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Karl Pörnbacher
Arbitrator
Languages
Mother tongue: German
Working languages: English
Nationality
Germany
Specialisation
Civil Fraud Disputes, Engineering
Main jurisdiction
Germany
Details
Year of birth
1968
Education
Practiced experience in arbitration
How many arbitrations have you participated in (domestic/international); under which Rules?
Approx. 190 under ICC, DIS, Swiss Rules, VIAC, Arbitration Court of the Polish Chamber of Commerce, SCC, DIA, UNCITRAL, ad hoc
How often have you acted as Chairman?
20
How often have you acted as Sole Arbitrator?
20
How often have you acted as Co-Arbitrator?
30
How often have you acted as Counsel?
How often have you acted in a different function (e.g. Administrative Secretary)?
Publications and other activities in arbitration (e.g. training sessions, seminars, conferences, articles and others)
Contribution to “Handbuch Gesellschaftsrechtliche Streitigkeiten“ (Handbook Corporate Litigation), Kirn Lars Mehrbrey (ed.), 3rd Edition, 2020
Dates: 20.12.2024
„Mediation in Wirtschaftsstreitigkeiten Anmerkungen aus der anwaltlichen Praxis“ (Engl.: Mediation in commercial disputes and practical considerations), German legal journal Konfliktdynamik 02/2020
Dates: 20.12.2024
Contribution to “Handbuch Streitigkeiten beim Unternehmenskauf: M&A Litigation“ (EngI.: “Handbook Corporate Acquisition: M&A Litigation‘), Kirn Lars Mehrbrey (ed.), CarI Heymanns Verlag (2018)
Dates: 20.08.2025
Contribution to “Handbuch Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Deutschland Österreich Schweiz“, Hellwig Torggler et al. 2nd Edition 2017, Nomos VerlagNerlag Österreich/Schuithess
Dates: 20.07.2025
“Streitbellegungsklauseln in Lieferketten Ein Praxisbeispiel aus der Automobilindustrie“ (Engl.: Dispute settlement clauses in supply chains a practical example from the automotive industiy‘), ICC Magazin, Annual Edition 2015
Dates: 20.05.2025
“Choice of Law and its Limits in International Arbitration“, 2015 Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration
Dates: 20.05.2025
Membership in arbitral institutions / functions in arbitral institutions/organizations
German Institution for Arbitration (DIS)
German-Polish Chamber of Commerce
EUCON (Europäisches Institut für Conflict Management e. V.)
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
VIAC
Munich Center for Dispute Resolution (MuCDR)
Mother Tongue
German
Languages
English
In which legal system have you trained?
What is your main jurisdiction of practice?
Germany
In which jurisdictions are you admitted to the bar?
Germany
Special expertise or specialisations
Civil Fraud Disputes
Engineering
