6TH Hanover PreMoot - Leibniz Universität Hannover
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6TH Hanover PreMoot - Leibniz Universität Hannover
6th Hanover PreMoot 23. - 25.02.2012 www.preMoot.de Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) Words of Welcome... Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) Hanover Vis Alumni Association (HVAA) On behalf of the the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) and the Hanover Vis Alumni Association (HVAA) we would like to give you a very warm welcome to the 6th Hanover PreMoot. For three days Hanover will become Vindobona, Danubia. We are proud to organize and host this event, which has become a well-established tradition since its first edition in 2007. With 25 participating teams the Hanover PreMoot is among the largest PreMoots in Europe. Nevertheless, we hope that this event will still provide you with the honest hospitality in a family-like atmosphere it is known for. Moreover, we are sure that our PreMoot will serve you with a combination of an academic and intellectual challenge where you can improve strategic thinking and experience law in a cross-cultural atmosphere. For the first time we are hosting an international PreMoot conference as a warm up for arbitrators and coaches. The topic of this year’s conference is “Arbitrators power to sanction unethical and illegal behavior.” We are very proud and thankful that we can present an outstanding penal of international well recognized practitioners with extended experience in the field of international arbitration. Our deepest thanks go to Anthony E. Davis, Alexandra Diehl, Lutz Kniprath, Torsten Lörcher, Markus S. Rieder and Stephan Wilske who all dedicate themselves to our conference. (For more detail see page 9). Many thanks also go to all the arbitrators, who devote themselves voluntary to the great Willem C. Vis Moot Community serving as arbitrators here in Hanover. In each pleading the mooties will find a tribunal composed of high ranking practitioners and coaches or former mooties. The Willem C. Vis Moot is designed to be an educational program with many facets of real Legal Profession in the form of a competition. Hopefully, this PreMoot will similarly be an educational and beneficial experience for everyone. Therefore, all teammembers and coaches are encouraged to watch other pleadings when not scheduled to argue or to arbitrate (and if not forbidden by the rules of the Willem C. Vis Moot). We hope that the day’s events will not only allow teams to further refine their arguments and oral presentation but also to get in contact with each other. One especially will have the opportunity to socialize during the evening reception at the “Dachgeschoss” on Thursday night and the dinner party at the “GIG” on Friday night. The first is sponsored by Gleiss Lutz and the second by Göhmann Rechtsanwälte und Notare. We are very thankful for the support given to us by both law firms. The PreMoot would not exist in the way it does without the enthusiasm of all staff members of the Chair for Civil Law, German, European and International Civil Procedure. It is Christian Wolfs deepest wish to thank all his collaborators for their outstanding commitment. May the Hanover PreMoot be one harold for the spirit of the Willem C. Vis Moot in Hong Kong and Vienna. It is great privilege for us to have you all here in Hanover. We hope you will enjoy your stay. Professor Dr. Christian Wolf Sven Hasenstab For the Institute for Procedural Law and Legal Professions (IPA) For the Hanover Vis Alumni Association (HVAA) Participating Teams 6th Hanover PreMoot 1. Bern Switzerland 2. Bocconi Italy 3. Bochum Germany 4. Bucerius Germany 5. Budapest Hungary 6. Cologne Germany 7. Copenhagen Denmark 8. Erlangen-Nuernberg Germany 9. Frankfurt am Main Germany 10. Free University of Berlin Germany 11. Giessen Germany 12. Hanover Germany 13 Helsinki Finland 14. Humboldt Germany 15. Jaggielonian Poland 16. London United Kingdom 17. Neuchâtel Switzerland 18. Osnabrueck Germany 19. Saarland Germany 20. Silesia Poland 21. Southern Denmark Denmark 22. Tuebingen Germany 23. Warsaw Poland 24. Wroclaw Poland 25. Wuerzburg Germany 4 About... Hanover Vis Alumni Association (HVAA) Hannoverscher Ehemaligenverein des Willem C. Moot Wettbewerbs e.V. The Hanover Vis Alumni Association e.V. is a forum for former and current participants of the Willem C. Vis Moot Court and the Willem C. Vis (East) Moot Court to unite and network. It shall serve as a platform for exchanging experience and knowledge. Another major aspect for the Hanover Vis Alumni Association is the ideal and financial support for the current Vis Moot Team. The participation in the Willem C. Vis is a unique chance for every student but is also a challenge. Being aware of that, the Hanover Vis Alumni Association tries to forward experiences from former team members, having started their career out in the world already, to the next generation of “Mooties”. Moreover, we are supporting the Hanover PreMoot by acting as Arbitrators and by organizing pleadings in Law Firms. We appreciated that for our former participation in the Willem C. Vis only personal qualification was decisive but not any personal financial aspects. Together with the sponsors of the Willem C. Vis we regard it as our duty to help the next generation of participants to keep it like that. For more information about the HVAA visit our website www.VisAlumnis.de 5 Special thanks to... Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart Göhmann Rechtsanwälte und Notare, Hanover The Hanover Vis Moot Team and the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations thanks all Arbitrators and Teams for coming to Hanover and making the PreMoot such a valuable event. To make this PreMoot a rememberable experience it needs more than tremendous arbitrators and perfectly prepared teams. In this regard we would particularly like to highlight the importance of the funding given to us by our supporters. Without the generous support of Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart and Göhmann Rechtsanwälte und Notare, Hanover it would have been very difficult for us to offer you the two evening receptions on Thursday and Friday and therefore making the 6th Hanover PreMoot a complete event. 6 7 The PreMoot Conference Arbitrators Power to sanction unethical and illegal behavior For the first time we organise an international conference right before the Hanover PreMoot. The Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) and the Hanover Vis Alumni Association (HVAA) invite professors, lawyers and coaches to participate in a discussion on the general topic: „Arbitrators power to sanction unethical and illegal behavior“ on Thursday, 23 February at 3p.m. 3 p.m. Words of Welcome by Professor Christian Wolf 3. 15 p.m. The new CIETAC Rules - a short introduction Dr. Lutz Kniprath, Herfurth und Partner, Hanover 3. 45 p.m. ICSID and CIETAC - comparable problems but different solutions? Dr. Alexandra Diehl, Clifford Chance, Duesseldorf 4. 15 p.m. Coffee break 4. 45 p.m. Disqualification of a counsel The American approach: Anthony E. Davis, Hinshaw & Culbertson, New York The German approach: Dr. Torsten Lörcher, CMS Hasche Sigle, Cologne 5. 45 p.m. Guerilla Tactics in arbitration: Dr. Stephan Wilske, GleissLutz, Stuttgart 6. 15 p.m. Bribery in arbitration: Dr. Markus S. Rieder Shearman & Sterling, Munich 7 .p.m. PreMoot Welcoming Evening 8 Professor Dr. Christian Wolf Christian Wolf is the executive director of the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) and the responsible academic teacher for the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in Hanover. Before becoming a chairholder in 2000 he worked as attorney, judge at the district court (LG) in Munich and assistant professor at the law faculty of Munich. Since 2006 he is one of the editors of the Juristsche Arbeitsblätter (JA). Dr. Lutz Kniprath, M.A. Lutz Kniprath is a Partner with the lawfirm Herfurth and Partner (Hanover). He studied in Bonn, Trier and Cologne and acquired language skills in Taipeh (Taiwan). He has experience in German and international arbitration and published about the CIETAC arbitration rules and German arbitration law. He worked with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Frankfurt a.M. and Shanghai) and as an inhouse counsel for the Robert Bosch GmbH. Dr. Alexandra Diehl, LL.M. Alexandra Diehl is an associate with Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf) and represents clients in civil litigation and arbitration. She founded the Düsseldorf International Arbitration School and was in charge of coaching the Düsseldorf Vis Moot Team in 2008. She studied at the Universities of Münster and Boston (post-graduate studies). Her PhD-thesis deals with investment arbitration. She is a member of the advisory council of the HVAA. Anthony E. Davis, LL.M., M.A. Anthony Davis is partner with Hinshaw & Culbertson LLP in New York. He is a Past President of the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers (APRL) and is a member of the Professional Ethics Committee of the New York City Bar. Mr. Davis is a Lecturer-in-Law at the Columbia University School of Law. In 2011, Mr. Davis was included in “The Best Lawyers in America” in the area of Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law. Dr. Torsten Lörcher Torsten Lörcher is partner with CMS Hasche Sigle (Cologne). He practises in international arbitration and litigation. He specialises in post-M&A disputes, construction and other technical disputes as well as commercial litigation. He studied law in Cologne. Later he obtained a PhD and spent considerable time abroad in London and Paris. He is involved in several arbiration organizations such as DIS, ASA and LCIA. Since 2007 he is the head of the CMS International Arbitration Group. Dr. Stephan Wilske, LL.M. Stephan Wilske is partner with Gleiss Lutz (Stuttgart). He advises national and international clients on arbitration cross-border litigation. He studied at the Universities of Tuebingen, Aix-en-Provence and Chicago, where he received his LL.M. degree. He lectures classes on international arbitration at the Duesseldorf International Arbitration School and at the Universities of Heidelberg and Speyer. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb). Dr. Markus Rieder, LL.M. Markus Rieder joined Shearman & Sterling in 2002, where he became partner in 2007. He studied law in Munich and Michigan, at the latter he earned his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 1996. He widely publishes on the topic of process conduct, arbitration and compliance-questions. Moreover, he is Co-Managing partner of Shermann & Sterlings German practice devision. 9 Friday, 24th February 2012 The Schedule Saturday, 25th February 2012 The Schedule University of Bern Nina Ammon Nina Ammon, born 1987, gained valuable experience as an intern in two law firms located in the area of Bern. She graduated from University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2010 (Bachelor of Law). In the same year she started with the master-degree. Ever since then she has been working part-time at Weblaw AG’s, a company which specializes in legal data processing and legal online journals. She will finish her master studies in Spring 2012 and then, after having gained work experience at a law firm as well as at court, undertake the bar exam in Bern. Christoph Berchtold Christoph Berchtold, born 1986, graduated from University of Lucerne, Switzerland, in 2010 (Bachelor of Law). In the same year he started his master’s studies at the University of Bern, Switzerland, and aims to complete them in summer 2012. In the years 2008 and 2009 he has gained legal working experience as summer trainee in the public prosecution department of the Canton of Zug and since January 2010 he works as intern at a Zug Law firm. After his studies he plans to take the Zug bar exam. Niklaus Hutzli Niklaus Hutzli, born 1986, graduated from University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2011 (Bachelor of Law). In the same year, he started his master’s studies also at the University of Bern and aims to complete them in summer 2012. Since 2009, he works as a tutor at the Law Faculty and he is in charge as secretary of the commission organizing these tutorials. After his studies he plans to take the Bern bar exam. Emmanuel Igbokwe Emmanuel Igbokwe, born 1982, gained many years of valuable experience as a high court interpreter and also as an interpreter for the Swiss Federal Office for Migration in asylum procedures. He graduated from the University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2010 (Bachelor of Law). The same year, he began his master’s studies specialising in European and International Law. He has been working as a junior legal adviser in an intercultural centre located in Biel, Switzerland since 2009. He will complete his master-degree in spring 2012. He plans to take the Bern bar exam after internships at the court and in a law firm. Pascale Koester Pascale Koester, born 1988, graduated from University of Bern, Switzerland, in 2011 (Bachelor of Law). In the same year, she started her master degree studies with specialization in European and International law, which she aims to complete in January 2013. During her studies in Bern, she gained legal working experience in a law firm and notary in Bern. After her graduation she will join a major business law firm in Zurich as junior associate for a one-year internship and after having gained work experience in a court, she plans to undertake the Zurich bar exam. 12 Bocconi University Margherita Eufemi // [email protected] Margherita is attending her fifth year of the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in law at Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi. She is interested in international studying experiences, she studied one semester at the University of Adelaide, Australia and she spent one month studying comparative law in Strasbourg, France. She is looking forward to participate to the Willelm C. Vis Moot to improve her knowledge on commercial arbitration and to have a practical approach to this subject. Domenico Garofalo // [email protected] Domenico is a fifth year law student at Bocconi University. He spent a semester at ESADE Law School and is now participating in the Vis Moot on the Bocconi Moot Team. Francesco Nisi // [email protected] Francesco is attending the Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Law at Bocconi University. Because of being interested especially in international law, he decided to focus his studies on that theme. By participating in the Vis Moot he hopes to gain new experiences in this field of law. Once graduated, he aims at joining the Italian diplomacy. Maria Irene Perruccio // [email protected] Having spent sixt months in Paris (Université Paris XII) and one month at the Faculté Internationale de Droit Comparé de Strasbourg, Maria Irene was exposed to foreign cultures and working together with people from different parts of the world. This experience triggered her decision to take part in the Vis Moot. Irene is looking forward to broaden her horizons and gain expertise in the field of international commercial arbitration and intenational sales law, which she already encountered during her three-months internship at at the Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of New York City. Fabio Santacroce // [email protected] Fabio is in his 5th year of Combined Bachelor and Master of Science in Law at Bocconi University. He specializes in International Commercial Arbitration and Commercial Law. He has a keen interest in contemporary philophy and literature and his hobbies are football and jogging. 