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Lutz Kniprath

Address: 

Kurfürstendamm 11
Berlin 10719
Germany

Phone Number: 
+49 30 8145 8193
Fax Number: 
+49 172 6623418
Email: 
kniprath@kniprath-lopez.com
Website: www.kniprath-lopez.com
Born: 
2 December 1967, Bonn
Languages: 
German English Mandarin French
Nationalities: 
German
Education: 
1998-1999 - Ph.D. thesis re: International arbitration in the PRC / CIETAC arbitration, Cologne University, Germany
1996-1998 - 2nd German state exam in law (i.e., German bar exam) Clerkships in Hanover and New York, N.Y., USA (American Arbitration Association)
1995 - Master degree in contemporary China studies (Sinology), University of Trier, Germany
1994 - 1st German state exam in law, University of Trier, Germany Area of specialisation: International private law and comparative law
1988/89 - Chinese language training, Mandarin Daily News Training Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
March 2000, Frankfurt am Main (Germany)
Present Position: 
Partner and German Attorney-at-Law of Kniprath Lopez, Attorneys for Complex Disputes, Berlin and Hanover, Germany, a highly specialized boutique law firm focusing on the resolution of complex international disputes, mainly through arbitration
Dr. jur. (Ph.D. in law), M.A. (Master of Arts in Contemporary China Studies), FCIArb (Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators)
Professional Experience: 

Since 2015 - Founding Partner, Kniprath Lopez, Attorneys for Complex Disputes, Hanover International Arbitration, Corporate Litigation
2011-2015 - Partner, Herfurth & Partners, Hanover International Arbitration, Corporate Litigation
2010-2011 - Law firms in Düsseldorf and Hamburg Arbitration, Corporate Litigation
2007-2010 - Senior Legal Counsel, Robert Bosch GmbH, Stuttgart Corporate Law, Commercial, Arbitration
2002 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Shanghai, Hong Kong Chinese Corporate Law (6 months)
2000-2006 - Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Frankfurt am Main International Arbitration, Corporate Law (M&A)

Professional Associations: 

International Bar Association (IBA); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); German Institution for Arbitration (DIS); Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); German-Chinese Lawyers’ Association (DCJV); German-Russian Lawyers’ Association (DRJV); German Lawyers’ Association (DAV).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

German Institution for Arbitration (DIS); Chinese International Economic and Arbitration Commission (CIETAC); Beijing Arbitration Center (BAC); Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).

Arbitration Experience: 

Arbitrator (chairman, party appointed, sole arbitrator) and party counsel under the arbitration rules of ICC, Swiss Rules, CIETAC, DIS, AAA, German Stock Exchange, UNCITRAL, other ad-hoc.

Areas of Specialization: 
Corporate
International Arbitration
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