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Lars A. Markert

Address: 

Otemon Tower, 1-1-2 Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku
100-8124 Tokyo
Japan

Phone Number: 
+81-3-6250-6856
Fax Number: 
+81-3-6250-7200
Email: 
l_markert@jurists.co.jp
Firm Attorney Profile: https://www.jurists.co.jp/en/attorney/0622.html
Firm Website: https://www.jurists.co.jp/en/
Born: 
1975, Germany
Languages: 
English German French
Nationalities: 
German
Education: 
The University of Cologne, Ph.D. (2009)
Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M. (2006)
Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg, First State Examination (2001)
Aix-Marseille University, Maitrise en droit (1999)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
German Bar, Dusseldorf (2004)
New York State Bar, New York (2007)
Registered as a Registered Foreign Lawyer (Gaikokuho Jimu Bengoshi) in Japan, Tokyo (2018)
Present Position: 
Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Foreign Law Partner (2018-)
Professional Experience: 

Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart, Associated Partner (2015-2018); Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo, Counsel (2012-2014); Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart, Associate (2007-2012); Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, Associate (2006-2007); Shearman & Sterling LLP, Dusseldorf, Associate (2004-2005); Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, Dusseldorf, Trainee (2004)

Professional Associations: 

Co-chair of the Investment Arbitration Sub-Committee (IASC) of the Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA); Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre's HK45 (Regional Ambassador Japan); Korean Commercial Arbitration Board International’s KCAB Next (Steering Committee Member); Member of the Advisory Council of the University of Cologne’s International Investment Law Center Cologne (IILCC); President of the Association of Friends & Supporters of the IILCC

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Member of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS); List of arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC); Panel of arbitrators of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB); List of practitioners in international arbitration of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC); Panel of arbitrators of the Chinese Arbitration Association (CAA); Panel of arbitrators of Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA)

Arbitration Experience: 

Lars has been involved in more than 45 international arbitrations as counsel, arbitrator or tribunal secretary under the arbitration rules of institutions such as the ICC, DIS, KCAB, JCAA, SIAC, Swiss Chambers, NAI, ICDR, and ICSID, as well as under UNCITRAL Rules. Lars has acted as presiding arbitrator in two cases and as sole arbitrator in three cases.

Areas of Specialization: 
Civil & Commercial Law
Civil & Commercial Litigation & Arbitration
International Arbitration
International Commercial Transactions
Mediation
Investment Treaty
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Lars has published more than 75 articles and book chapters on international investment and commercial arbitration in English, German, and Japanese.