Roxanne de Jesus is Founding Partner in the Dispute Resolution Team of Pitkowitz & Partners.
Roxanne mainly advises international clients in complex cross-border litigation and arbitration proceedings. She is experienced in joint venture disputes involving multijurisdictional legal aspects, and has a considerable track record in advising private clients as well as clients operating in the construction sector. Her broad experience further includes numerous successes with the Austrian Supreme Court in securing the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions, as well as foreign arbitral awards based on international treaties. Roxanne’s clients also appreciate her know-how in white-collar crime.
Roxanne is a member of the Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP), of the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) as well es of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). She studied at the University of Vienna and the University of Wolverhampton.
She is the author of numerous expert publications. Roxanne also lectures, inter alia, on topics of (construction) arbitration and the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods.
- 2021: Partner with Pitkowitz & Partners
- 2018 - 2021: Attorney-at-Law with Pitkowitz & Partners
- 2016 – 2021: Associate with Pitkowitz & Partners
- 2016: Bar exam
- 2014 - 2015: Associate with Jarolim Flitsch Rechtsanwälte GmbH
- 2013: Associate with Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG
- 2012: Law Clerk in the district of the Higher Regional Court of Vienna
- 2012: University of Vienna (Mag. iur.)
- 2011: University of Wolverhampton (Erasmus Student Exchange)
- 2008 - 2012: Student & Legal Trainee at Wolf Theiss Rechtsanwälte GmbH & Co KG
- Up and Coming in Global 2023 Dispute Resolution: Arbitration – Chambers and Partners, 2023
- Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation – Legal 500, 2022
- Recommended Lawyer in Dispute Resolution: Commercial Litigation – Legal 500, 2022
- GAR 100, 14th edition (2021) & 15th edition (2022)
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus: „Litigation & Dispute Resolution Laws and Regulations Austria”, ICLG.com, 2022 and 2023
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus / Benedikt Wolf: „Comparative Guide – Class Actions“, Mondaq, 2022 to be published
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus: „Construction Arbitration: Austria“, GAR Knowhow 2022
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus: „Litigation: Austria“, GAR Knowhow 2022
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus: „Litigation: Austria“, Legal 500 Country Comparative Guide 2022
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus: “Chambers Overview AUSTRIA: An Introduction to Dispute Resolution: Arbitration” 2021 and 2022
- Nikolaus Pitkowitz / Roxanne de Jesus: “Chambers Overview AUSTRIA: An Introduction to Dispute Resolution: Litigation” 2021 and 2022
- Philip Duncker / Roxanne de Jesus: “Unconscious Bias in International Arbitration – What to be aware of” in Klausegger/Klein/Kremslehner/Petsche/Pitkowitz/Welser/Zeiler et al. (Hg/Eds): Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2020, Manz 2020, 389.