LAWYER PROFILE

Patrizia Netal

Europe 2026

KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL GmbH

Ranked in 2 practice areas

Arbitrators

Austria

1 year ranked

Arbitration

Austria

2 years ranked

Contributions and articles

2 Global Practice Guides

About

Provided by KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL GmbH

Europe

Practice Areas

Arbitration

Career

Patrizia Netal, co-founder and partner at KNOETZL, practices both as arbitrator and counsel in international and domestic arbitration proceedings. She has nearly 20 years of extensive experience in arbitrations under all major institutional rules and ad hoc proceedings. Her practice has a particular focus on large-scale construction projects and engineering across the CEE region, M&A projects, aviation, energy, and international sales disputes. Her insightful advice on complex disputes has obtained excellent results for her clients. As a director of the Willem C. Vis Moot, Patrizia’s practice is supplemented by her deep involvement in supporting the next generation of arbitration practitioners.

Professional Memberships

• Vice President, Vienna International Arbitral Centre (“VIAC”)

• Co-Director, Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot

• Austria’s Steering Committee Member of the Pledge for Equal Representation in Arbitration (“ERA”)

• Faculty member, the Delos Remote Oral Advocacy Programme (“ROAP”)

• Lecturer at the Austrian Arbitration Academy of the University of Vienna

Publications

In the last 12 months, Patrizia has published about the VIAC Rules of Investment Arbitration, conflict management for inhouse counsel, the role of party-nominated arbitrators and document production in arbitration. She is also co-author of various Chambers’ Practice Guides for Austria.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Chambers European Guide

Arbitrators - Austria

Band 2

Individual Editorial

Patrizia Netal regularly advises on arbitration pertaining to damages claims and contractual disputes. Her clients include corporates from the energy, transport and construction sectors. In addition to her work as arbitration counsel, she is also often appointed to act as arbitrator.

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