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Werner Jahnel

Werner Jahnel

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About

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Twenty-year experience in international arbitration both as counsel and arbitrator in commercial and private client related disputes.

Career

Joined LALIVE in 2008; Partner in 2014. Formerly practised in Spain with Monereo, Meyer & Marinel-Lo and in Austria with Andreas Reiner & Partners. Admitted in Spain, Austria and Switzerland. Certified by the Swiss Bar Association as a Specialist in Inheritance Law.

Ph.D. from the University of Graz in Austria, awarded in 2001 with distinction, Master’s degree in international studies from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva (1996-1998). Studied law at the University of Lyon II, France, Magister der Rechtswissenschaften, University of Graz, Austria (1995).

Professional Memberships

International Academy of Estate and Trust Law, Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), Successio, Swiss Association for Arbitration in Inheritance Matters (SVSiE), International Bar Association (IBA)ASA, ArbAut, German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (LIS). Founding member of Association of Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP), International Arbitral Centre of Austrian Federal Economic Chamber's list of arbitrators.

Publications

Various publications on international inheritance law and international arbitration.

Personal

Languages: German, English, French, Spanish and Italian

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Arbitration - Switzerland

Foreign Expert
Foreign expert in Austria

Individual Editorial

Werner Jahnel is admitted to the Bar in both Austria and Switzerland, and has experience acting as an arbitrator in proceedings seated in Vienna.

Arbitration - Austria

Expertise Based Abroad
Austria, expertise based abroad in Switzerland

Individual Editorial

Zurich-based Werner Jahnel is qualified in both Austria and Switzerland. He is singled out for his skill in handling arbitrator appointments in Vienna.

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Austria

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Switzerland

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