Central and Eastern Europe

Some recent examples of our arbitration work in Central and Eastern Europe include acting for:

• a major Western European industrial supplier in a multi-party arbitration involving the financing of industrial projects in Central and Eastern Europe;
• a leading automobile supplier in a dispute arising out of a contract for the licensing and transfer of technical know-how in the Czech Republic;
• an Austrian company in an ad hoc arbitration proceeding regarding the construction and development of a multi-functional business centre in Vienna;
• a leading engineering company in a dispute regarding the modernisation of a power plant in Eastern Europe;
• a leading pesticides company in disputes against several Russian companies regarding non-payment for supplies;
• a leading German construction company against a Russian government ministry in a dispute regarding the construction of housing for military personnel;
• an Austrian bank in a dispute with a Ukrainian construction company regarding payment of guarantee amounts;
• a leading German construction company in a dispute regarding the construction of an office complex in Poland; and
• a leading German waste management company in a dispute with an operator of a Czech waste incineration facility.

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Awards

Commercial Arbitration Law Firm of the Year - Who's Who Legal (2008)

Competition/Regulatory Team of the Year - Lawyer Awards (2008)