Arbitration & Litigation Law Firm of the Year - Austria

Firm Profile

Law firm practising in the field of domestic and international commercial law and particular expertise in dispute resolution Litigation, especially commercial and civil law-related disputes Counsel and arbitrator in arbitrations e.g. under the rules of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC), Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL (focus: commercial law, supply contracts, M&A, joint ventures, construction)

Advice with regard to various matters of commercial, contract and construction law Establishment of businesses and regular advice on partnerships and corporations

Dr. Klaus Oblin, LL.M.

Education Legal studies at the University of Vienna (Mag.iur., Dr.iur. "with high honours") and postgraduate legal studies at the University of San Diego (LL.M. Comparative Law)

Career Independent since 2004 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Vienna McDougal Love Eckis Smith&Boehmer, San Diego Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati, Vienna

Languages German (native), English (fluent), French (basic)

Memberships International Chamber of Commerce ICC (Austria) International Centre for Dispute Resolution ("ICDR") Austrian Arbitration Association ("ArbAut") German Institution of Arbitration ("DIS") International Bar Association ("IBA")

Publications Regular contributions to the litigation-newsletter at the "International Law Office" Austrian chapter to "The Willis World- wide Directory of Directors and Officers Liability" (Willis, 2005) Lectures on International Supply Contracts (ICC Austria)

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Areas of Expertise Litigation, Arbitration

Counsel before courts of law (domestic, European and international litigation) and administrative authorities (proceedings before regulatory and government authorities and agencies as well as the highest courts of administrative law)

• Counsel and arbitrator in arbitration proceedings under all major regimes, such as (inter alia) the rules of the International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber, Swiss Rules, the UNCITRAL Rules

• Enforcement of international judgements

• Counsel also before German courts of law

General Commercial and Corporate Advice, M&A • Advice and representation in all matters of general commercial- and contract law (including competition and intellectual property law)

• Incorporation of private and public, unlimited and limited companies, setting up co-operations and partnerships; advice on articles of association, shareholders' agreements, rules of internal procedures

• Structuring acquisitions, divestitures and sales under corporate law; joint ventures; conducting legal due diligence investigations

Construction and Real Estate • Representation in disputes arising in connection with construction and real estate law

• Advice on the acquisition of (industrial) property; conduct of legal due diligence investigations

• Representing and advising developers, occupiers, landlords and tenants

D&O Liability, Labor Law • Advice on matters of directors' and officers' liability

 Lawyer Monthly Legal Awards 2011

• Advice on all aspects of individual labor law, in particular contracts for managing directors and board members

• Representation in court proceedings, in particular concerning wrongful termination

• Advice on labor law aspects of business acquisitions and restructurings

Notable Legal Work

Regularly acting as arbitrator as well as party counsel in high profile international litigations and arbitrations mainly in the fields of construction, energy, oil & gas, corporate.

Contact

Dr. Klaus Oblin, LL.M.

Oblin Melichar Dr. Klaus Oblin, LL.M. Attorney-at-Law Josefstädter Strasse 11 1080 Vienna AUSTRIA

Tel: (+43-1) 505 37 05 - 0 Fax: (+43-1) 505 37 05 - 10 Email: office@oblin. Web: www.oblin.at