Prof. Dr. Klaus Peter Berger, LL.M.

Hölderlinstr. 38
50968 Köln
Deutschland
German, Dortmund 1961
50968 Köln
Deutschland
| Fon | +49 (0) 221 4702327 |
| Fax | +49 (0) 221 9345686 |
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Present Position
1996-2002 Professor and Director of the Institute for International Business Law and the Center for Transnational Law (CENTRAL), Münster University; since 2002 Professor and Holder of the Chair for Civil Law, German and International Commercial, Economic and Banking Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law, Cologne University
Training / Professional Experience
1981-1988 Law studies at Bielefeld and Virginia University; 1989-1996 Dr. iur and Habilitation at Cologne University
Areas of specialisation
International contract law; banking and finance (loan contracts, disputes under ISDA Master Agreements, non-performing loans, project finance, credit card provider contracts etc.) post M&A disputes; joint ventures; international construction; research & development; gas supply and storage contracts; German, Swiss, Dutch, English, American trade law; CISG; Driver Contract Recognition Board (Formula 1 Racing), Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
Arbitral experience
Since 1993 chairman, party-appointed and sole arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations (ICC, DIS, LCIA, UNCITRAL, Vienna Rules, Swiss Rules, Chinese-European Arbitration Centre, Ad Hoc etc.)
Membership in professional associations
DIS (Member of the Board, 2012-2016 Chairman of the Board of Directors), Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (Member of the Board), LCIA, CIETAC, Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), PRIME Finance Expert List, ICDR, Governing Counsel ICC Institute of World Business Law, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR, ICC Germany
Publications
Private Dispute Resolution in International Business, 3rd ed. 2015
Arbitration Interactive, 2002; Author: Internationale Wirtschaftsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit, 1992; International Economic Arbitration, 1993; Recht und Praxis des Schiedsverfahrens, 3rd ed. 1999 (together with Raeschke-Kessler); approx. 150 articles on international arbitration and domestic and international contract and commercial law; Editor: Das neue Recht der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit/The New German Arbitration Law, 1998; Co-Editor of "Arbitration International"; Co-Editor of "German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ)"; see www.klauspeterberger.de
Language Skills
German, English
1996-2002 Professor and Director of the Institute for International Business Law and the Center for Transnational Law (CENTRAL), Münster University; since 2002 Professor and Holder of the Chair for Civil Law, German and International Commercial, Economic and Banking Law, Private International Law and Comparative Law, Cologne University
Training / Professional Experience
1981-1988 Law studies at Bielefeld and Virginia University; 1989-1996 Dr. iur and Habilitation at Cologne University
Areas of specialisation
International contract law; banking and finance (loan contracts, disputes under ISDA Master Agreements, non-performing loans, project finance, credit card provider contracts etc.) post M&A disputes; joint ventures; international construction; research & development; gas supply and storage contracts; German, Swiss, Dutch, English, American trade law; CISG; Driver Contract Recognition Board (Formula 1 Racing), Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA)
Arbitral experience
Since 1993 chairman, party-appointed and sole arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations (ICC, DIS, LCIA, UNCITRAL, Vienna Rules, Swiss Rules, Chinese-European Arbitration Centre, Ad Hoc etc.)
Membership in professional associations
DIS (Member of the Board, 2012-2016 Chairman of the Board of Directors), Arbitration Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (Member of the Board), LCIA, CIETAC, Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), PRIME Finance Expert List, ICDR, Governing Counsel ICC Institute of World Business Law, ICC Commission on Arbitration & ADR, ICC Germany
Publications
Private Dispute Resolution in International Business, 3rd ed. 2015
Arbitration Interactive, 2002; Author: Internationale Wirtschaftsschiedsgerichtsbarkeit, 1992; International Economic Arbitration, 1993; Recht und Praxis des Schiedsverfahrens, 3rd ed. 1999 (together with Raeschke-Kessler); approx. 150 articles on international arbitration and domestic and international contract and commercial law; Editor: Das neue Recht der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit/The New German Arbitration Law, 1998; Co-Editor of "Arbitration International"; Co-Editor of "German Arbitration Journal (SchiedsVZ)"; see www.klauspeterberger.de
Language Skills
German, English
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