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Areas of Practice
Dr. Sabine Konrad is a German Rechtsanwältin. Her principal area of practice is international dispute resolution, in particular international arbitration and public international law. She regularly advises investors and governments in matters of investment protection.
Representative Experience
Public International Law
- Representing a state in an arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty;
- Representing a German investor in ICSID annulment proceedings against a Southeast Asian state;
- Representing a German investor in ICSID arbitration proceedings against Costa Rica;
- Representing a Swedish investor in an ICSID arbitration against an Eastern European state;
- Representing an Eastern European state in an arbitration brought by a foreign oil and gas company under a Bilateral Investment Treaty;
- Representing a German investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration with the Kingdom of Thailand under the applicable Bilateral Investment Treaty;
- Representing an Eastern European government in an UNCITRAL arbitration with a multinational steel conglomerate under the applicable Bilateral Investment Treaty;
- Advising a German investor in its dispute with a Southern Asian state under a Bilateral Investment Treaty;
- Advising a German investor on a potential dispute with a state in the Gulf region under the applicable Bilateral Investment Treaty;
- Acting as counsel for the applicant in a Chamber case before the European Court of Human Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the restitution of expropriated property in an Eastern European state;
- Advising the applicant in proceedings before the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights concerning the protection of intellectual property rights under Article 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the Convention;
- Advising a non-governmental organization on issues of state sovereignty and recognition in relation to ongoing negotiations being held in the African Union for the recognition of the independence of an African state; and
- Advising a non-governmental human rights organization acting as amicus curiae in proceedings against Bulgaria before the European Court of Human Rights. Bulgaria was held to have violated Article 3 and 8 of the Convention.
Commercial Cases
- Representing an Eastern European oil company in a post-privatization dispute with a multinational oil conglomerate in London under English, Czech and Polish law;
- Acting for a German claimant in an ICC arbitration arising out of an M&A agreement against a BVI company in New York, under New York law;
- Defending a German bank against claims by US investors in connection with an M&A agreement;
- Acting for a German client in an arbitration under the Rules of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration under German and Egyptian law concerning the termination of a joint venture for the development of hotel and leisure complexes in the Middle East;
- Advising a private equity house in warranty and fraud claims arising out of a share purchase; and
- Pursuing claims of a German company in an arbitration and mediation against a US manufacturer concerning the faulty design of a process plant.
Professional Background
Previously, Dr. Konrad worked in the international dispute resolution and arbitration group of Lovells and the Paris office of Dewey LeBoeuf. She was admitted to the Frankfurt Bar in 2002.
In 2007, Dr. Konrad was designated by the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Panel of Arbitrators of the World Bank's International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). In 2005, she was closely involved in setting up the Frankfurt International Arbitration Center, which serves as a cooperation facility of ICSID for investment treaty arbitrations in Germany. She is the founder of the Frankfurt Investment Arbitration Moot.
Professional/Civic Activities
- Member, American Society of International Law (ASIL)
- Member, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Member, International Law Association (ILA)
- Member of the Working Group on Investment Protection Law of the German Branch of the ILA
- Fellow, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators
- Member, LCIA
- Member, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Member, Austrian Arbitration Association
- Speaker of the Young CEAC (Chinese European Arbitration Centre)
Court Admissions
Bar Admissions
Education
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Diploma,
University of London
(2005)
(International Commercial Arbitration)
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LL.M. Eur.,
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
(2002)
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Second Legal State Exam,
State of Bavaria
(2002)
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Doctor iuris,
University of Passau
(2000)
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First Legal State Exam,
University of Passau
(1998)
Additional Information
Publications
- Chapter on Investment Protection in Siebel/Röver/Knütel, Rechtshandbuch PPP, Public Private Partnership in der Praxis (2008).
- Chapter on Dispute Resolution in Siebel/Röver/Knütel, Rechtshandbuch PPP, Public Private Partnership in der Praxis (2008).
- Country rapporteur for Germany for the online bilateral investment treaty database of Oxford University Press ( www.investmentclaims.com).
- Member of the Assistant Editorial Board of Oxford University Press' investment arbitration awards database ( www.investmentclaims.com).
- “Schutz der Vertrauenssphäre zwischen Rechtsanwalt und Mandant im Zivilprozess” (on Legal Professional Privilege in German Civil Proceedings), NJW , p. 710 ff. (2004).
- “Die Beschlagnahme von Verteidigungsunterlagen, Das deutsche Recht auf dem Prüfstand der Menschenrechte ” (on Legal Professional Privilege in German Criminal Law Proceedings and Public International Law), Peter Lang (2000).
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