Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills Germany LLP
Current activity
Professional focus
- Construction
- energy
- post M&A
- commercial disputes
- investment management
Areas of law
My career
- Dr. jur., Europa-Institut Saarland University, 2005
- Second State Exam, Heidelberg, 1995
- First State Exam, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, 1993
- University of Rome, Dottoressa Scienze Politiche, 1989
Arbitration experience
As a party representative and arbitrator. Patricia Nacimiento has conducted over 95 arbitration proceedings under the rules of numerous arbitration institutions - such as ICC, ICSID, CIETAC, DIS LCIA, ICDR, Swiss Chamber of Commerce, Indian Council of Arbitration, Stockholm Chamber of Commerce and the Danish Institution of Arbitration as well as ad hoc proceedings. She led approx. 25 arbitrations as chairperson, sole arbitrator or party appointed arbitrator and was appointed by the German government to the ICSID list of arbitrators.
Publications
- Co-editor, "Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Global Commentary on the New York Convention", Kluwer, 2010 (with Herbert Kronke, Dirk Otto and Nicola Christine Port)
- Co-editor, "Arbitration in Germany" Kluwer, 2009 (Böckstiegel, Kröll, Nacimiento eds.)
- Numerous articles on "Dispute Resolution"
Languages
- German
- English
- Spanish
- French
- Italian
Memberships
- ICC Commission on Arbitration
- ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice
- International Law Association - working group investment protection
- DIS IberoAmericana
- Lecturer at the universities of Heidelberg and Mainz