commercial law and arbitration experience

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• 30+ years of professional experience in int'l business and trade law, EU law

• 20+ years as tenured professor at Indiana University

• law degrees from Germany, the USA, and the Netherlands (continental European and common law)

• specific consulting experience in int'l business law, blockchain law and digital currency regulation, artificial intelligence use and abuse cases, competition / antitrust law, customs & trade law, int'l investment law, int'l shipping & insurance law, trade finance, Sharia-compliant financing, intellectual property protection, as well as int'l commercial litigation and arbitration

• specific experience as mediator & arbitrator in numerous cases involving int'l business transactions, shipping and insurance, financing and payments; incl. online arbitration

• specific experience with UCC, CISG, CFR, Unidroit Principles, Swiss and German Law, English law, French law, EU law

• specific experience with UCP600, ISP98, URDG758, UCC Articles 4A and 5

• specific experience with Hague Rules, Hague-Visby Rules, Hamburg Rules, Rotterdam Rules, COGSA, as well as Institute Cargo Clauses

• industry specific experience in aerospace, artificial intelligence (AI), automotive, blockchain contracts, construction, DeFi, finance, food & feed, oil & gas, pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, retail & distribution, robotics, tourism, transportation, turn-key plant development

• arbitration experience under UNCITRAL Rules, ICC Rules, London Rules, VIAC Rules, Swiss Rules, AAA Rules, IBA Rules and Guidelines

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memberships

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• Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (www.ciarb.org), member of the Executive Committee of the North America Branch

• Member of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (www.SVAMC.org)

• American Bar Association (ABA) (academic member)

• Indiana State Bar Association (academic member)

• Indianapolis Bar Association (academic member)

• Alliance of Distinguished and Titled Professors at Indiana University

• American Society of Comparative Law

• Council on International Law and Politics (www.cilpnet.com)

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languages

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• professional level: english, german

• conversational level: french

• reading proficiency: spanish

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