Nicholas Kessler

Background

About Nicholas Kessler

I am a Partner in the Düsseldorf Office and a member of the International Arbitration Group. My practice focuses on national and international arbitrations and complex litigations, predominantly with regard to post-M&A and corporate law disputes, investment protection cases, product liability and particularly to construction disputes. I have extensive experience with arbitral proceedings under the auspices of all of the major arbitral institutions and rules (e.g, ICC, DIS, SCC, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ICSID, ad hoc). I am also regularly acting as (sole, presiding or co-) arbitrator in domestic and international arbitrations. I graduated from law school in 2003 (University of Munster), earned a PhD in law and an Executive Master of Business Administration (M&A) in 2005 and was allowed to the German bar in 2007. In 2008 I received a Master of Laws diploma from the University of Cambridge (UK) and was entered on the roll as Solicitor of England & Wales in 2010. I am a visiting lecturer at the University of Münster and University of Düsseldorf for international arbitration and dispute resolution. I frequently publish and hold speeches on arbitration and litigation-related topics.