Daniel Busse

Ranked in 3 Practice Areas

Band 1

Arbitration

Germany

1 Years Ranked

Band 2

Arbitrators

Germany

1 Years Ranked

Band 5

Arbitration (International)

Europe-wide

1 Years Ranked

Ranked in Guides

Europe 2025

Germany 2025

About

Provided by Daniel Busse

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Practice Areas

Daniel Busse represents clients in particular in energy, corporate and infrastructure project disputes. He possesses many years of experience with proceedings under the rules of the DIS, ICC, ICSID, SIAC, LCIA and the Swiss Rules, in addition to many other arbitration rules.

Career

Daniel Busse is the name partner of Busse Disputes and is one of the leading German experts on arbitration. He has experience with proceedings conducted under all major arbitration rules across a variety of industries and jurisdictions. Before founding Busse Disputes, Daniel Busse was a partner at leading international law firms for more than 14 years. He built the German dispute resolution practice group of a "Magic Circle" law firm and led the practice for more than eight years.

Professional Memberships

Daniel has or has had a variety of positions and functions within professional organisations. He served as an honorary professor at a German university, was a member of the Drafting Committee that revised the DIS Arbitration Rules, and served on the IBA Task Force to review the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International Arbitration (adopted in December 2020). He is currently a member of the International Advisory Board of VIAC and also serves on similar bodies.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers Global Guide

Arbitration - Germany

Band 1

Individual Editorial

Leading practitioner Daniel Busse is widely recognised for his strength in handling highly complex investor-state and commercial arbitrations, with particular strength in post-M&A, supply, pharmaceutical and energy disputes. He also acts as presiding and co-arbitrator in tribunals under DIS, ICC and SCC as well as UNCITRAL rules.

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Arbitrators - Germany

Band 2

Individual Editorial

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Arbitration (International) - Europe-wide

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Daniel Busse is widely-recognised for his strength in handling highly complex investor-state and commercial arbitrations with particular strength in post-M&A, supply, pharmaceutical, and energy disputes. He is also appreciated for his role as presiding and co-arbitrator in tribunals under DIS, ICC and SCC, as well as UNCITRAL, rules.

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Strengths

Provided by Chambers

I appreciate the thorough manner in which Daniel Busse explains things to me.

Arbitration respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Daniel Busse is an experienced counsel who has superb judgement.

Arbitration respondent
Chambers Global Guide

You can sense how much Daniel Busse really likes to win. He won't accept a failure - this is helpful for us.

Arbitration respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Daniel Busse's quality is very impressive. You can tell he has vast experience and that he has seen it all before.

Arbitration respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Daniel Busse is a super experienced lawyer who has very good intuition and feel for situations, and can build strong strategies accordingly.

Arbitration respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Daniel Busse is a very good lawyer. I appreciate the thorough manner in which he explains things to me.

Arbitration (International) respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Daniel Busse's quality is very impressive. You can tell he has vast experience and that he has seen it all before.

Arbitration (International) respondent
Chambers Global Guide

Daniel Busse is a super-experienced lawyer who has very good intuition and feel for situations and can build strong strategies accordingly.