On 21 January 2025, we were gratified to see our senior founding partner, Bettina Knoetzl, receive the diamond and ruby-studded Honorary Pin from the Vienna Bar Association (Rechtsanwaltskammer Wien (RAK Wien)) through its President, Prof. Dr. Michael Rohregger. The award was given in recognition of her various contributions to the legal profession, especially relating to…

KNOETZL is proud to support the ongoing success of the 33rd UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, assembled in Vienna in mid-January 2025. Our recognized mediation expert, Natascha Tunkel, gave a practitioner’s perspective on Global Diversity in Guidelines and Bridging the Gap Between Mediation Theory and Practice in a panel moderated by Isabel Phillips, with…

We look forward to hosting the traditional and highly anticipated Institute for Transnational Arbitration ITA Roundtable at the UNCITRAL Working Group III, focusing on Counterclaims in Investment Arbitration: Proposals at UNCITRAL Working Group III. The Roundtable will delve into the Draft Provision 10 of the UNCITRAL: United Nations Commission on International Trade Law paper A/CN.9/WG.III/WP.244…

This week, on January 16, KNOETZL is kicking off a robust year by hosting the welcoming reception for the 33rd UIA World Forum of Mediation Centres, a critical undertaking we are proud to support. This premier event will be brimming with top commercial mediation experts, lawyers, business leaders, academics, and trainers from around the globe…

In case you missed it: The conference report on the 12th Annual Dublin International Arbitration Day (November 2024) is out now! Read up on the insightful panels focusing on the intersection between arbitration and criminal law, the evolving status of the Energy Charter Treaty, and privilege and human rights.Dubbed the “highlight of the event”, the…

Dear arbitration friends, don’t miss out the launch of the MAA Speaker Series in the New Year on 9 January 2025, featuring Patrizia Netal, Co-head of the International Arbitration Practice at KNOETZL and Co-Director of the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Under the moderation of Evanthia Kasiora, Associate at White & Case and…

Be Prepared: Austria’s new era of collective redress is coming! This year, Austria introduced its own groundbreaking legislation to comply with EU Directive 2020/1828, now in force.  The new law enables  collective actions to be filed with the Commercial Court in Vienna. For the first time in Austrian jurisprudence, groups of 50, with similar claims…