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Courtney Lotfi
Independent Arbitrator and Counsel
Arbitrator
Languages
Mother tongue: English
Working languages: English, German
Nationality
United States
Specialisation
CISG, Life Sciences, Company & Corporate M&A, Commercial Disputes & Transactions, Aviation, Construction, Energy, Joint Ventures, Technology, pricing automotive shareholder disputes post-M&A
Legal system
Civil Law,Common Law,Austrian Law,German Law,European Law
Main jurisdiction
Germany
Details
Position
Independent Arbitrator and Counsel
Year of birth
1980
Education
Pace University School of Law
Juris Doctor: legal studies
From-To: 18.08.2003 - 30.05.2006
Degree: Juris Doctor
Pace University School of Law
Concentration in international law
From-To: 18.08.2003 - 30.05.2006
Degree: International law certificate
Franklin College Switzerland
Bachelor\'s; major: international relations, minors: economics and history
From-To: 17.08.1998 - 30.05.2002
Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
>30 arbitrations (1x domestic, >29 international) under the following rules: VIAC, ICC, SCC, DIS, DIA, SIAC, AAA, ICDR, and ad hoc
How often have you acted as Chairman?
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
1
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
How often have you acted as Counsel?
>30
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
3
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
Lecturer on the rules of evidence and trial advocacy, University of Bonn
Dates: 2018-09-18
The curious case of the active arbitrator: may arbitrators conduct their own factual research?
Dates: 2022-01-20
Party and Counsel Ethics in the Taking of Evidence
Dates: 2025-10-14
The Overlap between Insolvency Proceedings and International Arbitration: A Case Study Highlighting the Potential for Abuse and Inconsistency Results
Dates: 2021-10-12
Document Production in International Arbitration
Dates: 2021-03-16
Moderator of an interactive 12 session in-house training on international arbitration
Dates: 2020-06-17
Document Production in International Arbitration
Dates: 2019-10-07
Financial Sector Dispute Resolution in a Post-Brexit World
Dates: 2019-04-10
Speaker on “introduction to arbitration”
Dates: 2018-08-07
Speaker on “the role of factual and expert witnesses in arbitration”
Dates: 2018-12-06
Speaker on “confidentiality in arbitration”
Dates: 2017-11-06
Speaker on “everything you ever wanted to know about arbitration\\\"
Dates: 2017-09-11
Speaker on “arbitration in the energy sector”
Dates: 2017-08-21
Speaker on “initiating arbitration”
Dates: 2017-07-17
Set Aside in International Arbitration
Dates: 2025-05-21
Persuasion by Design: Crafting Memorable Advocacy in Arbitration
Dates: 2024-06-12
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
ICC Task Force on Disability and Inclusion in International Arbitration
Member, ASA
Berlin Dispute Resolution Days - organizing committee - DIS
Energy Expert Focus Group - VIAC
Mother Tongue
English
Languages
English
German
In which legal system have you trained?
Civil Law,Common Law,Austrian Law,German Law,European Law
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Germany
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Germany
United States
Special expertise or specialisations
CISG
Life Sciences
Company & Corporate M&A
Commercial Disputes & Transactions
Aviation
Construction
Energy
Joint Ventures
Technology
Other:
pricing
automotive
shareholder disputes
post-M&A
