Filip Boras > Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile

Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG
SCHOTTENRING 25
1010 VIENNA
Austria
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Work Department

Dispute Resolution

Position

Filip Boras heads the Dispute Resolution Practice Group in the Baker McKenzie Vienna office and is member of Baker McKenzie’s global International Arbitration Steering Committee. He is double qualified as an attorney in Austria and New York and represents clients in international arbitration proceedings before all major institutions and ad hoc tribunals. Filip is widely recognized as a leading lawyer for dispute resolution in Central and Eastern Europe.

Filip’s experience covers a wide variety of disputes related to Central & Eastern Europe, including international commercial and investment arbitration. He helps global clients when investing in countries of the former Yugoslavia, where his clients benefit from his region-specific experience and his being a native Serbo-Croatian. His experience from representing clients in post-merger and acquisition disputes and corporate disputes, including issues arising from restructuring and insolvency, gives him a good commercial understanding. Filip understands the energy markets from his cases that include price-revisions and regulatory issues, as well as plant construction and infrastructure projects. He has acted on investor-state disputes based on bilateral investment treaties and the Energy Charter Treaty, under the ICSID Convention and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules.

Languages

Bosnian, Croatian, English, German, Serbian

Memberships

  • Belgrade Arbitration Center – Member of the Board
  • New York State Bar Association (International Section) – Member of the Executive Committee
  • Arbitration Association (Serbia) – Member
  • Association “Arbitri” (Bosnia & Herzegovina) – Advisory Board Member

Education

  • University of California, Berkeley School of Law (2009)
  • University of Vienna (2007)

Lawyer Rankings

Austria > Dispute resolution: arbitration and mediation

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Filip BorasBaker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG

Multi-jurisdictional proceedings are a core pillar of Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG‘s practice, with the team offering experience in an array of sectors, including food and beverages, pharmaceuticals, and digital payment. Clients benefit from the firm’s wide international network and frequently instruct the team in corporate, shareholder, and antitrust disputes, as well as in conflicts arising from financial distress, restructuring and insolvency. Dual qualified in Austria and New York and recommended for his experience across the entire CEE region, practice head Filip Boras‘ focus areas extend to investment, acquisition, and post-merger disputes, while Alexander Petsche specialises in distribution law.

Austria > Dispute resolution: commercial litigation

Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG covers a broad range of work, which extends to corporate and shareholder disputes, as well as litigation arising from financial distress situations and cartel law. Excelling in post-merger and acquisition disputes, practice head Filip Boras is a name to note for CEE-related disputes. Alexander Petsche is an expert in distribution law, including conflicts regarding the termination of distribution agreements.