SAXINGER Rechtsanwalts GmbH has been acclaimed for its ‘high level of professionalism and legal expertise’, and the practice acts in arbitration proceedings seated across Europe and under an array of different rules. The firm counts international construction and infrastructure groups, investment firms and insurers as clients. Markus P. Fellner is particularly active in the engineering, energy and logistics sectors, and has recently advised on arbitration issues before the Supreme Court. Maria Bejan left the firm in March 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Big team with clear responsibilities. Professional and competent, with diverse backgrounds and team structure.’
- ‘Professionalism and the communication skills under time and resource pressure. Awesome people to work with as an expert witness.’
- ‘I have worked with SAXINGER on arbitration matters and have been consistently impressed by the firm’s high level of professionalism, legal expertise and client service. My main contacts at the firm have been Markus P. Fellner, Lukas Leitner, and Sheila Milani. They form a highly competent and well-coordinated team.’
- ‘What I particularly value is their responsiveness and their ability to handle complex matters efficiently and with great attention to detail. From my perspective, there is nothing I would currently suggest improving, SAXINGER delivers consistently excellent service and remains one of the most reliable and capable law firms I have worked with in this field.’
- ‘The team commands excellent legal knowledge and showed great involvement in our cases. Their support was tireless.’
- ‘The individuals working on the case have an exceptional spirit for winning the case and are more than willing to go the extra mile to achieve excellent results.’
Key clients
- Bilfinger Bohr- und Rohrtechnik GmbH
- HDI Global SE
- Heaven Seven GmbH
- Heaven Seven Swiss AG
- Klenk & Meder GmbH
- glass-inspiration GmbH
- Shtang Construction and Engineering Ltd
Work highlights
Represented glass-inspiration in its claim for payment regarding the reconstruction of the only religious building destroyed in the 9/11 attacks on New York.
Represented Bilfinger Bohr- und Rohrtechnik, and its insurer, HDI Global, in VIAC arbitration proceedings against TÜV, arising from an industrial accident.
Advised an Israel-based international contractor active in wastewater treatment infrastructure regarding its status as the respondent in arbitration proceedings initiated by a Belarusian state-owned company against them.
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Practice head
Markus P. Fellner
Other key lawyers
Lukas Leitner; Sheila Milani