DIS) (including DIS40)
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and YIAG
• International Bar Association (IBA)

Speaking Engagements: Protection of RES Investments – Bespoke Solutions. Kiev, Ukraine ---- What Kind of Regulatory Changes Trigger Investment Arbitrations? – Czech Republic, Spain and now Ukraine? Arbitration Risks and Effects. Kiev, Ukraine ---- DIS40: Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration: Prague Rules vs IBA Rules. Hamburg, Germany ---- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC-YAF): Sellers’ Liability for Conformity of Goods under Domestic and International Law (CISG) Riga, Latvia ---- DIS40 Autumn Conference 2017: World trade and investment arbitration – towards a new economic world order? Berlin, Germany ---- Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG): Document Production in International Arbitration. Moscow, Russia ---- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Emerging Trends in Institutional Arbitration Berlin, Germany ---- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC-YAF): Hands-on Third-Party Funding Milan, Italy