The aviation and renewable energy sectors are two areas of strength for the Frankfurt office of King & Spalding LLP when it comes to international arbitrations. It houses two key practitioners that collaborate with the firm’s international offices: Jan Schäfer, a well regarded arbitrator who is well versed in high profile cases; and Rüdiger Morbach, who continues to forge a commendable disputes practice.
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- ‘The arbitration team has great expertise in both commercial and investment arbitration. It can handle disputes in different languages: German, English and French.’
- 'Jan Schäfer, who heads the international arbitration practice in Frankfurt, is for a good reason considered one of the most respected arbitration lawyers in Germany. He impresses with his vast experience in arbitration law and as an arbitrator, his keen eye for the commercial interests of the parties involved, and his ability to develop solutions that are both pragmatic and creative.'
- ‘Jan Schäfer is about the only German arbitration specialist who also speaks Dutch and who is familiar with arbitration law in Belgium and in the Netherlands. He chairs a group of investment arbitration lawyers in Frankfurt. He is very much involved with the board of the German Arbitration Institute.’
- ‘Jan Schäfer is an exceptional expert in the field. I recently had the pleasure to have an ICC arbitration which he was chairing and where I was counsel. He was fast, diligent and always on top of the facts. In summary: an excellent chair.’
- ‘The arbitration practice area, including international arbitration, at King & Spalding in Frankfurt offers legal advice of the highest international quality. This applies to both partners and associates.’
Key clients
- Go Airlines (India) Limited
Work highlights
Represented Go Airlines (India) Limited in a SIAC arbitration against International Aero Engines.
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Practice head
Jan Schäfer
Other key lawyers
Rüdiger Morbach