Nikolaus Vavrovsky

Practice Areas

Nikolaus Vavrovsky is a founding-partner at Vavrovsky Heine Marth Rechtsanwälte in Vienna. He specialises in international dispute resolution, with a particular focus on real estate as well as corporate and finance matters. Nikolaus is a highly experienced counsel in international arbitration proceedings in accordance with the rules of leading international arbitral institutions (ICC, VIAC, DIS). In addition, he is an accomplished adviser in proceedings conducted under the ICSID and UNCITRAL Rules. Nikolaus is frequently appointed as (sole) arbitrator or tribunal chair in high-stakes international arbitration proceedings. He serves as chairman of the board of the Swiss Arbitration Academy Alumni Association.

In addition to his specialisation in dispute resolution and international arbitration, Nikolaus Vavrovsky is highly experienced in real estate and construction law with a particular focus on corporate and finance issues, contract and claim management as well as real estate and construction related dispute resolution.

Career

Partner since 2002

Professional Memberships

Arb|Aut; DIS; LIS; ASA; Swiss Arbitration Academy Alumni Association (chairman of the board); Vienna Bar Association

Publications

Various publications on dispute resolution topics, recently including: Chambers Global Practice Guide: International Arbitration 2019 - Law and Practice in Austria; Fair behandelt trotz ungleicher Fristen im Schiedsverfahren (OGH 7.9.2017, 18 ONc 1/17t), ecolex 1/2018, 40 ff (together with Florian Stefan); Der erfolgreiche Geschäftsführer - Rechte und Pflichten, Haftung und Insolvenz (2nd edition, 2017), Manz

Personal

University of Lucerne and University of Neuchâtel in cooperation with the Swiss Arbitration Academy (SAA) (Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in International Arbitration, award classification "excellent", 2017); Austrian Bar Exam ("with distinction", 2000), University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (M.B.L.-HSG, 1998); University of Salzburg, Austria (Dr. iur., 1998)