13 University of Bochum Tim Börker Tim Börker (23) is a law student in his 7th semester at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. He is focusing on “economy administration, environment and infrastructure” and participates in a compact tutorship for energy economics. He voluntarily works as an official in a sporting organization. Hereby, Tim had the possibility to gain foreign experience in Japan and Iceland. Tim speaks English fluently. Benjamin Burkholz Benjamin Burkholz (21) is studying law in the 4th semester. He was interested in civil law very early. Therefore, he preferred lectures in civil law over his main studies. On top of that, he participated in the lecture “International Commercial Litigation” in his 3rd semester. Based on his interest, he decided to participate in the Willem C. Vis Arbitration Moot Court with fellow students. Benjamin speaks English fluently and has the Latin proficiency certificate. Fabian Kleinsorge Fabian Kleinsorge (22) is law student in his 4th semester at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. In his free time he is working as board member in an international known orchestra he is playing with as well. He speaks English and French fluently and gained foreign experience in France where he spent half a year. Based on the lecture “International Commercial Litigation”, Fabian advanced his vocabulary for international economic law. Marc Kracht Marc Kracht (21) is studying law in his 5th semester at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. Before his studies he graduated from school with a bilingual “Abitur” certificate. Due to his English-based school, Marc gained a well education in English language. Additionally, he has the Latin proficiency certificate. After finishing the Willem C. Vis Moot competition, Marc will continue his study focusing on “Business and Competition”. Torben Kriegesmann Torben Kriegesmann (22) is student at the 7th semester and participated successfully at the “Excellency Course” of the judicial faculty of the Ruhr-University of Bochum. He works as student assistant at the chair of civil law, German and international commercial law, especially IT-Law. In his focus “Business and Competition” he gained experience in international commercial law and the CISG. Torben speaks English fluently and has basic knowledge in French. Erich Massow Erich Massow (22) is studying law in the 5th semester at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. Before studies he served for civilian service at the German Red Cross and Charity. He gained professional experience at the Regional Court Arnsberg and at law firm of Dr. Birk, Wasmuth & Kollegen in Altenkirchen. Erich speaks English and French fluently and has the Latin proficiency certificate. He plans to continue his studies focusing on “Business and Competition”. 14 Guillaume Ngouah-Ngally Guillaume Ngouah-Ngally (21) is studying law in the 4th semester at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. Very early he discovered his interest in commercial law and participated in basic lectures as well as international lectures in regard to the focus point. He speaks English and French fluently, has the Latin proficiency certificate and speaks Spanish and Italian. Lina Schmitz Lina Schmitz (22) is student in the 7th semester at the Ruhr-University of Bochum. She participated successfully at the “Excellency Course” of the judicial faculty. Lina focused on “Taxes and Finances” and attended the chair’s intensive course of tax law. On top of that, she works voluntarily as homework-tutor. She speaks English fluently and has basic knowledge in French and Spanish. Bucerius Law School Maximilian Berenbrok (Speaker) Maximilian Berenbrok attended Bedford School in England for two years where he was awarded the International Baccalaureate before joining Bucerius Law School in 2009. At Bucerius, he has just completed a trimester abroad at the University of Cambridge in autumn 2011. Now, he is looking forward to focus his studies on corporate and capital markets law. He works at the chair of Professor Florian Faust (chair for civil law, corporate law and comparative law) as a student research assistant. He interned at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Hengeler Mueller and Unilever. Maximilian Kunzelmann (Speaker) Maximilian Kunzelmann is a third year law student at Bucerius Law School. He was an exchange student in the United States during high school and just returned from his exchange at the University of Sydney. Being a student research assistant for Professor Rüdiger Veil, he specialises in corporate and capital markets law. He gained practical experience during his internships at HUK-Coburg, Linklaters, Taylor Wessing, White & Case and the Australian Chamber for International Commercial Arbitration in Germany and the Asia-Pacific. Maximilian enjoys playing the trombone for Bucerius Jazz Band and instructing kids in skiing. Daniel Ludwig (Speaker) Daniel Ludwig is a third year law student at Bucerius Law School where he has been working as a student research assistant to Professor Karsten Thorn (Chair of Civil Law, Private International and International Commercial Law, and Comparative Law) for the last two years. He was an exchange student in Mokopane (South Africa) during high school. Daniel also spent a semester abroad at the University of Cape Town focusing his studies on South African and International Arbitration as well as Maritime Resources Law. He has interned with Latham & Watkins, Shearman & Sterling and Allianz SE. In his free time he plays trumpet for Bucerius Jazz Band and does lots of sports. Pierre Trippel (Speaker) Returning from his study term abroad at Trinity College, University of Cambridge, Pierre continues his legal studies at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg. He has completed internships in Berlin, New York and London and is a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation. He already participated in last year’s Vis Moot in Hong Kong and is once again looking forward to experience the unique atmosphere of the Moot. In his free time, the passionate photographer likes to row and play the piano. 15 Kristina Groß (Researcher) Kristina Groß is currently enrolled at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg. Studying law in her second year, she has joined the Bucerius Vis Moot Team as a researcher in 2011 and is very much looking forward to gather first Vis Moot experiences during the Vis Moot in Vienna in 2012. Kristina works as a student assistant at the Chair of Public Law (including European Law) Science of Public Administration and Comparative Law of Professor Hermann Pünder, Bucerius Law School and has completed an internship with PricewaterhouseCoopers. As German-French Junior Ambassador for the DFJW/OFAJ Kristina is committed to promote the Franco-German relations and loves to play squash and hockey in her free time. Max Ruderer (Researcher) Max Ruderer studies at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg since 2010. He also interned with Allen & Overy LLP in the field of corporate law. Central European University (Budapest) Dmytro Galagan Dmytro Galagan received his LL.B. (2010) and Specialist of Law (2011) degrees from the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy (Kyiv, Ukraine). His graduation project was titled “Direct Effect of the World Trade Organization Law within the Legal System of the European Union”. Mr. Galagan was an intern at an Ukrainian law firm specializing in corporate finance. Since August 2011, Mr. Galagan has been enrolled in the LL.M. Program in International Business Law at Central European University. His interests include international commercial arbitration, international investment arbitration and international trade law. His thesis focuses on International Commercial Arbitration and is titled “Public Policy in Judicial Control over Arbitral Awards”. Alexandra Horváthová Alexandra Horváthová graduated from the Faculty of Law at Comenius University in Bratislava in 2010. During her studies she participated in the Erasmus programme at Lund University in Sweden, specializing in EU law. She also earned a Cambridge Diploma in Introduction to English Law and European Union Law and a Diploma in Austrian Private and Procedural Law from Wirtschafts Univesität in Vienna. In 2011, she earned a LL.M. degree in International Business Law at Central European University in Budapest. Ms. Horváthová is currently enrolled in S.J.D. programme at Central European University in Budapest. Her research topic is the effective regulation of investment companies on capital markets in the United States and the European Union and transparent treatment of all the stakeholders. 16 Anna Mychka Anna Mychka earned her Bachelor of Law degree from the Academy of Lawyers of Ukraine in Kyiv. She also earned her Master’s Degree in English and German Language Translation from Kyiv National University. Following graduation, Ms. Mychka was employed by the legal counseling company, Beiten Burkhardt in their Kyiv office as a translator and interpreter. She was also employed by the Academy of Judges of Ukraine as a Senior Assistant to the Department of International Relations and Construction and worked for the development company, Adama Ukraine, as a personal assistant to the CEO. Since August 2011 Ms. Mychka has been enrolled in the LL.M. Program in International Business Law at the Central European University. Olga Sukhorukova Olga Sukhorukova graduated with her LLB from the Comparative Law Department of Siberian Federal University in Russia. She also earned a Diploma in Translation of Professional Communications. In addition, Ms. Sukhorukova was a member of Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition team and she was awarded for her cooperation in UNO reformation by the UNO. She has 3-years of experience as an administrative manager and a consultant for the Free Legal Advise Organization. Since August 2011, Ms. Sukhorukova has been enrolled in the LL.M. Program in International Business Law at the Central European University. She is interested in the relations between groups of companies and has practice working with such corporations as a lawyer. University of Cologne Raphaël Hebecker Raphaël Hebecker, LL.M. is in his 9th semester of legal studies at the University of Cologne. He graduated from the Franco-German double degree program in law (Maîtrise en Droit, Magister Legum), organized by the University of Cologne and the Sorbonne Law School (Paris). He is working at the Institute of Medical Law (University of Cologne) as research assistant. Britta Helms Britta Helms is in her 7th semester of legal studies at the University of Cologne. After her basic study period in Cologne, Britta studied at the Autonomous University of Madrid. She works at the Institute of Church Law of Cologne University and at the State Parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia. Tobias Lutzi Tobias Lutzi in his 5th year of legal studies at the University of Cologne. He graduated from the Franco-German double degree program in law (DFM), organized by the University of Cologne and the Sorbonne Law School. He is working at the Institute of Foreign Private and Private International Law and the Cologne office of Osborne Clarke. He is member of numerous committees of the Law Faculty as well as the Student Parliament of the University of Cologne. Last year, he was awarded the Johann Heinrich Zedler Medal for Free Knowledge by Wikimedia Germany and the Mainz Academy of Science and Literature. Marcus Pohl Markus Pohl graduated in 2005, did a training for hotel management in Frankfurt/ Main at the “Hotel Steigenberger Frankfurter Hof“ and worked as an event project leader in Düsseldorf for two years. Currently he studies law in the 5th Semester at the University of Cologne and work as a student assistant at the Institute of Medical and Trial Law. In 2010 he passed the intermediate exam and participated at a local moot court in civil law organized by the University of Cologne. 17 University of Copenhagen Michelle Jarak Jensen I am a master student in law at the University of Copenhagen. As a part of my studies, I studied half a year at the University of Western Australia with focus on international private law and arbitration. By participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court, I wish to gain practical experience within these fields. Besides studying, I work as a law student at the law firm Kaalund & Partners Copenhagen, I like to travel, train cross fit and see friends and family. Whitney Nielsen My name is Whitney Nielsen and I am 22 years old. I finished my bachelor degree from University of Southern Denmark June 2011. Afterwards I moved to Copenhagen and I am now studying on my master degree at University of Copenhagen. I work part time as a student at law at the law firm Gorrissen Federspiel. My special area of interest is company law, litigation and, of course, CISG and arbitration, which is why I decided to join the Vis Moot team. Christian Taksøe-Vester I am currently enrolled to the master degree program of law at the University of Copenhagen. This summer I finished my bachelor degree and found time to apply and engage myself in this year’s moot. During the major part of my courses of study, I have been employed in a law firm and have much insight into the job as a lawyer, especially as regards the preparation of litigation proceedings. I consider myself a generalist and have a very broad interest in law; I am, however, particularly fond of the international courses and subjects involving international law. Johan Kristian Tufte-Kristensen In June 2011, I finished a BA in Law on University of Copenhagen. I continued on the MA program and applied for a place on University of Copenhagen’s team in the moot. From December 2010 to January 2012, I worked at Bruun & Hjejle Law Firm, which is recognized for its expertise in international commercial law and arbitration. Since January 2012, I have been working for the Danish Consumer Ombudsman. In November 2010, my team and I won “JD’s Moot Court Competition 2010” in Copenhagen. 18 University of Erlangen-Nuernberg Verena Kühnel, LL.B (Rennes) From 2009-2011, she spent three semesters at the Université de Rennes under the French-German program, she acquired the Licence en droit in the summer of 2010. Since her second semester Verena is student council and for one year, she was the official student council representative. During her school days Verena was engaged in the mediation team of her school. She looks forward to learn about different legal traditions, the Anglo-American legal system and arbitration by participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot. Maximilian Linke In addition to his fluent English, Maximilian also has basic knowledge in French and Italian. With his participation in the Vis Moot 2011 Maximilian wants to exchange ideas with students and lawyers from other cultural and legal backgrounds, improve his language skills and learn a new and fresh way of legal thinking. As a priority area in his study, Maximilian chose International and European law. Since October 2009, Maximilian is a student assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, Private International and Comparative Law of Prof. Dr. Mathias Rohe. Nina Limberger, LL.B (Rennes) Nina acquired a law degree in a French-German exchange program. She has worked as a student assistant at the Chair for Private Law, Private International and Comparative Law. Her interest in various jurisdictions resulted in studying abroad, different internships in-and outside Germany as well as participation in a scientific lecture on international investment protection law. She sees the Vis Moot as an opportunity to practice legal reasoning in a team with other students . Nina speaks fluent English, French and Spanish and has basic knowledge of Dutch. Johannes Wick, LL.B (Rennes) Johannes studies law at the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg since 2007. Between 2009 and 2011 he studied at the University of Rennes I (France). There he graduated with the license (BA) in European law and is registered in the corresponding master-program. John is interested in international law, communications, and alternative dispute resolution. By participating in the Moot Court he would like to deepen this knowledge. He is a German native speaker who speaks English and French fluently and has basic knowledge of Italian. In his spare time he enjoys sports and playing guitar. Judith Zylka Judith began her study „International Business Law“ (IWR) in winter 2006/2007. Since 2008, she parallely studies law. Because of a lively interest in international relations, she chose to compare European and U.S. antitrust law in her examination-thesis. She speaks English and French. In addition, she has basic knowledge of Italian and Chinese. By participating in the Vis Moot, she hopes to be able to expand these language skills and to get a glimpse into the making of written submissions and international contacts. 19 Patrick Zeitz After completing his military service Patrick began to study law in winter 2008/2009 at the FriedrichAlexander-University in Erlangen-Nuernberg. He gained first pleading-experiences at the national ELSA criminal Mootcourt. Focused on business law, he has a natural interests in international relations. The Vis Moot shall not only improve his good English skills, but also allow him an insight into the practical application of international law. Lana Baron From the very beginning it was her desire to visit not only the required courses of the law school but also to learn about other fields of law. She is member of ELSA Erlangen eV and is also president of the local group in Erlangen in the second year. Furthermore, she successfully participated in many seminars, and a small, local Mootcourt. She speaks English and Russian fluently. To cover international aspects in her studies she decided to participate in the Vis. Lana also hopes to meet interesting people to improve her English. Barbara Burk, LL.B (Rennes) Barbara began her studies in winter 2007/2008. She is very interested in foreign cultures and international relations and works as a student assistant at the Department of Private Law, Private International and Comparative Law. As part of the French-German study program, she spent three semesters in France. There she acquired the Licence en droit in summer 2010. By participating in the Moot Court Barbara wants to deepen her knowledge in international legal systems and gain practical experience in the field of arbitration. 