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CERHA HEMPEL’s Arbitration Team has one of the longest track records of providing top tier arbitration services in the Austrian market to clients doing business in, from or through Austria and the wider CEE region.
As such, CERHA HEMPEL’s arbitration practice is a well-established fixture in the Austrian legal market.
CERHA HEMPEL’s Arbitration Team offers legal representation in all manner of international and domestic arbitration procedures, irrespective of the applicable arbitration rules. While our team has represented clients in a broad range of industries and commercial activity, our Arbitration Team has developed particular expertise in construction, energy, distribution, complex manufacturing and post-M&A disputes.
What sets CERHA HEMPEL’s Arbitration Team apart from its competitors is our deep integration in CERHA HEMPEL’s network of regional offices and strong ties of cooperation with friendly law firms throughout the CEE.
In 2025, CERHA HEMPEL began a new project to focus on this internal cooperation on arbitration matters to strengthen the firm’s cross-border profile.
The CERHA HEMPEL CEE Arbitration Group promotes international arbitration in all of the firm’s practice areas and ensures a consistently high standard of legal advice on arbitration matters in all of CERHA HEMPEL’s offices through the prompt and efficient sharing of arbitration expertise.
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CERHA HEMPEL offers highly regarded expertise in international arbitration proceedings, with particular experience in cases governed by VIAC, ICC and ICSID rules. The team advises on disputes related to joint ventures, M&A transactions and construction projects, as well as the enforcement of arbitral awards. Team members also have experience acting as arbitrators.
CERHA HEMPEL represented Macon AB in VIAC arbitration proceedings against a Russian steel producer in relation to the refurbishment of a rotary kiln.
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CERHA HEMPEL has quick and sharp lawyers who are always great to work with.
The client service is extremely good and we have access to cross-border expertise with CERHA HEMPEL.
CERHA HEMPEL has quick and sharp lawyers who are always great to work with.
The client service is extremely good and we have access to cross-border expertise with CERHA HEMPEL.
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Irene Welser enjoys an outstanding reputation for her work in international arbitration. She represents multinational companies in investment arbitrations and enforcement proceedings, as well as disputes related to contract breaches and the construction sector, with particular expertise in cases under VIAC rules.
Irene Welser is simply top of the top.
Irene Welser is extremely qualified and highly respected in the market.
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