Matthias specialises in international arbitration and litigation, with a particular emphasis on complex multi-jurisdictional disputes involving private parties, States and State actors.
He regularly acts as lead counsel in high-stakes international arbitrations in the fields of energy, infrastructure, investment protection, construction and intellectual property under the rules of the ICC, UNCITRAL, DIS, Swiss Chambers, VIAC, NAI and ICSID. He also sits as an international arbitrator. Matthias is a seasoned advocate and has first-chaired more than 50 merits hearings before international tribunals.
His current and recent work includes representing a European energy company in parallel UNCITRAL arbitrations in Zurich under Dutch law against another European energy company, with an aggregate amount in dispute of over EUR 15 billion, representing an international insurance group in an NAI arbitration in Amsterdam under Dutch law against a Swiss private bank and representing a European engineering company in an ICC arbitration in Geneva under Swiss law against a global confectionary producer.
Matthias has successfully defended a European energy company in an UNCITRAL arbitration in Zurich under Dutch law against an application for an interim order by another European energy company seeking the short-term delivery of gas valued at over EUR 1.5 billion and recen...
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"Matthias has the rare ability to cut through to the essence of even the most complex cases"
"He is incredibly sharp and skilled in multiple languages"