Dr Kilian Bälz > P&A legal in association with AMERELLER > Tripoli, Libya > Lawyer Profile
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Tutat bin Jaber Street
Zawiyat Dahmani
Tripoli
1300
Libya
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Dr Kilian Bälz
Work Department
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
Dr. Kilian Bälz is a partner focusing on project development and finance. He divides his time between AMERELLER’s Berlin, Cairo, and Tripoli offices.
Kilian has broad experience in advising clients on debt and equity investments in the energy, transportation, telecom, and financial sectors across the Middle East and North Africa. He further represents clients in arbitration proceedings under all major arbitration rules and advises on trade sanctions as well as business and human rights.
Kilian furthermore is the head of AMERELLER’s Libya practice and has many years of experience in advising international companies on all aspects of doing business in Libya.
Before joining AMERELLER as partner in 2010, Kilian was a partner at Gleiss Lutz and the acting director of the Regional Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency, a regional policy platform supporting renewable energies based in Cairo. He publishes widely on Middle Eastern business law and is a regular speaker at conferences. In 2008, he was a fellow at Harvard Law School.
Languages
Arabic, English, French, German
Education
University of Freiburg, Germany, 1988-1990
Arab Language Institute, Damascus, 1991-1992 (Arabic language)
American University in Cairo, 1994 (Middle East Studies)
University of London – SOAS, 1995 (LL.M.)
Free University Berlin, 1997 (Dr. iur.)
Lawyer Rankings
Libya > Leading firms
P&A legal in association with AMERELLER is well-placed to handle international arbitration, including the enforcement of arbitral awards, and is equally adept at litigation. The group reports an uptick in instructions from clients in the ports and shipping sector. Practice head Kilian Bälz stands out for his ‘exceptional quality of work‘, and has significant expertise in advising on energy and pharmaceutical sector matters. Hussam Mujally, Meriem Rezgui, and Paolo Greco regularly advise on corporate and commercial matters.