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Dr Lars Markert
Work Department
International Dispute Resolution
Position
Partner, Tokyo
Career
Lars is a partner in our international dispute resolution group. With almost twenty years of experience working in Tokyo, New York, and Germany, he advises clients from Europe and Asia on complex cross-border disputes, commercial negotiations, and internal investigations.
Lars’ practice is focused on commercial and investment arbitration. He has particular expertise in contentious proceedings involving post-M&A, commercial, manufacturing, construction, and distribution matters, in areas such as life sciences, automotive, and energy. Lars also deals with cases involving governments, and has advised foreign investors and sovereign states on issues of foreign direct investment and public international law, including related negotiations and investor-state disputes. He has been involved in more than 50 international arbitrations as counsel and arbitrator under the arbitration rules of institutions such as the ICC, DIS, SAC, NAI, ICDR, KCAB, JCAA, SIAC, and ICSID, as well as under the UNCITRAL Rules.
Languages
English, French, Spanish, German
Memberships
2018 | Registered as a Gaikokuho-Jimu-Bengoshi (Primary Jurisdiction: Federal Republic of Germany)
2007 | Admitted in New York
2004 | Admitted in Federal Republic of Germany
・ IPBA Investment Arbitration Sub-Committee, co-chair
・ SIAC Users Council
・ KCAB Next, Steering Committee
・ HK45, Regional Ambassador Japan
・ DIS, German Arbitration Institute
Education
2009 | The University of Cologne (Ph.D.)
2006 | Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M)
2001 | Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg (First State Examination)
1999 | Aix-Marseille University (Maitrise en droit)
1998 | Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg
Lawyer Rankings
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(Leading individuals: Gaiben)Nishimura & Asahi‘s Japanese dispute resolution practice works in conjunction with the firm’s Singapore, Vietnam, and Bangkok offices to provide clients with cross-border disputes pertaining to tax, product liability, trade secrets, and construction. Head of the practice Hiroyuki Tezuka specialises in international arbitration, and is the Vice President of the Japan Association of Arbitrators. For disputes in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors, Akihiro Hironaka is a key contact, while Lars Markert is adept at assisting clients with disputes involving German and European law. Yutaro Kawabata is proficient in disputes arising from the termination of contracts, and Chié Nakahara is a key figure for high-stakes and high-value international litigation.
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