20 University of Frankfurt a.M. Ethem Coban Ethem Coban started his studies at Goethe University Frankfurt in the winter semester of 2007/2008. After graduating at “Deutsche Schule Bukarest”, he was politically engaged as a pro bono MP in the Legal Affairs Committee for the Romanian Youth Parliament 2006. In 2010/2011, Ethem spent a semester abroad at the University of Florida - Levin College of Law- where he was able to gain in-depth knowledge of international law. In July 2011 he assumed the function of Human Rights Director at the European Law Students’ Association. Ethem is fluent in four languages, both in written and oral. Camilla Kamred Camilla Kamrad studies law at Goethe-University in her fifth term. Camilla plans to choose “Internationalization and Europeanization of Law” as her academic sector of priority. From the beginning of her studies in the wintersemester 2009/2010, she received a scholarship by the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung. In September 2012, Camilla is planning to do an internship at the European Parliament in Brussels. Besides her studies, Camilla is working at the law firm CMS Hasche Sigle in Frankfurt and for the Deutsch-Schweizerische-Juristenvereinigung as a student assistant. In her free time, she is very much committed with ELSA Frankfurt am Main where she is president. Greg Louri Greg Lourie started his studies at Goethe-University Frankfurt in the winter semester of 2011/2012. Before, he studied at the Gutenberg University Mainz, where he already has finished the governmental part of the first bar exam with distinction. During his studies, he focused on the fields of international and commercial law. In 2009, he participated in the 2nd Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot Court where his team reached the quarter finals earning the awards for being the best European team and best non-native speaking team. Beside his native languages of German and Russian, Greg is fluent in English. Charlotte Mehler Charlotte Mehler started her studies at the Goethe-University Frankfurt in 2007/2008. During school already, Charlotte participated in “Pol&IS”, an interactive simulation of global politics organized by the German Bundeswehr. In February 2011, she participated in the Model United Nations as the delegate of the Russian Federation in the Historical Security Court. This simulated council dealt with the Kosovo conflict of 1990‘er years. From March 2010 to July 2011, Charlotte worked at the law firm of Wolfgang Reder & Coll., where she gained experience in the field of litigation. Since December 2011, she works as a research associate at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP. 21 Free University of Berlin (FU) Robert Bradshaw Robert is an Erasmus student joining the Freie Universität Berlin from the University of Birmingham, where he studies Law with German. In addition to English, he also speaks French and German. Robert has undertaken placements with international law firms in Birmingham, London and Frankfurt and hopes to qualify in England as a solicitor in commercial law. His extracurricular activities include volunteering and charity fundraising, and he enjoys exploring his host city of Berlin in his spare time. Larissa Böhme After graduating Boston College (UK) and Gymnasium Liebfrauenschule (Berlin), Larissa started studying law at Freie Universität Berlin. While her yearlong exchange at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies (London), she particularly delved into alternative dispute resolution. After finishing her training as a commercial mediator holding a scholarship from Mediationsakademie Berlin and after several moot experiences, Larissa now participates in the Vis Moot to gain further practical experiences on arbitration. Felix Dahlke After finishing his school leaving exams (Abitur) with the best possible grade, Felix Dahlke is now a law student in the third semester. He became fascinated with the idea behind moot courts while successfully participating in an internal moot competition at his university, being a member of the winning team. As he strongly enjoyed working in a team on a fictive case in the role of a lawyer, he hopes to deepen his experience by participating in the international competition that is the Vis Moot. Nils Schlenkhoff Nils is 21 years old and studies law in his third semester at the Freie Universität Berlin. Since November 2011 he works as a student assisstant at Prof. Dr. Christian Calliess‘ chair at the Freie Universität Berlin. Debating and a stay at a summer school in Scotland paved his way to his studies of law. The Vis Moot is an outstanding opportunity for him to foster his interest in rhetoric, commercial law and to practice pleading in general. Svenja Jansen After graduating from Gymnasium in Mannheim in 2008, Svenja lived a year abroad in the US. Afterwards she did an internship at Beiten Burkhardt in Munich. This was so impressive that she decided law was her subject to study. In the third semester Svenja did the constitutionally Moot Court at her University. Now in her fifth semester she takes the Vis Moot as a great opportunity to plead in English on topics of international law. 22 University of Giessen Fernando Gemelli Eick He was born on 24.11.1988, in Erechim, Brazil. After completing his High School in 2006, he began to study law at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul. In the 5th Semester, he got a scholarship within the framework of an exchange program to study and to research at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. Participation in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot represents for him a great challenge and a unique opportunity to learn more about international law and arbitration law. Also, he wants to improve his English skills and make contacts with law firms and other students. Adrian Rudert Born on the 3rd Octobre, Adrian Rudert grew up in a Hessian town called Wetzlar an der Lahn. This is where he attended grammar school and passed his A levels in 2008, too. Afterwards he spent one year of time on community service for an aid organisation in Gießen. In 2009 Adrian enrolled at the JustusLiebig-University Gießen and initiated his law study. His area of focus contains environmental law and public commercial law. Finally, he expects the Willem C. Vis Moot to be a both linguistically challenging time and an interesting experience as far as international commercial law and arbitration are concerned. Furthermore, Adrian is looking forward to dealing with this challenge in an ambitious and motivated team. Polina Schwarz Polina Schwarz was born in Moscow, Russia on 30th October 1989. Since she came to Germany at the age of two she she has been living in Frankfurt. In 2009 she graduated from her high school in Frankfurt called Musterschool. In winter semester 2009/2010 she started her law studies at JustusLiebig University in Giessen. Currently she is studying law in the fifth semester and has focused on German and international family and inheritance law. For her, the participation at this year‘s Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot is an opportunity to get an insight in the practice of gaining valuable experiences, particularly experiences with international context. David Wagner David Wagner was born on March 2, 1990, and lives in Muenzenberg, a small town near Giessen. In 2009, he graduated at the Weidigschule in Butzbach. He studies jurisprudence at the Justus Liebig University since the winter semester 2009/2010 and at the moment, he is in the fifth semester. He will probably focus on environmental law and public economic law, in particular on the economic and international aspects. David is looking forward to gaining knowledge in the field of international commercial law and arbitral procedure law by participating in the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration and applying his knowledge practically. Michael Wenzel Born on the 22nd of October in 1988, Michael Wenzel grew up in Wetzlar-Dutenhofen. He took his A-levels in Gießen in 2008. After that Michael did his community service in a old people’ s home. Since summer 2009 he studys law at Justus-Liebig-University in Gießen. Currently, he is in the sixth semester. He got a study award for passing the intermediate examination and led study groups in civil and criminal law. His main point of interest is the environmental law and the public economic law. From participating in this year‘s Willem C. Vis Moot, he expects to learn more about international law and arbitration. Furthermore, he hopes to meet interesting people. 23 University of Hanover Yassin Berrou Yassin is a student in his 7th semester and works at the chair of Professor Dr. Christian Wolf. Currently, the focus of his studies is on commercial, corporate and equity law. He works at the Chair for Civil Law, German, European and International Civil Procedure. He is interested in the international aspects of law and welcomes the opportunity to apply his skills in the Willem C. Vis Moot. Yassin spent one school year in the United States on a scholarship from the German parliament (Bundestag) and the United States Congress. Lisa Kraayvanger Lisa is a 5th semester student. She works at the Chairs for Public Law of Professor Brosius-Gersdorf and Professor Mehde. As a participant of the Vis Moot she looks forward to the practical side of her studies in an international context. She spent a school year in Lyon, France where she perfected her language skills. She participated in “Jugend debattiert”, a youth debate competition. Sarah-Jane Leukel Sarah-Jane is a student in her 5th semester. She is interested in international law. She is looking forward to improve and apply her skills in the field of arbitration and commercial law in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court. She plays the piano, dances ballroom dances and went to a gymnasium with focus on music where she participated in the orchestra. Sarah-Jane did a Voluntary Year of Social Service at a hospital of the German Red Cross. Maike Michels Maike is a 3rd semester student. In 2010, Maike participated in a simulation of the United Nations, namely “The Hague International Model United Nations”, where she collected her first experiences in the field of international relations. Maike spent six months in the United States as a High School exchange student. She is the President of the Leo-Club Hanover which is the youth organization of Lions Clubs International. Jaschar Mirkhani Jaschar is student in his 3rd semester. The focus of his studies is on international private law. He works as student assistant at an insurance and finance brokerage company. For Jaschar the Willem C. Vis Moot is a great opportunity to combine the theoretical aspects of law with practical experience. Jaschar demonstrates his sense for fair judgments and rational decisions in his function as longstanding soccer referee. Jeannette Pasternack Jeannette is a 7th semester student. The focus on her studies is on the law of the legal profession and legal advice. Jeannette participates in the Willem C. Vis Moot to get an insight in new legal territories, e.g. commercial law and international arbitration. She is interested in foreign cultures and already spent one year in California as an exchange student. She also volunteers for her former youth exchange organization Experiment e.V. 24 University of Helsinki Timo Kaksonen Timo Kaksonen is a sixth-year law student at the Faculty of Law of University of Helsinki. In his studies, Timo has focused on procedural law in general, arbitration and litigation more specifically, and on property law as well. Timo is currently writing his thesis on enforcement of foreign arbitral awards in Finland. During his studies Timo has worked at Merilampi Attorneys Ltd. He has worked as well at the Cooperative bank of Keski-Uusimaa as a back-office support relating to finance, credits, mortgages, securities and collaterals. Kenneth Kraszewski Kenneth Kraszewski is a master’s student in international business law at the University of Helsinki. Kenneth earned an undergraduate degree at the University of Chicago and a J.D. at Notre Dame Law School, where he was a research assistant to professors of international law and international taxation. He also served as executive articles editor on the Journal of College & University Law. In 2011, he was admitted to the New York bar. Before coming to Finland, Kenneth clerked for the Honorable Judge Chapleau at the Superior Court of Indiana. He is now employed at Merilampi Attorneys in Helsinki. Milla Laurio Milla Laurio is a fifth year law student at the University of Helsinki. Alongside her studies she has gained work experience in a tax consulting firm and is currently working in the legal department of a globally operating Finnish company. Milla has spent one semester studying law at Griffith University in the Gold Coast which she says was a great experience. In her free time Milla enjoys travelling. She is also a member of the local student association’s legal aid committee which provides free legal advice for students. Mirjam Supponen Mirjam Supponen is a third year law student at the University of Helsinki. Previously, she has worked at the legal department of an international startup company. There she focused mainly on contract law and intellectual property rights doing research, taking part in contractual negotiations and creating an IPR program for the company. Mirjam is the vice-president of Finnish Model United Nations and an active member of the humanitarian law group of the Finnish Red Cross. Mirjam is also an editor of Helsinki Law Review. She is very interested in intellectual property rights, contract law and international law and will focus on these fields of law in her future studies. 25 Humboldt University of Berlin Hermann Dahlitz 7th semester; studies of law at Humboldt Universität zu Berlin with a focus on „European and International Civil and Commercial Law / Contract Law“. Participated in the 17th/7th Willem C. Vis Moot 2009/2010 as a research assistant for the team of Humboldt Universität zu Berlin. Participated in the Model European Union Conference in 2010. Student assistant in an international corporate law firm. Received a BA in Economics after a three year dual study of economics (focus banking), combined with a traineeship in a private bank in Berlin. Interships with the Federal Ministry of Finance Germany as well as corporate law firms in Berlin. Speaks fluent English. Michael Epping 7th semester; studies of law at Albert-Ludwigs Universität Freiburg and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin with a focus on „ European and International Civil and Commercial Law / Intellectual Property Rights“. Studied one year abroad at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Internship with an international corporate law firm et al.. Student assistant for a leading medium-sized joint practice. Year of volunteer social work for an evangelic youth organization. Speaks fluent English and Spanish. Qualifications in Latin and basic knowledge in French. Plays basketball and soccer. Member of the soccer team of the law school of Humboldt University. Stephan Rauch 7th semester; studies of law at Universität Leipzig, University of Stockholm and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin with a focus on „ European and International Civil and Commercial Law / Intellectual Property Rights “. Internship with Mannheimer Swartling and various Courts of Law. Oversaw several projects for the chair of Civil Law, European Privat Law, Consumer and Competition Law. Speaks fluent English, basic knowledge in Spanish and Swedish, qualification in Latin. Has been honored as student of the year in high school for his social and cultural commitment. Marc Sonntag 7th semester; studies of law at Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and Humboldt Universität zu Berlin with a focus on „Law of the International Community and the European Integration“. Acquired the „Certificat de Droit Transnational“ in connection with a study abroad at Université de Genève and the IHEID in Geneva. Internship with the German Embassy in Brazil, a NGO in Cambodia. Worked as a student assistant in Freiburg. Volunteer social work for an organization for physically and mentally disabled people in São Paulo. Speaks fluent English, French, Spanish and Portuguese. Qualification in Latin. Is interested in languages, literature, plays soccer and is enthused about back-packing around the globe. 