Emmanuel Kaufman, Partner at KNOETZL, has been elected President of the German – Austrian Chapter of the Spanish Arbitration Club (“Club Español del Arbitraje” – CEA) as of 1 January 2017. Emmanuel’s election is a recognition of his long-standing active involvement in the CEA as a member of the German – Austrian Chapter. The German…

Patrizia and Philip addressed all relevant aspects of handling large volume cases in Litigation, Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution with particular focus on practical aspects e.g. choosing the appropriate dispute resolution tool, parallel forums (with particular focus on parallel criminal proceedings), forensic data analysis, structured risk evaluation / case assessment, asset tracing, conflict analysis, and…

“As international commercial links increase, it becomes more and more important for creditors to collect on claims across international borders, to be able to locate assets and – with the assistance of the courts – to act quickly to attach them. Litigators find themselves more frequently engaged in cases where their clients are victims of…

The Co-Lecturers focused the training on the “Harvard Model” and its basic principles of alternative dispute resolution, introducing several ADR methods, such as “Mediation”, “Neutral Evaluation”, and “Mini Trial”. Theoretical input alternated with case-based, application exercises and was infused with reflection on the individual, professional activity, attitudes and values of the program’s participants. A significant…

Even in the year 2016, corruption is still a widespread phenomenon affecting not only third world countries but industrialized states as well. According to Transparency International, not a single country in the world is free of corruption. In its introductory sections, ISO 37001:2016 states that corruption causes various problems such as moral, economic and political…