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Nikolaus Vavrovsky
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Nikolaus Vavrovsky

Arbitrator & Mediator

Vienna, Austria · Europe
Bench: Banking, Finance & Investment Bench Practice: mediation arbitration Sectors: Banking and Finance
Professional Biography
Who’s Who Legal (2019) ranks him as Future Leader in Arbitration and praises him as \"an emerging leader in Austria\'s arbitration field\". Sources note that \"he never fails to impress as counsel and as arbitrator\". Chambers Europe (2019) recognizes Nikolaus as well-respected litigation and arbitration practitioner who is particularly active in real estate and construction disputes. Clients describe him as \"experienced, diplomatic, result-oriented and eloquent\". Furthermore, he was hailed as \"brilliant arbitrator\" and \"fine strategist\" by The Legal 500 EMEA (2018) and for his \"precise commercial judgement\" and \"extraordinary foresight\" by The Legal 500 EMEA (2019). In addition to his specialization in dispute resolution and international arbitration, Nikolaus is highly experienced in real estate and construction law with a particular focus on corporate and finance issues as well as contract and claim management.
MEMBERSHIPS
  • Austrian Arbitration Association (Arb|Aut)
  • German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
  • Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (LIS)
  • Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage (ASA)
  • Chairman of the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Academy Alumni Association
  • Vienna Bar Association
PUBLICATIONS
  • Arbitrating Climate Change-Related Disputes, Corporate Disputes Jan-Mar 2019, 150 et seq (together with Florian Stefan)
  • Chambers Global Practice Guide: International Arbitration 2019 - Law and Practice in Austria
  • Comparative Legal Guide Litigation 2018 – Austria, The Legal 500 & The In-House Lawyer
  • Fair behandelt trotz ungleicher Fristen im Schiedsverfahren (OGH 7.9.2017, 18 ONc 1/17t), ecolex 1/2018, 40 et seq (together with Florian Stefan)
  • Der erfolgreiche Geschäftsführer – Rechte und Pflichten, Haftung und Insolvenz (2nd edition, 2017), Manz
  • \"Trends and Developments\" in Chambers Global Practice Guide – International Arbitration 2017
  • Handbuch Konzernhaftung (2008), Linde (Editor)
  • Stimmbindungsverträge im Gesellschaftsrecht (2000), Manz
  • Die Haftung des Bankprüfers (Österreichisches Bankarchiv ÖBA)
  • Regular publications on matters of contract law, corporate law, banking and private foundations
  • Former co-editor of \"Zeitschrift für Gesellschafts- und Steuerrecht“ (a magazine on corporate and tax law) published by Verlag Österreich (until June 2010)
Overview
Nikolaus Vavrovsky is a founding-partner of Vavrovsky Heine Marth in Vienna. He specializes in international dispute resolution, with a particular focus on construction and infrastructure as well as corporate and finance matters. Nikolaus is a highly experienced counsel in international arbitration proceedings in accordance with the rules of leading arbitral institutions (ICC, VIAC, DIS and others). In addition, he is
Qualifications & Education
  • University Lucerne and the University of Neuchâtel in cooperation with the Swiss Arbitration Academy (SAA) (Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in International Arbitration with an award classification of “excellent”, 2017)
  • Austrian Bar Exam, Vienna, Austria (2000), with distinction
  • University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (M.B.L.-HSG in European and International Business Law, 1998)
  • University of Salzburg, Austria (Dr. iur., 1998)
Global Bench
Banking, Finance & Investment Bench

Banking, financial services, fintech, insurance, risk, securities, and investment conflicts.

Services & Capabilities
Arbitration Expert Determination Dispute System Design
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