26 Jagiellonian University Julia Dyras Julia Dyras is a fifth year law student at the Jagiellonian University. Her main areas of interest are international arbitration, commercial litigation and life sciences law. Julia graduated from the American Law Program (organized by Jagiellonian University in cooperation with the Catholic University of America). She has been gaining experience in the field of dispute resolution through participation in the ICC Mediation Competition and in the 18th edition of the Willem C. Vis Moot, as well as completing internships in international law firms. She has decided to further develop her interest in international arbitration by participating again in this year‘s edition. She speaks fluent English and is working on her Spanish. Julia enjoys spending her free time reading and watching films. Kuba Gąsiorowski Kuba Gąsiorowski is a 4th year law student at Jagiellonian University and a graduate of American Law Program jointly organized by Jagiellonian University and Catholic University of America. His scientific interests, which revolve around legal doctrines and praxeological analysis of law, resulted in co-authorship of repertory on Polish constitutional law (is. Wolters Kluwer) and collection of essays on liberty. He cooperated with numerous legal firms and is currently occupying a position of legal assistant in a partnership, where international litigation and arbitration are not uncommon. Kuba fluently speaks English and recently took keen interest in German. In his free time, Kuba is a fan of good films and literature. Jadwiga Glanc Jadwiga Glanc is a fifth- year law student at the Jagiellonian University, a former member of the Law Faculty Student Representative Council and also a former director of the board of a pharmaceutical firm. She has a master degree in French law having graduated from University of Orleans. This year she took up a post-graduate studies on mediation offered by the Jagiellonian University. She is interested in commercial law and ADR. She speaks English, French and Spanish. She also took part in the Vis Moot last year. Piotr Plesiński Piotr Plesiński is a 5th year student of law at the Jagiellonian University. He takes part in American Law Program and is particularly interested in international trade law and company law. In 2010 he studied at Bucerius Law School in Hamburg within the Socrates/Erasmus program. During his studies he did several internships in law firms and participated in many conferences. He speaks English and started to learn German. In his free time Piotr reads books, jogs around Cracow or watches American tv-shows. 27 Anna Ziewalicz Anna Ziewalicz is a student of law (5th grade) and English philology (3rd grade) at the Jagiellonian University. During her studies, Anna has been trying to combine her passion for languages with her interest in law, particularly in international commercial and corporate law, European law and international arbitration. In 2010, Anna graduated from the American Law Program, organized by the Jagiellonian University in cooperation with the Catholic University of America. This year, she participates in the 19th Willem C. Vis Moot and in the German Law School, run in cooperation with the Heidelberg University and the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Currently, Anna is also gaining practical skills while working as a legal assistant in one of the best law firms in Cracow. She speaks fluent English and German. Maciej Zych Maciej Zych is a 4th year student of law at the Jagiellonian University and a member on the management board of the University‘s Law Students‘ Library Society (est.1851). Maciej conducts classes on civil law for fellow students under the auspices of the Society. His main areas of interest include contract law, arbitration, corporate law and civil procedure. Maciej is in his second year of the course in English and European Law conducted by the British Law Centre. Maciej participates in the 19th Vis Moot this year as member of the Jagiellonian University‘s team and participated in the 18th edition when the team reached Final Rounds and was awarded an Honourable Mention for Memorandum for Respondent. He speaks fluent English and can communicate in German. London School of Economics Man-Kit Chau Man-Kit Chau is currently pursuing the LL.M. with specialism in Corporate and Commercial Laws at the LSE. He graduated from The University of Hong Kong and is a HSBC Chevening Scholar. His interests in cross-border transactions and international business laws were sparked during internships in the legal department of a multi-national corporation in Shanghai and a subsequent internship in the Dispute Resolution practice at Simmons & Simmons (Hong Kong). He therefore chose to further this interest through the LL.M. and the Willem C. Vis Moot. He is thrilled to be part of the LSE team! Ingram Cheung Ingram Cheung is currently in the third year of his LL.B. degree at the LSE. As part of the LSE team that won the London Universities Mooting Shield (2010/2011), he has had the unique opportunity to moot in the Royal Courts of Justice and the Supreme Court before Lord Dyson. He is interested in commercial and corporate laws and hopes to develop his knowledge on the CISG by participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot. He has previously volunteered at the Bar Pro Bono Unit and has interned at Allen & Overy and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. 28 Effrosyni Christofilou Effrosyni Christofilou is currently pursuing the LL.M. with specialism in International Business Laws at the LSE. She graduated with distinction from the Law School of the National University of Athens and has worked as a trainee lawyer in Athens dealing with Commercial and White-Collar Criminal Law. During her studies, she was an Amnesty International activist and co-editor of a student newspaper. She has participated in Model United Nations conferences for two years, and wishes to further develop her mooting skills through Willem C. Vis Moot, as she is very interested in International Commercial Contracts Law. Christina Dykun Christina Dykun is currently in her penultimate year of the Juris Doctor degree. She completed the first year of the JD law degree at the University of Ottawa, and was granted a letter of permission to study at LSE. She has previously graduated from the University of Toronto with high distinction, earning both an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts degree. In her first year of law, she was nominated and elected as an Executive Member of the Business Law Society, selected to be an Assistant Editor of the Ottawa Law Review, and was involved in competitive mooting. Her keen interest in dispute resolution was catalyzed by her JD coursework in ADR, and was substantially furthered during a summer student position in one of Toronto’s premiere litigation firms. Gülce Gürler Gülce Gürler is currently pursuing the LL.M with specialism in Corporate and Commercial Laws at the LSE. She graduated from the Faculty of Law, University of Galatasaray. During her undergraduate studies she undertook several internships in different Turkish law firms. She also participated in a conference between Galatasaray University and Fribourg University, for which she made a presentation on „International sales agreements and reparation of damage in case of late delivery.“ This experience led to her interest in international commercial laws, which she hopes to develop through the Willem C. Vis moot. She is therefore very happy to be a part of the LSE team! Yi-Jun Kang Yi-Jun Kang is presently in the third-year of her LL.B. degree at the LSE. She was awarded the John Griffiths Award for Best Overall Performance in the first-year examinations. She has elected to study contract and commercial laws and pursues this interest through extra-curricular activities. A previous internship in the International Dispute Resolution department of Baker & McKenzie sparked her interest in International Arbitration. She participated in the Willem C Vis Moot 2010/11 and is happy to be a part of the team again this year. Seán O‘Dea Seán O‘Dea is currently pursuing an LL.M. with specialism in Corporate and Commercial Laws at LSE with a focus on financial and insolvency laws. He graduated with a Bachelors in Civil Law (with History) degree from University College Dublin. Seán became interested in arbitration and international commercial law during an internship in the commercial court in Ireland and is looking forward to developing this interest further by participating in the LSE Vis Moot team. Sonja Pavic Sonja Pavic is presently pursuing one year of her law course at the LSE on a study abroad programme as part of her JD degree at the University of Toronto. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Science in Political Science and Pscyhology from McGill University. She has previously been a participant in the Jessup International Law Moot and is a keen mooter. Last summer she worked for a large commercial law firm in Canada which triggered her interest in international commercial arbitration. 29 Pieter De Smedt Pieter De Smedt is currently pursuing the LL.M. with specialism in International Commercial Law at the LSE. He secured his Bachelors and Masters’ Degrees in Law at the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium. He has always been interested in economics and the economic element of law. Through subsequent experiences, he made consistent choices towards litigation and ADR and plans to pursue a career as a Dispute Resolution lawyer, specifically in international commercial arbitration. This Moot is therefore completely in line with his aspirations which makes him a very motivated participant. University of Neuchâtel Gautier Aubert Gautier graduated from High school in 2006, and started to study law at the University of Neuchatel the same year. After getting his Bachelor degree, he started his Master in sports law in Neuchatel as well. During his Master, he spent one semester in Columbia Law School (New York) as an exchange student. This exchange and the classes he attended there brought him to discover his fascination for international law, transnational litigation and arbitration. As he came back, he thus decided to put these notions into practice, by participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court. Julien Delaye After completing his Bachelor at the University of Neuchâtel, Julien Delaye went one year in Japan where he studied Japanese. He is now at the very end of his Master degree in Neuchâtel and he will then study one semester at the Legal Practice School of the University of Geneva. After that, he will work as a lawyer-trainee for a Law firm in Geneva. His interest in international business law and arbitration naturally led him to participate in the Vis Moot. Besides that, he is currently working as a student assistant for Prof. Dr. Blaise Carron. Nazia Monnin Once graduating in High School in 2008, Nazia undertook her Law study at the University of Neuchâtel. She got her Bachelor degree in 2011 and started a general Master in law in the same University. Her will to discover new law aspects and her interest for international law conducted her to participate to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot. Allegra Schaer Allegra Schaer is 23 years old and studies law in her fourth year at the University of Neuchâtel (Switzerland). She speaks German, French and English. Following graduation from high school, Allegra has been living and training in a swimming performance center in Australia for a year. She is grateful to be able to participate in the nineteenth Vis Moot Court as she enjoys learning about international commercial law. 30 University of Osnabrueck Björn Clausen Björn Clausen, 23 years old, is currently studying law at the University of Osnabrueck in the 3rd semester. He graduated from the „Altes Gymnasium Oldenburg“ in 2007, where he also received the Latin Proficiency Certificate. In the same year, he began studying at the police academy of LowerSaxony, from which he graduated in 2010 with a Bachelor’s degree. Since then, he has been working as a police officer in the „Polizeiinspektion Diepholz“. He commenced law studies at the University of Osnabrueck in 2010. Franziska Deakin Franziska Deakin is a 21 year old third-semester law student at the University of Osnabrueck. She graduated in 2010. In the 11th grade, she commenced a 4 week internship at Wards Solicitors in England. At the University of Osnabrueck, she is able to combine the German Law studies with English law as she takes part at a foreign language and law programme on the British legal system. Besides speaking German and English fluently, she attended classes in French for 7 years and has small Latinum. Eileen Müller Eileen Müller, 21 years, graduated from the gymnasium in Lower Saxony in 2010. At school, she attended classes in Spanish, English and Latin, and received her Latin proficiency certificate as well as her Certificate in Advanced English of the Cambridge University (Level C1 Europe). She is currently studying law at the University of Osnabrueck and is in her 3rd semester. She participates in the University’s legal language programme concerning the law system of the United Kingdom and works as a student assistant for Prof. Dr. Stoffels. Jil Luca Schneider Jil Luca Schneider, 20 years old, studies law in the 3rd semester at the University of Osnabrueck. At school, she attended courses in English, Latin and Spanish. She received her Latin Proficiency Certificate as well as the Certificate of Advanced English of the Cambridge University (Level C1 Europe). After her graduation, she did two months of voluntary work in Argentina and is now also fluent in Spanish. Jil attends the foreign language and law programme on the British legal system at the University of Osnabrueck. Jana Schulte Jana Schulte, 21 years old, graduated from the Gymnasium in Lower Saxony in 2010 and started her studies of law at the University of Osnabrueck afterwards. Now, she is in her third semester. Jana is interested in languages. Besides German, Jana speaks English and Spanish fluently. After having learned Spanish during her school time, she is completing her knowledge in a foreign language and law programme on the Spanish legal system at the University. Laura Strosing Laura Strosing is 20 years old and graduated in 2010 at the Gymnasium in Loekamp in her hometown Marl, North Rhine-Westphalia. During her school time, she took classes in English, French, Spanish and Latin. She received her Latin proficiency certificate in 2008. In autumn 2010, she moved to Osnabrueck to study law at the University of Osnabrueck. Currently, Laura is in the third semester and additionally participates in the legal language programme concerning the law system of the United Kingdom. 31 Saarland University Aleksandra S. Chiniaeva Aleksandra began her law studies at the Far Eastern National University, Law Institute in 2005. During her studies she worked as an intern in a bar association and got a job as a lawyer in a logistic commercial company. She graduated from the Far Eastern National University in 2010. Then she continued her education at Saarland University, Europa-Institute on a Master Program. She has chosen to participate in the VIS Moot because she is interested in arbitration and private international law. Duncan Gorst Duncan began his studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom and is currently studying for an LL.M at the University of Saarland in Germany. He has a strong background in English commercial law and has previously participated in other mooting competitions. Ben Köhler Ben started his studies of German and French Law in 2008. He just completed his „licence“ of French Law at the University of Metz and is in his 7th Semester of his German Law Studies at University of Saarland. Ben works as a research assistant of Prof. Dr. h. c. Claude Witz. His main interest lies in the CISG, which is why he chose to participate in the Vis Moot. In his free time, he likes to read and to play football. Philipp Kunick Philipp Kunick started his studies at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom, where he completed his LL.B. He is now to complete an LL.M. at the University of Saarland, Germany. He has done several internships at regional and international law firms in London, Kiev and Bonn, working with International Commercial Arbitration, Intellectual Property and Employment Law. He speaks fluent German, English and French and is currently learning Russian. In October 2011, he published an article in the Young Arbitration Review. Sasha Ma Sasha Ma is from London. Her interest in law was first sparked when studying law at A Level, in particular her love of contract law. She lived and worked in Germany for a year and completed an internship in Hong Kong before starting her studies in English and German Law in 2008 at the University of Exeter in England. She is currently completing her Masters in „German Law for Foreign Lawyers“ at the University of Saarland and is taking part in the Vis Moot as she has enjoyed participating in previous internal moot competitions and advocacy classes at the University of Exeter. In her free time Sasha likes to dance salsa, travel and experience new cultures. Daria Romanova Daria Romanova got her degree in law in 2010 at the Law Faculty of Lobachevski State University of Nizhniy Novgorod, Russian Federation. In the academic year 2010/2011 Daria studied at the LL.M. program in Europa-Institut at the University of Saarland with specialization in International economic law and WTO Law. In Europa-Institut she became more familiar with the domain of International 32 Arbitration and Dispute Resolution. She also participated in the seminar on „International Commercial Arbitration“ in ICC in Paris. Since then she has become keenly interested in this subject and therefore strongly aspires to acquire more profound theoretical knowledge and practical skills in this area. Currently she is working on her Master thesis in International Commercial Arbitration. She speaks Russian, English, French and Turkish. Liliya Sagun Liliya graduated from the National Taras Shevchenko University of Kiev in 2010 and received a Master’s degree in Law. Since 2010 she has been studying at the Europa-Institut, University of Saarland specializing in European Law. During her studies she attended classes on international arbitration and has chosen this field to write her master thesis in. Lilia speaks Ukrainian, Russian, English and German. She is very enthusiastic about the VIS Moot as she expects to gain valuable experience. Katheryna Shostak Kateryna comes from Kiev. She got her law degree from T. Shevchenko National University of Kiev, Ukraine. Afterwards, she took up studies within the LL.M. program at the Europa-Institut of the University of Saarland, Germany where she focused on European economic law and foreign trade. While studying at the university she attended seminars concerning investment, corporate law and also took part in a German speaking ECJ Moot Court as an Advocate General. She speaks English, Ukrainian, Russian, German and French. Among her hobbies there are singing, travelling and yoga. University of Silesia Michał Bienias My name is Michał Bienias and I am a 4th year law student at University of Silesia. My main areas of interest are intellectual property law, the protection of personal data issues and also the use of alternative dispute resolution, especially international commercial arbitration. I am a member of The European Law Students’ Association. In my spare time I enjoy sports, and spend a lot of my free time training hard in karate kyokushin and I love it. Piotr Koch I am a 5th year student of law at the Faculty of Law and Administration of the University of Silesia. Generally I am an English speaker, but I am trying to make swift progress in my French and Italian. I cannot say that I am only interested in international commercial, international public and private law, because with equal enthusiasm I love travelling and meeting other people. So thanks to the Vis Moot I can combine all of these interests. 