GERMANY Law and Practice Contributed by: Patricia Nacimiento, Catrice Gayer, Lara Panosch and Theo Pauthonier, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP has arbitration practitioners who are based across Europe, Asia-Pa - cific, the USA, Africa and the Middle East and have extensive experience advising clients on commercial, investor-state and state-to-state arbitration. They ad - vise clients on arbitrations under a broad spectrum of civil and common laws as well as public interna - tional law. They are experienced in arbitrating under the rules of all major arbitration institutions, and ad hoc and in various languages. Their genuine sector
knowledge, commercial awareness and regional sen - sitivity are unrivalled. Their long-standing experience acting in investor-state and state-to-state arbitra - tions and their in-depth knowledge of the nuances of these focused areas means they can help you to best meet your objectives. Conducting their own ad - vocacy means these skilled advocates play a critical role in the strategy of the case from the outset. It also minimises the cost and time involved for their clients in instructing external counsel.
Authors
Patricia Nacimiento is a partner in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s Frankfurt office, leading the German Dispute Resolution and EMEA International Arbitration teams. Patricia has extensive experience
Catrice Gayer is a partner based in Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer’s Düsseldorf office and a member of
the International Arbitration and Global Construction Disputes practices, focusing on major infrastructure, construction and engineering projects. As counsel, Catrice has conducted over 90 national and international arbitration proceedings under the auspices of various arbitration institutions and ad hoc. She is particularly experienced in implementing cost-efficient strategies and handling voluminous and technically complex cross-border litigation and arbitration. Her fields of industry are energy, construction/infrastructure, manufacturing/ engineering, and corporate including post-M&A disputes. She regularly sits as an arbitrator. She is an appointed member of the ICC Commission on Commercial Law and Practice.
managing large strategic dispute resolution proceedings and leading cross-border teams including the fight against corruption and money laundering. She further focuses on investment arbitration and the law of nations, and also the field of business and human rights. As a party representative, Patricia has conducted over 150 arbitration proceedings under the rules of numerous arbitration institutions, as well as ad hoc proceedings. 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. She has been appointed by the German government to the ICSID panel since 2007.
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