Berger, Klaus Peter

Prof. Dr. LL.M.

b. 1961

Current activity

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

Professional focus

Areas of law

My career

  • 1981-1988 Law studies at Bielefeld and Virginia University
  • 1989-1996 Dr. iur and Habilitation at Cologne University
  • 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

Arbitration 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.)

Publications

  • Private Dispute Resolution in International Business, 3rd ed. 2015Arbitration 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

Languages

Memberships

  • 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

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