On the evening of 6 June 2017, KNOETZL — for the first time — hosted a workshop in cooperation with the European Law Students’ Association, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Business Law Chapter (ELSA WU Wien). The planning and execution of the successful event was handled jointly by KNOETZL associates working in cooperation with…

The Annual Litigation Forum of the International Bar Association (IBA) was held from May 3 through May 5, 2017 in Zürich, Switzerland. More than 350 enthusiastic delegates from across the globe attended this exciting and important conference on the subject of “Innovation in Litigation – Prepared for 2027”.  For many delegates, this was their first…

On the occasion of the annual Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot in Vienna, KNOETZL hosted a cocktail reception in attendance of the founder and president of the VIS Moot Prof. Eric Bergsten. As in the past year, the reception was exceedingly well attended, with countless guests eager to enjoy the exceptional location and,…

Leading lawyers from civil and common law background shared their insights at the Workshop on Advocacy and Persuasion in International Arbitration co-organized by Omnia Strategy and KNOETZL. The panel featured Cherie Blair (Chair of Omnia Strategy), Florian Haugeneder (KNOETZL), Dietmar W. Prager (Debevoise & Plimpton), Stephan Wilske (Gleiss Lutz), and was moderated by Ema Vidak…

On 31 March 2017, KNOETZL partner Florian Haugeneder spoke at the Belgrade Arbitration Conference organised by the University of Belgrade’s Faculty of Law. Florian’s presentation was about the “Assessment of Claims in M&A Arbitrations”. His main proposition was that the quantification of claims in typical M&A arbitrations was often not fully in line with the…