33 Bartosz Kubista My name is Bartosz Kubista and though I should be a 4th year law student, due to some relentless ambition I decided to accelerate my studies and am currently doing the 4th year with the 5th, for which most of people consider me a total freak. I am interested in financial law (especially banking law), diplomatic law and international commercial law, but despite that I promise, that I can be quite outgoing and amusing. Katrzyna Matusiak I am a 5th year student of law at the University of Silesia from Katowice. I have the pleasure of participating in the Vis Moot for the second time. I am interested in civil and commercial law, and in my spare time I indulge myself by listening to Miles Davis and reading Russian literature. Maria Łabno I am a 4th year law student. My main areas of interest are civil and international law. In the academic year 2010/2011, through the LLP Erasmus, I studied at Karl-Franzes University in Graz, where I had an opportunity to widen my interests. I can speak English and German. I’m an avid scout. My passion is analogue photography. In my spare time I enjoy travelling, especially hiking. I simply love mountains. Magdalena Pawlik I am currently a 5th year student of Law at the University of Silesia in Katowice. I participated in the 18th edition of the Vis Moot. I am interested in International Commercial Arbitration and the use of alternative dispute resolution in international business and commerce. Wherever I can, I try to broaden my knowledge in many fields simultaneously. Małgorzata Pohl I studied law at the University of Silesia in Katowice, where I obtained my Master’s Degree in summer 2011. My 3rd year of law I spent at the Sheffield Hallam University (UK). I participated in the 18th Willem C. Vis Moot and in the 2011 Foreign Direct Investment Moot. Currently I am preparing my Ph.D. in the field of International Commercial Law and participating in the Programme in European Private Law for Postgraduates (PEPP). In my free time I enjoy travelling, socialising and doing sports. Katarzyna Taborek I am a 5th year student of law at the University of Silesia in Katowice. For 2 years I have been a volunteer at a Legal Clinic at the Law Faculty. I am interested in civil law and international commercial law. Privately, I am very fond of yoga, which is my favourite form of relaxation. I also like travelling and spending time with my friends. I decided to take part in the 19th edition of Vis Moot to gain more practical knowledge about international arbitration law. Joanna Zielińska I graduated from University of Silesia in 2011 (Master’s of Law with a specialisation in public international law). In the same year I stared my PhD studies at the University of Silesia. I was a member of the University of Silesia team at the 18th edition of the Vis Moot. In my free time I like to dance, especially Latin dances, and to read history books. But most of all I love to watch ballet performances. 34 University of Southern Denmark Elisabeth Ann Jones Fjordside Graduated from Næstved Gymnasium in 2008. After spending a year working and travelling Elisabeth started studying law at the University of Southern Denmark. She joined the University’s Vis Moot team to get an insight into practicing law to supplement the more theoretical everyday studies as a law student. She spends her spare time with her family, friends and boyfriend and enjoys fine arts and fashion. Jeppe Hornemann Hunsdahl Upon finishing his STX at Sct. Knuds Gymnasium, Odense, Jeppe worked at a museum to save up money for a subsequent trip around Europe. Currently living in Odense, Jeppe studies law at the University of Southern Denmark, where he will finish his bachelor degree in June 2012. He became interested in ‘mooting’ after participating in the internal moot competition of the University for two years. His scarce spare time is passed by playing music and spending time with his friends and family. Tobias Liechti After graduating from the upper secondary business school of Selandia-CEU in Slagelse, Tobias worked one year in the Danish wine business before moving to Odense to start his law studies at the University of Southern Denmark. Tobias found the in-house moot competitions at the University of Southern Denmark to be exciting and challenging. This, combined with his interest in international dispute resolution and cultural understanding, led to his participation in the Vis Moot. In his spare time Tobias likes reading, going to the cinema, travelling and discussing wine and gastronomy. Kirsten Marcussen Upon graduating from upper secondary business school of Haderslev, Kirsten moved to Odense to study law and she is now at her sixth semester. Kirsten is participating in the Vis Moot to gain practical knowledge of law to supplement the theoretical part of the studies of a law student. Apart from the mooting, taking up spare time, Kirsten enjoys spending time with her family, boyfriend and enjoys sports. Until now she has run three half marathons and has a goal to run the marathon when the Moot is finished. Stephan Normann Østergaard Graduated from the gymnasium, Kold College in 2009 of Odense. He is now in his sixth semester of studies at the faculty of law of the University of Southern Denmark. His interests are sports, travelling, food, friends and family. Because of his enthusiasm for looking at issues from different perspectives and his special interest in private law he decided to participate in the Vis Moot. Lise Djernæs Sørensen After graduation from Nordfyns Gymnasium in 2007, Lise worked at a telecom company, before she started law study at University of Southern Denmark in 2008. Lise will finish her candidate degree in 2013. Lise applied for participation in this year’s VIS Moot mainly because of its practical approach to the study of law. In her spare time she enjoys the company of her family and friends and sports of almost any kind. 35 University of Tuebingen Janina Bader After the second semester, Janina decided to apply for the VIS Moot Court. She regards her admission to the team as an ambitious challenge and a unique possibility to improve her skills in the scope of rhetoric, conversation techniques and mediation. The Vis Moot Court gives her the chance to get practical experience and establish international contacts at an early stage of her studies, which will be helpful for her future career. Trough her work in the school council, where she organized and performed many events of the student body responsible, Janina realized that the working in a team was an enrichment of her horizon. Stephan Bergmann To Stephan, it has been very important from early on to capture as many impressions of different cultures all around the world as possible. He began gaining experience by participating in a student exchange to the USA in 2003 and has certainly not ended with his trip around South East Asia, Australia and New Zealand. For his future career, he lays great emphasis on keeping up his international focus. For a profound and versatile education, he decided to major in law at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen. To him, it is highly substantial to get not only insight views into juridical working methods, but also to see and learn how other cultures‘ juridical systems are organized and applied. Sara Landgrover Already at a very young age, Sara showed interests in international affairs. Because of her double citizenship connected with frequent visits in the USA and also with the many visits to foreign countries. During a Brazil school exchange and her voluntary work she realized, that some countries could not survive in the international trade market without any international laws, which are simultaneously inalienable to them. During her participation at Model United Nations in The Hague she got to know how it is to speak in front of many people and to make your point clear to them. She hopes to be able to incorporate these gained experiences into the Moot Court. Miriam Stimpfle Already in school and from there on Miriam was excited about learning foreign languages and Miriam has huge interest in foreign cultures because she has been travelling to many different countries since her infancy. During her Voluntary Year of Social Service and the work as a group leader in a summer camp, she had the opportunity to acquire a lot of experience in dealing with people. Miriam will lay her focus on international business and private law because she has been at a commercial high school, and she is interested in international relations and the different systems of justice. The participation at the Vis Moot Court is a chance for Miriam to gain some practical experience during her course of studies already and get impressions of the professional life. Philippa Völter Already in school Philippa was very interested in other cultures, countries and languages. For this reason she took part in student exchanges to USA and Hungary. Furthermore, she was in the States for half a year in grade 11 to develop her English skills. She also enjoyed her classes in Latin and French. Philippa could already enjoy first insights in the Asian lifestyle since she completed a 3-month training period in Hong Kong after graduation. This summer she will finish a training period with lawyers in New York. The interest in other cultures also motivated her to apply for the Moot Court. 36 Natalie Weissinger Natalie was always enthusiastic about the teaching of foreign languages, whereupon she participated in a student exchange with Oullins, France. Following her Abitur, she took advantage of the chance to gain an insight into an entierly different culture. Natalie did a placement at an international operating corporation in Tokyo, Japan. In the VIS Moot Court, she is therefore especially interested because of its international orientation. Furthermore, Natalie figures the VIS Moot as a great chance to gain practical experience besides the theoretical part of her law studies, to gain an initial insight in topics of her intended priority area international private law, and to make international contacts. University of Warsaw Katarzyna Ciepiela Katarzyna Ciepiela is a student of the fifth year at Law Faculty at Warsaw University and a student of the second year at School of English and European Law, created jointly by the University of Cambridge, UK, a education foundation Juris Angliae Scientia Ltd. and University of Warsaw. She completed the Academy of Young Diplomats last year. Katarzyna is still looking for her place among the fields of law, being interested in civil law, commercial law with particular emphasis on advertising law and international arbitration. Anna Maria Galińska Anna is a fifth year law student at the University of Warsaw. Her academic interests revolve around international commercial and corporate law, arbitration and law & economics. Last year Anna participated in a student exchange program at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. She is a member of the Corporate Law Society at her Faculty and took part in the Foreign Direct Investment Moot Competition 2011. Monika Jankowska Monika is a 2nd year law student and a 3rd year ethnology student at the University of Warsaw. Such a choice of courses is the result of her interest in social issues in a very broad sense of this term. has been fascinated with arbitration ever since she embarked on her legal studies. As far as ethnology is concerned, Monika is particularly interested in political anthropology, for which legal matters are of great importance. Monika is very keen on learning foreign languages. She speaks fluent English and is still working on her French, Spanish and Russian. This year, she has also taken up Arabic. Moreover, Monika loves movies of every genre ranging from the classical westerns to the contemporary independent films. Mariusz Kamiński Mariusz is a 5th year student of Law and a 3rd year student of Journalism with focus on public relations at the University of Warsaw. His academic interests are mostly trade law and administrative procedure. Last year, Mariusz participated in the Erasmus academic exchange programme in Lisbon. Thanks to this international experience, he improved his English skills and had an opportunity to learn Portuguese. This year, he is attending a course in the Center for American Law Studies. Stanisław Komorowski Stanislaw is a fifth year law student at the University of Warsaw. He believes that the discipline of law, however fascinating, has one major and inherent weakness. As lawyers are being educated mainly in their domestic law, legal practitioner’s activity is limited to a certain territory. As a attempt to avoid falling within this pattern, Stanislaw expands his knowledge in foreign legal systems and broadly defined international law. Stanislaw has finished one-year-course in American Law run jointly by the Center for American Studies of University of Florida and the University of Warsaw. He also took part in multiple international conferences and tournaments, like for instance National Model United Nations held in NYC or Foreign Direct Investment International Arbitration Moot. 37 Katarzyna Kozak Katarzyna is a fifth year law student at the University of Warsaw in the framework of the College of Inter-faculty Studies in the Humanities, as well as a graduate from the Institute of Applied Linguistics. She defended her MA thesis in linguistics on the legal argumentation of oral arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the cases concerning the I Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Last year, she participated in the LLP Erasmus programme at Maastricht University. Maciej Zgondek Maciej is a student of law (4th grade) and applied linguistics (5th grade) at the University of Warsaw. This year, he is also attending a separate course on German and European law at the German Law School at the University of Warsaw. In past years, Maciej was granted scholarships at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and the Humboldt University of Berlin. Also, he studied at the Saint Petersburg State University and the Perth Institute of Western Australia. University of Wuerzburg Vanessa Betz Vanessa Betz studies law with accompanying studies in European law in her 7th Semester at the University of Wuerzburg. As the focus of her studies, she has chosen International and European Law. She is fluent in English and has basic knowledge in Spanish and French. In her free time her favorite activities include singing and playing basketball. Rebecca Clabby Rebecca Clabby is an ERASMUS student in