CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.

Dispute Resolution, Investment Arbitration & Treaty Disputes

Counsel

Bajar Scharaw is a disputes counsel at CMS and a specialist in investment arbitration, investment protection, and public international law.

He acts as advocate in international arbitrations and arbitration-related court proceedings. He advises on issues of international economic law, with a particular emphasis on international investment law, including its relationship to international taxation, international environmental law, and business and human rights. He also advises on investment structuring and the enforcement of awards and judgments. He works across several sectors, including mining, energy, oil and gas, construction, infrastructure, healthcare, corporate/post-M&A, international sale of goods, and supply contracts.

Bajar has been appointed to the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators. He has extensive experience representing corporate clients and states in investment arbitrations under bi- and multilateral investment treaties, as well as contracts between investors and governments or state-owned entities. He has also acted as counsel in numerous commercial arbitrations under various substantive laws, including German, Swiss, English, Chinese, and CISG law.

His recent work includes a wide range of complex cross-border disputes, such as arbitral proceedings under the ICSID Convention, as well as under the ICC, Swiss, LCIA, SCC, HKIAC, MIAC, DIS, CIETAC, and UNCITRAL Rules. He has appeared as counsel, conducting advocacy and cross-examinations before various commercial and investment tribunals, including oral hearings at ICSID in Washington, D.C.

Bajar holds a PhD (Dr. iur.) in international investment law and investment arbitration and is admitted to the bar in Germany. Prior to joining CMS, he worked as a disputes lawyer in the arbitration groups of London- and U.S.-based international law firms. He is an Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Mannheim in Germany and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the National University of Mongolia, where he teaches international investment law and investment arbitration. He regularly speaks and publishes on these topics.

Bajar has been engaged by the U.S. Department of Commerce as an arbitration expert. He has also been appointed to the Panel of Arbitrators at the Mongolian International Arbitration Centere (MIAC) and is an Accredited Mediator (London-trained and CIArb-recognised).

German, English

Arbitrator and Conciliator – ICSID Panel of Arbitrators and Conciliators Swiss Arbitration Ambassador – Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) Bar Association Frankfurt am Main (RAK-FFM) Mongolian International Arbitration Centre (MIAC) – Arbitrator, appointed by the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) International Law Association (ILA) European Society of International Law (ESIL) German Branch of the International Law Association (DVIR) Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) German Arbitration Institute (DIS) Singapore International Arbitration Centre (YSIAC) Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HK45) Pro Bono University of Mannheim

Since 2025 – Accredited Mediator, London School of Mediation (CMC-registered, CIArb-recognised, IMI-approved), London, United Kingdom. 2018-2025 – Counsel and Senior Associate at a London-based international law firm, specializing in international investment law, investment arbitration, and public international law, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 2017 – PhD (Dr. iur.) in International Investment Law and Investment Arbitration, University of Mannheim, Germany (summa cum laude). 2016-2018 – Associate at a U.S.-based international law firm, specializing in international investment law and arbitration, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 2014 – Visiting Scholar at the Glasgow Centre for International Law and Security, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom (EU-scholarship). 2014-2016 – Visiting Scholar at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law, Heidelberg, Germany. 2013 – LL.M. in International Economic Law, University of Queensland, Australia (Award for Outstanding Academic Excellence, Admission to the Dean’s Honour Roll). 2012-2016 – Research Fellow, Chair of Public International Law and Legal Philosophy, University of Mannheim, Germany. 2012 – Second State Exam in Law, Qualification as Attorney at Law, Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe, Germany. 2011 – Research Fellow, Chair of Public Law, Tax and European Law, and Regulatory Law, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany. 2010 – First State Exam in Law (Mag. iur.), University of Constance, Germany. 2010 – Research Fellow, Chair of Public Law, Legal Philosophy, and Media Law, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany. 2008 – Research Assistant on the project “Legitimacy of a European Constitution”, Heidelberg Academy of Sciences, Heidelberg, Germany. 2006 – B.A. in Political Science, Legal Studies, and Communication Sciences, University of Erfurt, Germany.