Gessner, Judith

RAin Dr. LL.M.

b. 1969

ALP Rechtsanwälte
Handels- und Gesellschaftsrecht

Current activity

since 2016 Partner at ALP Rechtsanwälte (Law firm)

Professional focus

Compliance
Energy and power
M&A
Trade
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements
Logistics
Project management
Sport
Transportation
Distribution and franchise

Areas of law

Adjudication/Dispute Boards
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Employment law
Civil law
Energy law
EU law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Private international law
International economic law
Mediation
Sports law
Contract law

My career

  • 1994 First Juridicial State Exam, University of Hamburg
  • 1995 Master of Laws, Tulane University, New Orleans
  • 1997 Second Juridicial State Exam, Court of Appeal Hamburg
  • 1998 admitted to the bar in Hamburg
  • 2001 PhD (Dr. jur.), Max-Planck-Institute Hamburg
  • 2002-214 lecturer at Université de Metz, France

Arbitration experience

Counsel and arbitrator (co, sole and chairman) in international and domestic arbitration proceedings under various institutions (DIS, ICC, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, etc.) and ad hoc.

Publications

  • Anerkennung und Vollstreckung von Schiedssprüchen in Deutschland und den USA unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des UNCITRAL Modellgesetzes (recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards in Germany and the US under special consideration of the UNCITRAL model law), Diss. 2001

Languages

German
English
French

Memberships

  • German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
  • Swedish Chamber of Commerce
  • LEI (Law Europe International)

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