Wuerzburg. She is enrolled at Trinity College Dublin since 2009 focusing on Civil Law and European Law. She speaks English, Irish, German and French. Rebecca already gained practical experience during a moot court at Trinity College in 2010. In her spare time she likes to go sailing. Annalena Scholl Annalena Scholl studies law and European law in her 4th semester. She works as a student assistant at the Institute for German and European Private Law and Private International Law of Prof. Dr. EvaMaria Kieninger since January 2011. She speaks fluent Chinese and English and has basic knowledge of French, Italian and Japanese. Before studying law, she completed a bachelor’s degree in Modern Chinese and reported from the 2008 Olympics. Michael Sly Michael Sly is a U.S. citizen and studies European law at the University of Wuerzburg. He completed his bachelor‘s degree in the fields of Political Science and German and spent his final year as an exchange student in Wuerzburg. He is fluent in English and German and works as a student assistant and translator at the chair of Prof. Dr. Dr. Eric Hilgendorf. He is interested in architecture, film and marathon running. Pia Stumpp Pia Stumpp is a 4th semester student of law and European law at the University of Wuerzburg. She speaks German, English and Spanish and has basic knowledge of French. In her sixth semester, she plans to stay in Latin America to study the local legal culture. In her spare time she enjoys travelling and makes sports, especially taekwondo and Ninjutsu. Emanuel Wild Emanuel Wild is studying law with accompanying studies of European law in his 7th semester at the University of Wuerzburg. He speaks English and is proficient in Spanish. He works as a student assistant at the chair for German and European Private Law and Private International Law of Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Kieninger. In his spare time he is physically active and practices martial arts. 38 Participating Arbitrators in alphabethical order Aronsky, Martin Bartels, Marvin Bastian, Tobias Batruch, Lukasz Bauch, Christoph Baumann, Dr. Antje Bethge, André Beyerlein, Birgit Binder, Dr. Peter Bismarck, Moritz von Bodenheimer, Dr. Rouven F. Bootz, Dr. Margret Borges, Prof. Dr. Georg Börner, Dr. Achim Boven, Michael Brockmann, Tim Brunner, Manuel Conrad, Prof. Dr. Nicole Davis, Anthony Diehl, Dr. Alexandra Dornette, Vera Durchowska, Dominika Ebert, Blörn Engberg, Louise Lindekilde Eslami, Nassim Fiebiger, Dr. Gernot Gaedertz, Dr. Johann-Christoph Gering, Agnes Göhlich, Carola Gonda, Michel Großhans, Annemarie Grusic, Ugljesa Happ, Dr. Richard Hartung, Markus Hasenstab, Sven Heidbrink, Dr. Alfred Hoffmann, Henrik Norsk Islam, Oliver Jahnel, Dr. Werner Jansen, Dr. Justus Jeinsen, Prof. Dr. Ulrich von Kartsivadze, Liana Kautz, Dr. Thimothy Kiehl, Friederike Kilgus, Martin Klein, Susanne Kniprath, Dr. Lutz Koch, Dr. Maximilian Koch, Dr. Susanne Kohlmeier, Thomas Krafczyk, Dr. Wolfgang Krüger, Marleen Leiterhold, Jan Lieber, Dr. Helmut Lörcher, Dr. Torsten Lüftenegger, Klaus Markert, Dr. Lars Mayer, Hanna Möller, Philipp Muster, Alain Nacimiento, Dr. Patricia Nedden, Jan Heiner Nielsen, Morten Schwartz Nümann, Lars Öleki, Nese Otte, Prof. Dr. Karsten Palenker, Nicholas Papadopoulos, Evdokia Passas, Johannes T. Peyrot, Dr. Paul Pfeifenbrink, Sandra Piemonte, Jacopo Rasmussen, Line Rener, Katia Rieder, Dr. Markus de Rise, Edda Roitzsch, Dr. Frank Rüppell, Philipp Schmidt, Thilo Schmitz, Hanna Soehring, Dr. Jörg Spangenberg, Jan Spohnheimer, Dr. Frank Stephan, Inga Ströhmann, Dr. Martin Tonschinski, Lilia Trapl, Dr. Vojtech Tschirley, Anna Marie Ufer, Alexandra Utlu, Alper Urban, Marcus Velten, Dr. Rainer Vorholzer, Kathrin Walla, Dr. Fabian Wilske, Dr. Stephan Woiki, Simon Wolf, Prof. Dr. Christian Wolken, Alice Wurmnest, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wrangell, Dr. Nikolas von Zawicki, Kamil Zekoll, Joachim Zielińska, Alicja The Arbitrators Martin Aronsky Martin Aronsky is the Global Supply Chain Contract and Claims Manager at ALSTOM (Zurich). He studied in Bern, Zurich, the Queen Mary University of London and St. Gallen. Mr. Aronsky is doing all aspects of contract and claims management, process implementation, dispute resolution (arbitration), mediation, conciliation, negotiations and risk analysis. Marvin Bartels Marvin Bartels is a law student in its 7th term. He works for the Institute for Legal Informatics with Professor Forgó. Marvin is one of the few students getting a scholarship for the tuition fee of the University of Hanover. He is interested in philosophy. In 2011/2010, Marvin participated in the 18th Willem C. Vis Moot team of Hanover. Due to his participation in last year’s Vis Moot, he has gained some experience in international arbitration. Tobias Bastian Tobias Bastian completed his first state exam in April 2011 and started his legal clerkship at the district court Frankfurt am Main in November 2011. Tobias studied law from 2005 – 2011 at the Goethe University Frankfurt am Main. During his studies Tobias focused on international and comparative law. In 2007/2008, he participated in the 15th Willem C. Vis Moot where his team won third place for the Memorandum for Respondent and an Honorable Mention for the Memorandum for Claimant. The following year, Tobias coached Frankfurt’s Moot Team in the 16th Moot. Lukasz Batruch Lukasz Batruch works for a german political party (Bündnis 90/Die Grünen) as consultant for the Gorleben board of inquiry and also is a self-employed lawyer. Batruch studied law at the Leibniz University of Hanover. During his studies he participated in the 7th Willem C. Vis Moot and later returned to become Coach for the Hanover Team in the 9th and 10th Vis Moot. Christoph Bauch Christoph Bauch is a Trainee Lawyer at the Court of Appeal in Celle and works as research associate for the deans office at University of Hanover. He participated in the 14th Willem C. Vis Moot and coached several Vis Moot Teams of the Leibniz University Hanover afterwards. He is one of the directors of the Hanover Vis Alumni Association e.V. (HVAA). Dr. Antje Baumann Antje Baumann is a partner with the law firm Corinius LLP. She studied in Osnabrück and passed her LLM degree at the University of California at Berkeley. Her activity emphasis is located in Corporate Litigation and she is admitted to bars of Germany and the state of New York. Before she became partner with Corinius LLP Dr. Baumann was working for Freshfield Bruckhaus Deringer LLP in Frankfurt and Hamburg. Furthermore she lectures at the University of Osnabrueck. André Bethge André Bethge is a lawyer in Hanover at bethgeundpartner immobilienanwälte. During his studies in Leipzig and Berlin he worked for national and international real estate companies. From 2007 to 2010 he worked as a research assistant at the office of the German Bundestag for Patrik Döring (MP), who is the secretary general of the Liberal Party (FDP). He received his LL.M. degree from the University College London (UCL) with a focus on “International Commercial Arbitration”. 40 Birgit Beyerlein Birgit Beyerlein is an associate with the law firm Brödermann & Jahn which is specialized in business law. She studied law at the universities of Bielefeld, Munich and Hamburg. During her time as legal trainee, she gained experience in the field of real estate law and corporate law at a firm in London. Birgit Beyerlein reached her LL.M. degree at Fordham University in New York. Dr. Peter M. Binder Peter Binder is an independent international arbitrator living in London and Vienna. He also advises governments around the world in the revision of their arbitration laws. He is also author of an internationally-known standard work on the UNCITRAL Model Law, which is published in English. The English native speaker is a member of the UNCITRAL Working Group at the United Nations for arbitration and mediation, and teaches “General Principles of International Commercial Arbitration“ at the Leibniz University of Hanover. He is a member of the advisory council of the HVAA. Moritz von Bismarck Moritz von Bismarck is an Academic Counsel at the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) at the Leibniz University of Hanover. He is mainly focused on Civil Procedural and Bankruptcy Law. Moritz studied law in Bayreuth, Göttingen and Hamburg and passed his examinations for the first state examination in 2006 and the second state examination in 2008. Dr. Rouven F. Bodenheimer Rouven F. Bodenheimer is working at the law firm Lungerich Lenz Schumacher since 2007. He studied and worked in Göttingen, Cambridge, Leuven, Bonn, Düsseldorf, Tel Aviv and London. Next to state court litigation Dr. Bodenheimer is experienced in arbitration as both- arbitrator and advocate in institutional and ad hoc procedures. Furthermore he is a lecturer for commercial law and sports law. Dr. Margret Bootz Margret Bootz is a legal trainee at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg and works for Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte. Further, she wrote her doctorate thesis with the theme “The Hamburg Jurisdiction for Labor Law in the National Socialism until the Beginning of the Second World War”. She studied law from 1999-2006 at the Universities of Rostock and Göteborg and has worked as a research assistant from 2007-2011. In 2007, she participated in the 11th Willem C. Vis Moot Court and serves as an arbitrator in Vienna. Dr. Achim-Rüdiger Börner Achim-Rüdiger Börner studied law, economics and orientalistics at the Universities of Bonn and Cologne and was admitted to the bar in 1981. He was in-house counsel to Ruhrgas AG, dealing with energy law, and he was the general counsel of Aachener Münchener Versicherung AG. He practices in Cologne in his own law firm. Dr. Börner is author of numerous publications and is a member of the IBA. He speaks English, French, German and Arabic. Professor Dr. Georg Borges Georg Borges holds the Chair for Civil Law, German and International Business Law (special focus on IT law) at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum since 2004. He studied law at the University of Frankfurt am Main, the University of Geneva and the University of Bonn, as well as economics at the Fernuniversität Hagen. After graduation, Georg Borges worked with Gleiss Lutz. He earned his doctorate in law at the University of Constance completing his doctoral theses in arbitration law under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rolf Stürner. Michel Boven Michel Boven studies at the University of Tuebingen and participated in last year´s Willem C. Vis Moot Court. He is fascinated by foreign languages and cultures. That was the reason for him to travel throughout Europe after school to gain knowledge about the cultures of Spain, Portugal and France. Michel is fluent in English, good in Spanish and has basic knowledge in Latin. Lots of internships in companies and firms helped him to collect many experiences in the area of organisation and teamwork. 41 Tim Brockmann Tim Brockmann works at the Institute for Procedural Law and Legal Profession (IPA) at the LU Hanover. He represented the University of Hanover in the Vis Moot 2007/2008 in Vienna and coached the Hanover Vis Team in 2008/2009. Due to his participation in several Cologne Summer Academies he already gathered experience in the field of commercial arbitration. After taking his final examinations in 2011 he focuses on International Private Law. Moreover, he is one of the two organizers of the 6th Hanover PreMoot and is one of the directors of the Hanover Vis Alumni Association e.V. Manuel Brunner Manuel Brunner is working as a Research Associate at the Chair of Professor Dr. Volker Epping for Public Law, Public International Law and European Law at the Leibniz University of Hanover. He is doing his Ph.D. in Public International Law. He acts as an arbitrator at the Hanover PreMoots from the very beginning. Professor Dr. Nicole Conrad Nicole Conrad is admitted to the bars of Switzerland and Germany and founded the law firm CONRAD Rechtsanwalts AG. Before this, she worked in Bordeaux in the field of commercial law. She is lecturing in Mainz since 2005 and in Zurich since 2010. She studied law in Göttingen and Konstanz. On top she studied political economy for two semesters and got a LL.M. degree (Zurich) in international commercial law. Dr. Alexandra Diehl Alexandra Diehl is an associate with Clifford Chance (Düsseldorf) and represents clients in civil litigation and arbitration. She is admitted to the bars of New York and Düsseldorf. She founded the Düsseldorf International Arbitration School. She studied at the Universities of Münster and Boston (post-graduate studies). Her PhD-thesis deals with investment arbitration. She is a member of the advisory council of the HVAA. Vera Dornette Vera Dornette is a final year law student in Hanover. She participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in 2008/09. Moreover Vera is a charter member of the Hanover Vis Alumni Association. Currently, she is preparing for her state examination in October. Currently, she is undertaking her state examinations. Dominika Durchowska Dominika Durchowska is studying law in her final year at the University of Silesia in Katowice. She participated in the 17th and 18th Vis Moot with pleadings in Vienna, and also in the 4th FDI Moot with pleadings in London. Due to her moot-experience, she was engaged in the 19th Vis Moot as a coach. Dominika’s field of specialisation is international arbitration and commercial law. Björn Ebert Björn Ebert studies law at the University of Tuebingen. Beyond that he works as a student assistant in a bankruptcy law firm in Stuttgart. Björn understands the study of law not only as to obtain legal expertise but also in a way to expand his horizon. Further, his various voluntary commitments strengthened the interest in foreign cultures and international relations. Therefore, he decided to participate in the Vis Moot Court 2010/2011 as a team member of the University of Tübingen. After his participation Björn decided to support and to instruct the new Vis Moot Team of his University. 42 Nassim Eslami Nassim Eslami works as Research Associate at the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) and is preparing her Ph.D. in the field of International Commercial Arbitration. She studied law at the Leibniz University of Hanover. She participated in the 14th Willem C. Vis Moot and coached several teams for the University of Hanover. She is in charge of the organization of the Hanover PreMoot from its very beginning. She is one of the directors of the Hanover Vis Alumni Association e.V. Dr. Gernot Fiebiger Gernot Fiebinger is an attorney from Austria. He studied in Innsbruck and St. Gallen and got a doctors degree at the University of Vienna. After working as an attorney for Karlberger Wiener Opetnik, he started to work at his current employer Neudorfer Rechtsanwälte. Amongst others his main fields of work are commercial law arbitration. Dr. Johann-Christoph Gaedertz Johann-Christoph Gaedertz is a partner with the law firm KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN. He studied in Freiburg and Mainz and got an LL..M. degree at McGeorge School of Law (California). Mr. Gaedertz was a partner with several law firms and joined KEIL & SCHAAFHAUSEN in 2009 after a partnership in Kaye Scholer LLP. His experience refers to the field of legal protection, antitrust law, entertainment law, litigation and arbitration. Agnes Gering Agnes Gering is a first time coach for the Hanover Team. She is currently working as a research associate at the Institute for Procedural and Attorney Regulations (IPA) and writing her doctoral thesis in the field of international arbitration. She participated in the 16th Vis Moot Court for the team of the University of Hanover and is a founding member of the Hanover Vis Alumni Association e.V. This year, Agnes Gering will also act as an arbitrator in Hong Kong and Vienna for the first time. Carola Göhlich Carola Göhlich is a 7th semester student at Leibniz University of Hanover. Currently, she studies at Université de Fribourg, Switzerland. She participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot in 2009/2010 and the ICC International Commercial Mediation competition in 2011 for the University of Hannover. Since she participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court she works as an editor for the Vindobona Journal published by the Moot Alumni Association. Michel Gonda Michel Gonda is an External Partner at Lallemand & Legros Lawfirm. He is specialized in the field of commercial law as well as national and international mediation and arbitration. He gives classes in mediation for lawyers and public servants. Michel Gonda studied law at the University of Liège (Belgium) and at the University of Freiburg Mr. Gonda represents the Bar Association in the Federal Commission of Mediation. Annemarie Großhans Annemarie Großhans is a self-employed lawyer in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg. She is specialized in the field of dispute resolution, namely arbitration, litigation and mediation, as well as