Lars Markert

Practice Areas

International Arbitration, International Litigation, Investor-State Dispute Settlement, Alternative Dispute Resolution

Career

Lars Markert is a partner in the international dispute resolution department in Tokyo. He regularly advises Asian clients, in particular from Japan, on German and European law issues, spanning a broad range of industries and subjects. He also advises German and other European clients on their business activities in Asia. He has particular experience in complex contentious proceedings involving post-M&A, commercial, distribution, product liability, manufacturing and construction, and in areas such as life sciences, automotive and energy.

Lars also handles cases involving governments, and has advised foreign investors and sovereign states on issues of foreign direct investment and public international law, including related negotiations and investor-state dispute settlement. He is the acting co-chair of the Dispute Resolution and Arbitration Committee of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association.

Professional Memberships

Admitted: Germany, New York, and Japan (Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi)

International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)

ICC Institute of World Business Law

International Bar Association (IBA)

Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)

He has been involved in more than 60 international arbitrations as counsel or arbitrator under the arbitration rules of institutions such as the ICC, JCAA, KCAB, SIAC, HKIAC, DIS, Swiss Rules, NAI, ICDR and ICSID, as well as under the UNCITRAL Rules.

Publications

Lars published more than 80 articles and book chapters on commercial and investment arbitration in English, German and Japanese.

Languages Spoken

English, French, Spanish, German

Experience

2024 -

Honorary Professor, University of Cologne

2007 - 2018

Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart

2012 - 2014

Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo Office (on Secondment)

2006 - 2007

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York

2004 - 2005

Shearman & Sterling LLP, Dusseldorf

Awards