Partner, Kniprath Lopez Attorneys for Complex Disputes, Berlin (since 2015); International Arbitration; Focus Regions: Primarily China and MENA, but also Central Asia, Turkiye, Mexico)
Current activity
Professional focus
Compliance
Energy and power
M&A
Infrastructure and Transport
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements
Trademarks
Insurance
Areas of law
Civil law
Energy law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Private international law
International economic law
My career
- 2015-2025 co-founder of the law firm of Kniprath Lopez, Attorneys for Complex Disputes, Berlin / Barcelona
- 2011-2015 Partner, Herfurth & Partner, Hanover, Germany
- 2011 Attorney-at-Law, Hamburg, Germany
- 2010 Grooterhorst & Partner, Düsseldorf, Germany
- 2006-2010 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
German
English
French
Chinese
Memberships
- DIS (German Institution for Arbitration)
- IBA (International Bar Association)
- DCJV (German-Chinese Lawyers' Association)
- DRJV (German-Russian Lawyers' Association)
- DAV (German Lawyers' Association)
- Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
Further informations
For three years now, I share my time between Berlin, Istanbul and Casablanca, Morocco. Working languages: German, English, Chinese (Mandarin), French // Basic knowledge: Arabic (fusha) (continuous education), Turkish (continuous education), Russian, Spanish.