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Gerhard H. O. Wegen

Address: 

Lautenschlagerstrasse 21
D-70173 Stuttgart
Germany

Phone Number: 
(49-711) 8997 156
Fax Number: 
(49-711) 855 096
Born: 
1950, Salem, Germany
Languages: 
German English French
Nationalities: 
German
Education: 
Universities of Hamburg, Geneva/Switzerland, Strasbourg/France, Tübingen (State Exams, 1975, 1978; Diplôme de Droit Comparé, 1973-75; Dr.; jur., 1985)
LL.M. 1981, Harvard Law School
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
New York State and SDNY/EDNY 1983
US Ct. App. for the Federal District 2007
US Supreme Court 2009
US Ct. App. for the Second Circuit 2010
Foreign Attorney in Brussels/Belgium 1987
Honorary Professor at the University of Tübingen since 1997
Life Fellow of The American Bar Foundation
Present Position: 
Partner, Gleiss Lutz Hootz Hirsch
Professional Experience: 

Member of the Board of Examiners, State of Baden-Württemberg (1987- ); Professor of Law, Univ. of Tübingen Law School, (1997- ); Advisory Board, World Securities Law Report (1996- ); Corresponding Editor, International Legal Materials (1986- ); Banking trainee (1968-1970).

Professional Associations: 

Gerhard Wegen is a member of the New York State (NYSBA), American (ABA), International (IBA) and Inter-Pacific (IPBA) Bar Associations (Council Member At-Large Europe), The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, German and American Societies of International Law, International Law Association (German Branch - International Securities Regulation Committee), German (DIS) and Swiss (ASA) Arbitration Associations, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCArb), AAA International – ICDR Panel of Arbitrators, SIAC (Singapore), DIAC (Dubai) International Arbitrator, KCAB (Korean) Panel of International Arbitrators, CIMA (Spain) International Arbitrator’s List, RCICA-Panel (Lagos), KLRCA (Kuala Lumpur) Arbitrator and Mediator, Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

German (DIS) and Swiss (ASA) Arbitration Associations, London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCArb), AAA International – ICDR Panel of Arbitrators, SIAC (Singapore), DIAC (Dubai) International Arbitrator, KCAB (Korean) Panel of International Arbitrators, CIMA (Spain) International Arbitrator’s List, RCICA-Panel (Lagos), KLRCA (Kuala Lumpur) Arbitrator and Mediator, Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC).

Arbitration Experience: 

Counsel, co-arbitrator, chairman in domestic and international arbitrations (corporate/company law; joint ventures; co-operation agreements; mergers & acquisitions; licensing agreements; research & development contracts; privatizations; international sales transactions).

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Corporate
International Business Transactions
Litigation
Private International Law
Public International Law
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Münchener Anwaltshandbuch zum Internationalen Wirtschaftsrecht (Manual on International Business Transactions), 2017 (co-author); BGB-Kommentar (Commentary on the German Civil Code), 12th ed. 2017 (co-editor/co-author); ZPO-Kommentar (Commentary on the German Civil Procedure Code), 9th ed. 2017 (co-author); Praxishandbuch Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (Practice Manual on Arbitration), 2nd ed. 2017 (co-author); Commercial Dispute Resolution in Germany, 2nd ed. 2016 (co-author); Gesellschaftsrecht des Auslands (Corporate Laws of the World), loose-leaf, 2013 (co-editor/co-author); International Joint Ventures, 2013 (co-author); Materials on International Arbitration, 2007 (co-editor); Internationales Gesellschaftsrecht in der Praxis (The Practice of International Corporate Law), 2005 (co-editor/co-author).