On Wednesday, 16 April, KNOETZL hosted its annual cocktail reception marking the conclusion of the Vis Moot season. It was a fantastic event and opportunity to reconnect and network with colleagues and friends from across the regions. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who joined us this year, and we look…

Wishing everyone celebrating a Happy Easter filled with love, joy, and cherished moments with family and friends!

Efficiency in arbitration is not a static goal — it requires continuous reflection and refinement of the tools we use. Drawing the best from both civil and common law traditions is key to meeting the demands of increasingly complex disputes – that was the key takeaway from the panel discussion “Mastering (Cost-) Efficiency in Complex…

A full house, a hot topic and a very dynamic discussion – what a better way to kick off the second day of Vis Moot? Together with the ITA Europe Task Force, KNOETZL hosted a panel on one of the most pressing issues in e arbitration world today: sanctions. Niamh Leinwather (VIAC), Rostislav Kats (Wolters…

What happens when arbitration meets insolvency? This was the central question at the Swiss Arbitration Practitioners’ Seminar, held in Vienna on 12 April 2025, right at the start of the Willem C. Vis International Arbitration Moot. Hosted by Swiss Arbitration, the session brought together leading voices from different jurisdictions to explore the legal and practical…

“Commercial Courts Are Coming to Germany” was the motto of the in-person workshop on 27 March 2025 at Handelskammer Hamburg, where partner Florian Haugeneder represented the Austrian perspective. Organized by Rechtsstandort Hamburg e.V., the Department of Justice Hamburg (Justizbehörde Hamburg), the Hanseatic Higher Regional Court (Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht), and the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce (Handelskammer Hamburg),…

The Legal 500 EMEA rankings are out, and KNOETZL has achieved another significant milestone. We are proud to be ranked Tier 1 in Dispute Resolution (in Arbitration & Mediation and Commercial Litigation) and recognized in Tier 2 with our White-Collar Crime practice, further solidifying our position among the leading firms in these areas. We are…