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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Bocconi University
Margherita Eufemi // margherita.eufemi@gmail.com
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 // dome.garofalo@gmail.com
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 // francesco.nisi@hotmail.it
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 // mariairene.perruccio@yahoo.it
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 // fabio_santacroce@hotmail.it
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.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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