Irene Welser

Senior Partner of the Vienna-based law firm Cerha Hempel, head of the Contentious Business Department; honorary professor at the University of Vienna and examiner for the Austrian Bar exam; passionate counsel and team leader in big-scale arbitrations as well as arbitrator known for never leaving the big picture out of sight; strong academic and international background; participation in roughly 80 arbitrations pursuant to the ICC, VIAC, UNCITRAL, LCIA and Swiss Rules as well as ad hoc; Board Member of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre; co-editor of the Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration; author of more than 100 publications on various topics of arbitration, civil and commercial law.