Arbitration

We advise and represent clients in arbitration and ADR, including expert opinions on Liechtenstein law and support in recognition and enforcement as well as setting-aside proceedings.

How we typically support

We act as counsel in Liechtenstein-related matters and as an interface to coordinate cross-border counsel teams, experts, and parallel court tracks.

Scope of services

• Advising and representing parties in institutional and ad hoc arbitration

• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating arbitration clauses (seat, rules, appointment mechanisms)

• Assessing cases early (merits, quantum, evidence, jurisdiction, enforceability)

• Developing procedural strategy and managing proceedings (pleadings, document production, hearings)

• Handling tribunal constitution, appointments, and challenge strategy

• Preparing witness and expert evidence strategy and hearing preparation

• Planning interim measures and urgent relief, including asset-preservation steps

• Supporting settlement strategy, without-prejudice negotiations, and mediation

• Managing set-aside / annulment strategy and defensive representation

• Supporting recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards

• Coordinating parallel court proceedings and regulatory or enforcement tracks

Approach

We combine rigorous legal analysis with a pragmatic case strategy. We focus early on the decisive issues - contractual risk allocation, evidence, jurisdiction, and a realistic enforcement path - while keeping timelines and cost exposure under control. Where proceedings are unavoidable, we represent clients with focused written submissions and hearing advocacy aligned with the evidentiary record and the enforcement endgame.

Deliverables

• A structured merits/quantum/evidence assessment

• A procedural roadmap with decision points and budget drivers

• An enforcement and security plan aligned with asset location and timing

Liechtenstein-law opinions

We prepare reasoned opinions on Liechtenstein law for use in arbitral submissions, hearings, and related court proceedings. Opinions are structured around clear conclusions, primary sources, and the specific procedural context in which they will be deployed.

Enforcement and annulment of awards

The post-award phase often determines the commercial outcome. We support recognition and enforcement strategy, including jurisdiction and asset mapping, and represent clients in setting-aside/annulment proceedings with a focus on procedural risk and enforceability.

Independent Tribunal Secretary

Separately from our role as counsel, we provide independent tribunal secretary services in arbitration proceedings. The tribunal secretary assists the arbitral tribunal with procedural administration, case organisation, and hearing logistics — under the tribunal's direction and within the boundaries set by the applicable arbitration rules.

Role and scope

The tribunal secretary's function is administrative and organisational. It does not extend to the tribunal's decision-making. Typical tasks include:

• Procedural administration: calendars, deadlines, correspondence, filings

• Submission and exhibit management: indexing, version control, hearing bundles

• Drafting procedural documents for tribunal review: procedural orders, directions, correspondence, agendas

• Organising case management conferences and procedural calls

• Hearing logistics and on-site coordination: rooms, schedules, technical set-up, service providers

• Coordination with counsel teams, institutions, experts, interpreters, and stenographers

• Maintaining an auditable record of procedural steps and communications

Working method

Task allocation, timelines, and documentation standards are agreed with the tribunal at the outset. The objective is a process that is predictable for the tribunal, efficient for the parties, and procedurally sound if the award is later scrutinised.

Typical deliverables

• Case administration plan: deadlines, dependencies, procedural milestones

• Document management set-up: submissions, exhibits, hearing bundles

• Hearing plan: agenda, room configuration, logistics checklist, run-of-show

• Procedural minutes and auditable process record

Fee arrangements

Tribunal secretary fees are invoiced only once the arbitrators' fees have been paid, to avoid upfront cost exposure for the tribunal.

Selected experience (anonymised)

• Preparing an expert opinion on Liechtenstein law for use in foreign investor-state arbitration proceedings

• Supporting in an post M&A dispute

• Tribunal secretary training, ASA, January 2026

• Arbitration spring program, University of Vienna, June 2024

If you are considering arbitration, require a second opinion on strategy, or need a Liechtenstein-law opinion, we can typically accommodate short timelines. Tribunals seeking independent tribunal secretary support for a pending or upcoming arbitration can reach us directly.