contract negotiations and contract drafting. From the very beginning on, Annemarie Großhans served as an arbitrator for the Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna. 43 Ugljesa Grusic Ugljesa Grusic is presently researching for a Ph.D. at the LSE, focusing on employment contracts in European Private International Law. Ugljesa obtained his LL.B. from the University of Belgrade and the LL.M. in International Commercial Law from the University of Nottingham. He participated in the Vis Moot in 2005/2006 as a member of the University of Belgrade team, and spent four years coaching the University of Belgrade (2007/2008 and 2008/2009) and the LSE (2009/2010 and 2010/2011) teams for the competition. Dr. Richard Happ Richard Happ is a partner with Luther (Hamburg). He works as attorney for the law firm since 2001. Dr. Happ is an expert in state court litigation, commercial arbitration and investment arbitration. His focus is on proceedings involving states. He does serve as both: Counsel and Arbitrator. He studied law in Kiel and Surrey (UK) and earned a doctors degree in 2000. He also arbitrates at the Willem C. Vis in Vienna. Markus Hartung Markus Hartung is a lawyer and mediator. In 1999, he was elected as Managing Partner of Oppenhoff & Rädler, the first full-time Managing Partner in Germany. During his tenure, he oversaw the merger with Linklaters and served as the Managing Partner of Linklaters in Germany from 2001-07 and as member of the Global Executive Committee of Linklaters. He is a member of the German Bar Association (DAV) and on the Committee of International Law Firms of the German Federal Bar (BRAK) and the director of the Bucerius Center on the Legal Profession. As a lawyer he focuses on conflict management, regulatory issues and professional indemnity issues. In addition, he advises law firms in strategy and management questions and coaches partners in management functions. Sven Hasenstab Sven Hasenstab is currently clerking at the Court of Appeal in Celle. Besides, he is a Visiting Lecturer at the Leibniz University of Hanover and works in the litigation department of BRANDI Rechtsanwälte (Hanover). He is writing his doctoral thesis on „Attorney Regulation in International Arbitration“. Sven participated in the 13th Willem C. Vis Moot in 2006. Since then, he is coaching the Hanover teams. From 2009 to 2011 he held the position of a Research Associate at the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) with specialization in commercial litigation. He regularly serves as an Arbitrator in Hong Kong and Vienna, is the President of the Hanover Vis Alumni Association e.V. (HVAA) and one of the two Coordinators for the MAA Generations in Arbitration Workshop in Vienna. Dr. Alfred Heidbrink Alfried Heidbrink is an attorney since 1992 and partner with the law firm LINDENPARTNERS. After working with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and its predecessor firms as associate and partner he joined LINDENPARTNERS. He was involved in many German and international arbitration proceedings and is experienced on different fields of law like corporate and bankruptcy law. Henrik Norsk Hoffmann Henrik Norsk Hoffmann is a Danish attorney at law and associate with the Kolding office of LETT Advokatfirma. Mr. Hoffman is specialized in gaming law, corporate and commercial law and international commercial and arbitration law. He offers legal advice in regard to gaming law issues in Denmark. Hoffmann has worked with gaming law since 2002 and has handled some of the most important court cases regarding gambling and in particular poker. He was a member of a committee under the Danish Ministry of Justice, which was appointed with the task of reviewing Danish Gambling law on poker. 44 Oliver Islam Oliver is a student in his 7th semester at Leibniz University of Hanover and is focusing on international law. He works at the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA). In his time at school Oliver had won several logic competitions and was an exchange student in Poland and Spain. He participated in the last years Vis Moot and thereby became interested in international commercial arbitration. Dr. Werner Jahnel Werner Jahnel works as Counsel with the French law firm LALIVE. He joined LALIVE in 2008 and is based in the Zurich office. He specialises in international arbitration and has experience as counsel, arbitrator and secretary to the arbitral tribunal in ad hoc and institutional proceedings. He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Graz in Austria and a Master‘s degree in international studies from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva (1996-1998). He studied law at the University of Lyon II, France, and obtained in 1995 his Magister der Rechtswissenschaften from the University of Graz, Austria. Dr. Justus Jansen Justus Jansen is a partner with the law firm Broedermann & Jahn Business Law. He studied at the Universities of Bordeaux, Constance, Cambridge, Perugia and Hamburg, first state exam (Constance), second state exam and Dr. jur. (Hamburg). In his practice, Dr. Justus Jansen focuses both on international litigation and arbitration, contract law, corporate law and company law as well as trademark rights. He is a member arbitration organizations like the DIS, LCIA and CEAC and several others. Professor Dr. Ulrich von Jeinsen Ulrich von Jeinsen is a partner with Göhmann Rechtsanwälte (Hanover). He holds an Honorary Professorship at Leibniz University. Beside his work for corporate clients Ulrich von Jeinsen is an internationally well known Attorney for Domestic and International Damages Law as well as an expert in Commercial Arbitration. Among the cases he litigated were several Air Crash Disasters such as the Birgenair Case in the Dominican Republic and the Concorde-Crash near Paris. He studied law in Goettingen and was admitted to the Bar in 1979. Since 1993 Ulrich von Jeinsen is representing Mexico as Honorary Consul for Lower Saxony. He is a member of the IBA. Liana Kartsivadze Liana Kartsivadze obtained LLM degree in International Business Law from Central European University (Budapest, Hungary) in 2010, and in the same year she enrolled to the SJD program with focus on International Commercial Arbitration. Together with being an associate for an International law firm in Tbilisi, Georgia Liana is also a research assistant of Professor Tibor Varady at CEU, where she is coaching CEU Vis Moot team for the second time. She participated twice in the Vis Moot, once in 15th Moot - being a member of Tbilisi State University Team, that argued in the elimination rounds, and in the 17th Moot – as a member of CEU Vis Moot Team and received Honorable mention for the Respondent’s Memorandum. Dr. Timothy Kautz Timothy Kautz is an attorney at law (New York) and a member of the Rechtskammer Frankfurt am Main. Moreover, he is the founder of Kautz Legal. Since 1995 he has been practicing US law in Europe. Dr. Kautz studied from 1990 - 1991 at the University of Bremen and in 1994 he finished its studies at the Nothwestern University School of Law, J. D. in 1994. From 2000 to 2009 he worked for Shearman & Sterling LLP in Frankfurt and became a Counsel in January 2005. His core areas of practices are International Arbitration, US Litigation, Contracts, Securities and Corporate Law. 45 Friederike Kiehl Friederike Kiehl is a Legal Trainee at the Appellate Court of Hanover. During her studies she spent one year at Durham University in England, finished the undergraduate „European Legal Practice“ program and participated in the 15th Willem C. Vis Moot. She already acted as an arbitrator at the Hanover PreMoot several times. Martin Kilgus Martin works as a Research Assistant at the Chair for Private International Law and International Law at Bucerius Law School. Before completing his first state exam in June 2010, Martin studied law at Bucerius Law School and spent a term at Cambridge University. Currently he is working on his doctoral thesis in international trademark law under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Karsten Thorn. Martin joined the mooting-team at Bucerius in 2010 as a coach and served as an arbitrator in Vienna. Having been born in southern Germany, Martin enjoys hiking and skiing in the mountains but nevertheless is grateful that the running-track around the Alster-lake is flat. Susanne Klein Suanne Klein works as a lawyer at Göhmann Rechtsanwälte (Hanover). She studied in Giessen, Hanover and Strathclyde, Glasgow. From 2003 to 2006 she worked as a Research Assistant at the Chair of Professor Wolf at the Leibniz University. She already acted as an arbitrator at the Hanover PreMoot several times. Dr. Lutz Kniprath Lutz Kniprath is a partner with the lawfirm Herfurth and Partner (Hannover). He studied in Bonn, Trier and Cologne and acquired language skills in Taipeh (Taiwan). He has experience in German and international arbitration and published about the CIETAC arbitration rules and German arbitration law. He worked for with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (Frankfurt a.M. and Shanghai) and as an in-house counsel for the Robert Bosch GmbH. Dr. Maximilian Koch Maximilian Koch is partner with Mütze Korsch Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH (Düsseldorf). He is an expert in security law, the law of stock companies, finance law and M&A transactions. In 2010 he got included in the “Best Lawyers List” for Germany in the field of “Private Equity” by the US publication “Best Lawyers”. Dr. Koch accumulated much experience in national and international M&A transactions and worked for Shearman & Sterling and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer before he became employed at Mütze Korsch Rechtsanwaltsgesellschaft mbH. Dr. Susanne Koch Susanne Koch is Senior European Consultant and works at Bird & Bird in the Frankfurt office. She studied at the University of Marburg, where she worked as research assistant while completing her doctorate in trade mark law. Susanne Koch specializes in Intellectual Property Law and advises clients in protecting, licensing and enforcing IP rights. Thomas Kohlmeier Thomas Kohlmeier has a seat on the board of LEGIAL. Before his current employment he was partner with Krämer und Große-Boymann Rechtsanwälte for six years. He studied in Frankfurt (a.M.) and in Regensburg. He also is in the advisory bord of the BDIU (Association of German Debt Collectors). 46 Dr. Wolfgang Krafczyk Krafczyk is partner with Krafczyk & Partner in Hanover. He studied law at the University of Göttingen, where he holds a doctor of law degree (Dr. iur.). Dr. Krafczyk is a lawyer for more than 25 years and is specialized in the field of Commercial Law, Company Law and Health Law. Marleen Krüger Marleen Krüger studies law at Humboldt University of Berlin with a focus on European and International Civil and Commercial Law / Corporate Law. She participated in a two-year foreign legal studies (English Law). In 2010 she was member of the Willem C. Vis Moot team of Humboldt University. She works as research assistant for an international corporate law firm. Marleen participated in the Model European Union Conference in 2007. Due to her international experience she became interested in the field of international arbitration. Dr. Heiko Lehmkuhl Lehmkuhl is a Partner at von Trott zu Solz Lammek in Berlin. He is specialized in the field of medical law and arbitration as well as in real estate law and corporate law. Dr. Lehmkuhl studied law and did his clerkship in Singapur, Cologne, Heidelberg and Berlin. He is a member of the DIS. During his studies, Dr. Lehmkuhl himself participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court for the University of Heidelberg. Jan Leiterholt Jan Leiterholt is a Trainee lawyer at the Regional Court of Hanover. and works for Göhmann Rechtsanwälte (Hannover). He participated in the 14th Willem C. Vis Moot for the Leibniz University Hanover. Currently he works as Research Assistant at the Institute for German Institute for Federal Studies and is writing his Ph.D. in the field of Intellectual Property. Dr. Helmut Lieber Helmut Lieber was judge at the Regional Court of Munich. He has also been prosecutor for four years. He studied law at the universities of Munich and Berlin and is experienced in antitrust and trademark law. He already gained experience in arbitrating by having had several proceedings already. Klaus Lüftenegger Klaus Lüftenegger studied international business law in Erlangen-Nürnberg and works at the chair of Professor Dr. Rohe since 2010 as research associate. He participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in 2005. Dr. Lars Markert Lars Markert is an Associate Partner with Gleiss Lutz (Stuttgart) and advises clients in international arbitration with a focus on state-investment-cases. Besides he regularly advises in international aspects of corporate law. He studied in Würzburg, Aix-en-Provence/France (Maîtrise en Droit 1999), Washington, D.C. (Georgetown, LL.M. 2006) und Cologne. Besides German and English he speaks French and Spanish. Further he teaches arbitration law at the DHV Speyer. Hanna Mayer Hanna studies law in her fourth year at the Leibniz University of Hanover. Her field of specialization is International and European law with regard to civil law. She participated in the Willem C. Vis in 2010 and represented her team with pleadings in Vienna. Due to the Moot and several summer academies she got some experience in International Arbitration. 47 Philipp Möller Philipp Möller is research associate at the Institute for Legal Informatics at the Leibniz University of Hanover since 2010. He writes his PhD in the field of Copyright and Patent Law. From 2007 - 2008 he studied at the University of Stockholm/Sweden. In 2010 he received his law degree at the University of Hanover. He already acted as an arbitrator 2011 at the 5th Hanover PreMoot. Alain Muster Alain Muster is working on his PhD thesis in the field of art law. He was born 1983, graduated from University of Bern, Switzerland in 2007 (Bachelor of Law) and 2008 (Master of Law with specialization in business law). In 2008, he joined a major business law firm in Zurich as junior associate, where he mainly dealt with issues in the field of domestic and international dispute resolution, with special focus on international commercial arbitration. He participated in the 15th Willem C. Vis Moot Court in Vienna and he is coach of Bern‘s team for the Willem C. Vis Moot Court. Dr. Patricia Nacimiento Patricia Nacimiento heads the dispute resolution team of Norton Rose in the Frankfurt Office. Her focus lies in disputes in the areas of energy, construction, post M&A as well as general commercial disputes. She specializes in international arbitration and investment arbitration. As a party representative, she has conducted over 90 arbitration proceedings under the rules of numerous arbitration institutions. The German government has appointed her in 2007 as one of four arbitrators to the panel of arbitrators at the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). She is also regularly appointed as an arbitrator and has led numerous international ICC, DIS and ad hoc arbitration proceedings as a chairperson, sole arbitrator or party appointed arbitrator. Jan Heiner Nedden Jan Heiner Nedden is a lawyer at Hanefeld Rechtsanwälte in Hamburg. He has been working in the secretariat of the ICC (Paris) for 7 years. Jan Heiner Nedden served as both, arbitrator and counsel, in around 1000 arbitration proceedings. From 1994 to 2001 he studied law in Tübingen, Freiburg, Ottawa, Kiel and Heidelberg. Furthermore, he is a trained mediator (M.M.) and gives lectures on international arbitration at the Summer Academy of the University of Zürich/Geneva and at the University of Heidelberg. Morten Schwartz Nielsen Morten Schwartz Nielsen is a partner at Lund Elmer Sandager Law Firm. Morten Schwartz Nielsen works with corporate matters, including in particular litigation and arbitration and has frequent appearances in court in civil cases as well as in arbitration proceedings. Morten Schwartz Nielsen further works in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions and financial law, especially leasing. Morten Schwartz Nielsen has a personal recommendation in Legal500 as a particularly professional and responsible lawyer and received a merit award in 2009 for extraordinary work beneficial to the legal profession. In 2010 Morten Schwartz Nielsen published the book ”Financial leasing – a form of financing” (”Finansiel leasing – en finansieringsform”) at DJØF Publishing. Lars Nümann Lars Nümann is a partner at Speckin, Dembski and Partner. He passed his LL.M. degree at the University of Stockholm in the field of international commercial arbitration. He has been an arbitrator in the Willem C. Vis Moot Court for four years and is specialized in commercial law. Mr. Nümann gave lessons on arbitration and international commercial law in several universities, among them Schwerin, Rostock (both Germany) and the Catholic University of Brasilia. 