Hendrik Puschmann

Rok urodzenia

1979

Place of residence

Warsaw

Nationality

  • British
  • German

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Russian

Specializations

  • commercial agreements in general
  • company law
  • finance, banking
  • infrastructural projects
  • mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
  • real estate, construction
  • shipbuilding and sea transport

Professional certification

Solicitor-Advocate (Anglia i Walia) Rechtsanwalt (Niemcy) Solicitor (Irlandia) Solicitor (Irlandia Północna) Tłumacz przysięgły języka angielskiego / niemieckiego (Niemcy)

Education

  • LLB (Hons), The College of Law of England and Wales;
  • MA (Hons), University of St Andrews;
  • MPhil, University of Cambridge;
  • Marie-Curie Research Fellowship, University of Cambridge.

Professional career

  • Since 2015 – Senior Associate, K&L Gates LLP (London and Frankfurt);
  • Since 2015 – Visiting Lecturer in international commercial law, Johannes Kepler Universität Linz (Austria);
  • Since 2013 – Solicitor to Clare Hall, University of Cambridge;
  • 2008 – 2015, Associate, White & Case LLP (London, Berlin and Moscow).

Arbitration experience

  • I have acted as counsel in about 20 international arbitrations, many with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe.  I have experience with proceedings under the rules of inter alia the LCIA, ICC and DIS, as well as with ad-hoc arbitrations (both under UNCITRAL Rules and without rules).  I have also assisted clients with investor-state disputes.
  • In addition to arbitration, I have substantial experience with commercial litigation, including as an advocate in the English and German courts.  I have acted in a number of arbitration claims in the High Court of England and Wales under the Arbitration Act 1996.
  • I regularly advise clients in relation to the enforcement of arbitral awards under the New York Convention.

Membership in organizations

  • Arbitrators’ Company;
  • Chartered Institute of Arbitrators;
  • DIS (German Arbitration Institution);
  • Solicitors’ Association of Higher Court Advocates.

Publications

Several publications on arbitration-related topics (see website for details).