Scherpf, Georg

Georg Scherpf ist Partner bei Luther und vertritt Mandanten in Handels- und Investitionsschiedsverfahren. „Er wird von Mandanten für seine erstklassige Schiedspraxis gelobt, in der er in großen Bau- und Energiestreitigkeiten berät.“ (Who's Who Legal). Georg wird regelmäßig als Schiedsrichter und für Dispute Adjudication Boards ernannt. Zudem vertritt er Mandanten in internationalen Handels- und Unternehmensstreitigkeiten. Im Investitionsschutz umfasst seine Erfahrung die Vertretung von Investoren gegen Spanien, Tschechien, Albanien, Ukraine, Mexiko und Deutschland. Georg Scherpf hat Rechtswissenschaften und Philosophie an der Humboldt-Universität Berlin und Trier studiert (1. Staatsexamen), absolvierte das Referendariat und die Zulassung zur Anwaltschaft ebenfalls in Berlin (2. Staatsexamen) und studierte zudem Rechtswissenschaften am King's College London (LL.B., Hons.). Er berät Mandanten sowohl nach deutschem als auch nach englischem Recht in Schiedsverfahren.

• studierte Rechtswissenschaften an der Humboldt Universität Berlin und am King's College London
• Seit 2012 Rechtsanwalt und Solicitor (England & Wales)
• Von 2013 bis 2016 Regionalkoordinator der DIS40 (Deutsche Initiative junger Schiedsrechtler)
• von 2016 bis 2018 Regional Representative der Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) des London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Autor zahlreicher Fachpublikationen

Georg represents clients in commercial and investment arbitrations. He also sits as arbitrator and on Dispute Adjudication Boards (DABs). He advises clients both under German and English law. His commercial arbitration track-record covers a broad range of legal issues and sectors including international trade (CISG), corporate disputes, such as joint venture/post-M&A, and energy. In the energy sector, Georg has considerable experience in handling arbitrations involving renewable energy sources (PV, CSP, hydropower, offshore wind) as well as conventional sources such as nuclear, coal, oil & gas. He has most recently represented clients in arbitrations involving several large-scale offshore wind construction projects (Yellow Book, Silver Book). Georg has represented clients in ad hoc arbitrations seated in Germany, England, Switzerland, Austria, France, Turkey, and Singapore and under various institutional rules (DIS, ICC, LCIA, SCC, VIAC, AAA, SIAC, DIFIC, FOSFA, GAFTA, and SCAI). Georg has a particular regional focus on disputes relating to investments and business transactions in Scandinavia, the Baltics, the wider CIS region, and the Western Balkans. He has also represented clients in several setting-aside and jurisdictional challenges before German and English courts (High Court London). His public international law experience includes advising clients in relation to bilateral investment treaties (BITs) and multilateral investment treaties including the Energy Charter Treaty (ECT). He has acted for investors in several complex treaty cases (ICSID, PCA, UNCITRAL and ad hoc) relating to infrastructure and energy investments in Spain, Czech Republic, Albania, Ukraine, and Germany. Closely related to his investment arbitration work, albeit of a commercial nature, is his work in the field of investment structuring and political risk insurance as well as climate change litigation.

• Country Chapter Germany: “The European Arbitration Review" 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017
• Case Note: The Secretary of State for the Home Department v Raytheon Systems Limited (German Arbitration Journal (German Arb. J.)) SchiedsVZ 10/2015, 253. C.H. Beck Publishing
• The Revised LCIA Arbitration Rules 2014 (German Arbitration Journal (German Arb. J.)) SchiedsVZ 2014, 227. C.H. Beck-Publishing
• Investment Protection and Arbitration in the CIS RegionGerman Arbitration Journal (German Arb. J.).SchiedsVZ 01/2020, 9. C.H. BeckGeorg Scherpf, Nikita Kondrashov
• DIS Arbitration – Rules for Improved EfficiencyExpert Guides

• Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit e.V. (DIS) und DIS40
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and YIAG
• International Bar Association (IBA)

Speaking Engagements: Protection of RES Investments – Bespoke Solutions. Kiev, Ukraine ---- What Kind of Regulatory Changes Trigger Investment Arbitrations? – Czech Republic, Spain and now Ukraine? Arbitration Risks and Effects. Kiev, Ukraine ---- DIS40: Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration: Prague Rules vs IBA Rules. Hamburg, Germany ---- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC-YAF): Sellers’ Liability for Conformity of Goods under Domestic and International Law (CISG) Riga, Latvia ---- DIS40 Autumn Conference 2017: World trade and investment arbitration – towards a new economic world order? Berlin, Germany ---- Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG): Document Production in International Arbitration. Moscow, Russia ---- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA): Emerging Trends in Institutional Arbitration Berlin, Germany ---- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (ICC-YAF): Hands-on Third-Party Funding Milan, Italy