48 Nese Ölekli Nese Öleki is a sophomore at University of Istanbul Faculty of Law. She graduated from Hüseyin Avni Sözen Anatolian High School with third degree. In high school she was awarded with “certificate of honour‘‘. In 2008, she participated in Hemophilia World Congress as a volunteer. She speaks English and German. She is a member of ELSA. Professor Dr. Karsten Otte Karsten Otte is head of the Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Posts and Railway in Bonn. He held a chair for European transport- and traffic law from 2001- 2006 at the University of Mannheim where he also was the head of the institute for inland shipping from 20022006. Nicholas Palenker Nicholas Palenker is a 7th semester student at the Humboldt University Berlin with a focus on „European and International Civil and Commercial Law / Contract Law“. He participated in the 17th/7th Willem C. Vis Moot 2009/2010 for the team of the Humboldt University Berlin. In 2011, he participated in the Model European Union Conference. He is a student assistant for an international corporate law firm and got a scholarship from the Ernst Ludwig Ehrlich Studienwerk. He had internships with a law firm in Berlin as well as in Munich and Chicago, US. Has been driving for a cycling team in the German U23-Bundesliga for 2 years. He speaks fluent English, basic knowledge in French, Spanish and Hebrew. Evdokia Papadopoulos Evdokia Papadopoulos is a student assistant at the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations. After she has represented her team in the final rounds in Hong Kong, she now coaches this years team. She focuses on International and European Law with specialization in international civil law and also won some in-depth knowledge in the area of arbitration law on a summer academy in Cologne. Johannes T. Passas Johannes Passas is a lawyer at Brinkmann.Weinkauf. His main area of expertise is sales and distribution law, European law (EU regulations, REACH), product liability law, company law and insurance law. He studied in Hamburg and Athens and spent his legal clerkship in international law firms in Brussels with a subsequent engagement. Further he got a Masters of Law degree in Edinburgh (LL.M.). Dr. Paul Peyrot Paul Peyrot works as a lawyer in Zurich with Peyrot & Schlegel Rechtsanwälte. Besides he teaches international commercial law at the Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz. He studied in Switzerland at the University of St. Gallen where he also received his PhD. Afterwards, he carried on his studies at the University of Virginia School of Law (LL.M.) and was Visiting Scholar at the University of California Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall). Sandra Pfeifenbring Sandra Pfeifenbring is studying law in her 5th term. After her Abitur in 2006, Sandra completed an integrated degree program at the German Pension Insurance (Deutsche Rentenversicherung). She intensified her interest in languages by participating in exchange programs in England and Italy. In her spare time, Sandra has been playing basketball for 18 years now. In 2010/2011, Sandra participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot team of the University of Hanover. Thereby, she gained some experience in the field of alternative dispute resolution. 49 Jacopo Piemonte Jacopo Piemonte is a practising lawyer in Milan. He joined the Law Firm “De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani” in 2008. Jacopo is based in the Milan office, where he practices International and Domestic Arbitration and Court Litigation. For the last 4 years he has been coaching the Bocconi’s Moot Team which qualified for the round of 16 on the 2010/2011 edition. Edda C. de Riese Edda C. de Riese is a lawyer specialized in the field of rental and condominium law. She was admitted to the Bar in New York in 2008 and in 2004 to the Bar in Germany. Edda C. de Riese studied law at the University of Osnabrück focussing in the field of economy. She earned her Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Austin. Katia Rener Katia Rener is a research assistant at the Chair of Civil Law, International Private and Procedural Law, European Business Law and Comparative Law of Prof. Dr. Oliver Remien. She is coaching the Wuerzburg Vis Moot Team since 2010/11. From 2003-2010, she studied law in Mainz (First State Examination/Mag.iur.), Dijon (Maîtrise en droit) and Krakow (LL.M.). She is currently a doctorate in the field of Comparative and International Trade Law. Dr. Frank Roitzsch Dr. Frank Roitzsch is an attorney and a notary at Ley Jesch Racky in Berlin. Since March 2010 he is the managing director of Ley Jesch Racky. Dr. Roitzsch studied law and economics in Berlin and Tübingen from 1973-1978. In 1990 he received his admission as notary. From 1990-2002 he was a partner of Geadertz Rechtsanwälte and from 2002-2010 he was a partner of Wilmer Culter Pickering Hale and Dorr. Philipp Rüppell Philipp Rüppell is an associate in the Hamburg office of Latham & Watkins practicing in the firm’s Litigation Department. Currently he is also working on a doctoral thesis regarding cross-border environmental liability. Mr. Rüppell studied law in Passau, Würzburg and London, completing his practical legal training in the litigation department in the Hamburg office of another international law firm, at the Directorate General Competition of the European Commission in Brussels, and the German Mission to the United Nations in New York. Thilo Schmidt Thilo Schmidt is Coach of the team of the FU Berlin. He works as Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law) for the Creative Industries in Berlin and is a research assistant at the Institute for Private International Law, International Civil Procedure and Comparative Law, Free University of Berlin. He is in charge of the university‘s Willem C. Vis Moot program since the participation in the 15th Willem C. Vis Moot (2007/2008). Hanna Schmitz Hanna started studying law in Cologne and switched in her 5th semester to Leibniz University of Hanover. She is the coach of the ICC Mediation competition Team 2011/2012 of Hanover. She is working at the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA). She used to live in Florida and Dublin where she was an intern at various law firms. Hanna speaks English, Danish and Italian. Due to her international experience she became interested in international commercial law. 50 Dr. Jörg Soehring Jörg Soehring retired from a Partnership with Latham&Watkins LLP in 2008. He was previously the Managing Partner of the Latham & Watkins office in Hamburg and had practiced in the Litigation Department focusing on press and media law, mergers and acquisitions, unfair competition and distribution and licensing, in particular in the hotel industry. Jörg Soehring came to Latham & Watkins from the German law firm Gaedertz, where he was partner since 1990. Prior to joining Gaedertz, Jörg Soehring was a partner at Müller-Horn & Soehring between 1974 and 1989. He began his career as a partner with Labin & Partner in Hamburg. Jan Erik Spangenberg Jan Erik Spangenberg is an Associate in the Litigation Department at Latham Watkins and a member of the firm’s International Dispute Resolution and Public International Law practice groups. Mr. Spangenberg joined Latham & Watkins in 2009. He studied law in Hamburg and Virginia with a focus on Public International Law. Dr. Frank Spohnheimer Frank Spohnheimer is academic at the University of Hagen. Currently he works on his habilitation thesis. He wrote his doctoral thesis in the field of international arbitration. He is also coaching the Saarland Vis team as an „of counsel“. Inga Stephan Inga is studying law in her 5th semester at Leibniz University of Hanover. Last year she participated in the Willem C. Vis Moot. Already before her studies began, Inga served as an intern at a lawyer in Toulouse. Inga plays piano for fourteen years as well as clarinet for eight years and won a price at the competition of “Jugend musiziert”. Due to her participation in the Willem C. Vis Moot she has gained some experience in the field of arbitration. Dr. Martin Ströhmann Martin Ströhmann is a restructuring partner in the Munich office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. He is an experienced transactional lawyer who has significant experience in cross-border restructurings, advising both debtors and creditors. Dr. Ströhmann studied at Johannes Gutenberg-Universität in Mainz (Germany) and received his LL.M. degree from University of Chicago Law School in 1999. He was admitted to the bar in New York in 2000 and became a lawyer in Germany in 2004. Lilia Tonschinski Lilia Tonschinski is in her fifth term of law studies at the University of Osnabrueck. She is 24 years old and grew up in Russia and Germany. After graduating from Pelizaeus Gymnasium Paderborn she spent a year in the United States. She enjoyed participating in the 18th Vis Moot Court 2010/2011 and shares her experiences by coaching this year’s Vis Moot Team of the University of Osnabrueck. Dr. Vojtěch Trapl Vojtěch Trapl is the Senior Partner of the Law Office Dr. Trapl a partner advokáti s.r.o. (Ltd.). He specializes in Business Law, International Private Law, IT Law, State Contracts and International Investments (BIT). Mr. Trapl worked as an arbitrator for both domestic and international disputes for the Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic (380 international and domestic cases - Arbitrator, Presiding Arbitrator, or Sole Arbitrator), including arbitration under ICC Rules, VIAC Rules, ICAC Rules, and DIS Rules. Anna Marie Tschirley Anna Marie coaches the Saarland team. She grew up in Germany and Spain and took her Baccalaureate at the European School in Alicante. In her 7th semester she participated in the moot as a team member. Anna Marie passed her 1st State Exam in 2011 with the specialization in German and International Media and IP Law. She was a student assistant to Prof. Herberger for four years and now works as a research assistant at the chair of Prof. Rüßmann. Meanwhile she is a member of the editorial team for the “Juristisches Internetprojekt Saarbrücken”. Ballroom dancing dominates her free time. 51 Alexandra Ufer Alexandra is a last yeat student at the Leibniz University of Hanover. Her field of specialization is international and European law with regard to civil law. She participated in the Willem C. Vis in 2010 with pleadings in Hong Kong and she coached Hanover’s team as student-coach last year. Due to the Moot and several summer academies she got some knowledge in International Arbitration. Alper Utlu Alper Utlu is a German attorney at law. He works as a Research Assosciate at the Institute for International law at the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University in Hanover. He passed his 1st state examination in 2007 and his 2nd state examination in 2009. In his doctoral thesis he focusses on comparing the German and Turkish law of suretyships with special emphasis on their protection systems for the benefit of the warrantor. Marcus Urban Markus Urban is an Attorney with Brinkmann.Weinkauf in Hanover. He studied law in Bayreuth and Kairo and just finished his doctoral thesis at the Leibniz University of Hanover. Markus is specialized in M & A and Insolvency Law as well as Contract Law. He regularly serves as Arbitrator in the Hanover PreMoots. Dr. Rainer Velten Rainer Velten is a partner with Velten Sondermann. His practice areas contain Biotechnology, Distribution Law and Arbitration. He studied law at the Universities of Bonn, Erlangen-Nuernberg (both Germany), Lausanne (Switzerland) and studied on a scholarship at the University of Illinois School of Law. From 1988 to 2008 he was a lawyer and partner with Corporate Law firms in Duesseldorf. Dr. Velten is fluent in English, German and French. Kathrin Vorholzer Kathrin Vorholzer studied law in Erlangen-Nuernberg and is research associate at the chair of Professor Dr. Rohe at the University of Erlangen-Nuernberg since 2011. She participated in the Willem C. Vis in 2009. Dr. Fabian Walla Fabian currently serves as a Rechtsreferendar at the Oberlandesgericht Celle. Before that, he was working as a Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter at the Hamburg office of Lovells LLP and at Bucerius Law School’s Institute for Corporate and Capital Market Law (ICCML). During that time he also completed his doctoral thesis. Fabian studied law at Bucerius Law School and Cornell Law School, Ithaca, New York. In fall 2009 he was a visiting researcher at the Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law (SCCL). Dr. Stephan Wilske Stephan Wilske is partner with Gleiss Lutz (Stuttgart). He advises national and international clients on arbitration cross-border litigation. He studied at the Universities of Tuebingen, Aix-en-Provence and Chicago, where he received his LL.M. degree. He lectures classes on international arbitration at the Duesseldorf International Arbitration School and at the Universities of Heidelberg and Speyer. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb). Simon Woiki Simon Woiki is working on his phD thesis in the field of international law parallel to working at the chair of Professor Dr. Butzer at the University of Hanover. He participated in the 15th Willem C. Vis Moot for the University of Hanover. After that he worked as a student assistant at the chair of Professor Dr. Wolf and was engaged in the 16th Vis Moot as a coach. 52 Professor Dr. Christian Wolf Christian Wolf is the executive director of the Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) and the responsible academic teacher for the Willem C. Vis Moot Court in Hanover. Before becoming a chairholder in 2000 he worked as attorney, judge at the district court (LG) in Munich and assistant professor at the law faculty of Munich. Since 2006 he is one of the editors of the Juristsche Arbeitsblätter (JA). He regularly serves as an Arbitrator in Hong Kong and Vienna. Alice Wolken Alice studies law in her forth year at the Leibniz University of Hanover. Her field of specialization is International and European law with regard to public law. She participated in the Willem C. Vis in 2010 and represented her team with pleadings in Vienna. Due to the Moot and several summer academies she has some experience in arbitration. Professor Dr. Wolfgang Wurmnest Wolfgang Wurmnest holds the chair for German and European Private and Economy Law, International Private Law and Comparative Law at the Leibniz University of Hanover. He studied law at the University of Hamburg, Jean Moulin III (Lyon) and Berkeley (California). He finished his doctorate thesis on European liability law in 2002 and received his LL.M. in Berkeley in 2004. In 2009 Wolfgang Wurmnest finished his habilitation at the University of Hamburg. Dr. Nikolas von Wrangell Nikolas von Wrangell is Partner at Brinkmann.Weinkauf (Hanover). He studied law in Trier, Goettingen and Marburg. He wrote his ph.D.-thesis in the field of international air traffic law. Dr. von Wrangell focuses his practice on Bankruptcy Law and Financial Restructuring, M & A and Company Law. He acts as an arbitrator at the Hanover PreMoot since its very beginning. Kamil Zawicki Kamil Zawicki is a partner at the polish law firm Kubas Kos Gaertner since 2006 and supervises the German Desk. He graduated from Jagiellonian University. He is an expert in international contract law and trade law in arbitration proceedings. In addition to that he advises German investors in Poland and is interested in copyright law and press law. Professor Dr. Joachim Zekoll Joachim Zekoll supervises the Vis Moot Team of the Goethe University of Frankfurt/Main. Before holding the chair for civil law, civil procedural law and comparative law in 2001, he was associate attorney in San Francisco and visiting professor at several universities in Germany and Tulane University in New Orleans. Alicja Zielińska Alicja Zielińska is progressing towards the Advocate Bar Exams and is working as a lawyer in the Litigation & Arbitration group of Linklaters in Warsaw. She studied law at the University of Silesia and undertook part-time courses at City University in London, while completing an internship in a London-based law firm. During her studies she participated in the 16th Vis Moot and returned as a coach for the University of Silesia in this year’s edition. 53 2012 2009 International Summer School in Law at Leibniz Universität Hannover International Summer School in Law at Leibniz Universität Hannover You are a part of the information society. Get to know its laws. ! n u f e b ll wi Apply by 20th of May 2012 Join us in Hannover for a four-week-training in IT-law 23th July - 17th August 2012 www.ITwillbefun.eu Institut für Rechtsinformatik Design: Magdalena Góralczyk / IRI; Foto: Pressestelle Leibniz Universität Hannover; Andresr, Kheng Guan Toh @ shutterstock.com Imprint brochure Editor: Chair for Civil Law, German, European and International Civil Procedure, Leibniz University of Hanover (Prof. Dr. Christian Wolf) Design: Tim Brockmann Photos: Christoph Bauch, Tim Brockmann Contact Institute for Procedural Law and Attorney Regulations (IPA) Platz 1, 30167 Hannover Email: [email protected] Web: www.preMoot.de