The leading Austrian arbitration conference has taken place on 1–2 March, 2019 in Vienna.

Nikolaus Pitkowitz was speaker at the ASA Annual Conference 2019, Geneva. The ASA Annual Conference is the leading Swiss Arbitration Conference attracting around 300 delegates from around the world each year.

Partner Nikolaus Pitkowitz was panel moderator on the session “Expedited Procedures in Arbitration“ on 6 November, 2018. The discussion was part of the 7th Asia Pacific ADR Conference “Innovating the Future of Dispute Resolution” in Seoul, South Korea.

Partner Dr. Nikolaus Pitkowitz war Keynote Speaker beim Young ICCA Seminar on Cross Examination am 5. November 2018 in Seoul, Südkorea.

Von 12. bis 13. Oktober fand in Krems die ÖGSW Immobilientagung zum Thema „Zweifels- und Spezialfragen aus der Praxis im Bereich Investition und Übertragung von Immobilien im Familienbereich“ statt.

AIJA, the International Association of Young Lawyers, organized the 56th International Young Lawyers’ Congress in Brussels this year, from 28 August to 1 September 2018. Martin Foerster, President of the Real Estate Commission of AIJA, was one of the key contacts for Workshop B “The Journey of Your Favourite T-shirt via the new Silk Road to Your Local Retailer: Challenges from a transport, distribution and lease law perspective.” and gave a talk on the topic “Logistics agreements: an alternative to distribution agreements?”.

On 15. Mai 2018, CBRE and the firm organised the RETAIL 2030 BREAKFAST above the roofs of Vienna. In the Rooftop bar of the 25 Hours Hotel, Walter Wölfler (CBRE) and Dr. Martin Foerster talked about the development of the retail business and the relevant current legal topics.

On the occasion of the 25th Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot Court („Vis Moot Court“) the traditional Pre-Moot Event, organized by the firm took place in the distinguished hearing rooms of the Austrian Supreme Court at the Vienna Palace of Justice on March 23rd 2018.

This year the conference will focus on “The Way Forward: International Arbitration Meets a New Global Reality”.