{"id":18783,"date":"2026-06-09T16:27:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wagner-arbitration.com\/?p=18783"},"modified":"2026-06-09T16:36:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:36:11","slug":"18783","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wagner-arbitration.com\/de\/2026\/06\/09\/18783\/","title":{"rendered":"Namaste Monika!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Monika Nataraj is an Indian and common law-trained advocate,\u00a0joining us from the current International Dispute Resolution\u00a0LL.M. cohort at Humboldt University\u00a0Berlin. She holds a BBA LLB from Symbiosis Law School.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Before moving to Berlin, Monika practiced as a Junior Associate at Sampath\u00a0and Associates in\u00a0Bangalore, handling diverse civil, criminal, and corporate disputes with a strong interest in arbitration. Her\u00a0background also\u00a0spans\u00a0corporate and advisory internships, from analyzing private equity agreements to researching complex commercial matters for a Senior Counsel at the Supreme Court of India. Most recently, she put her\u00a0expertise\u00a0into practice as an arbitrator at the 33rd Willem C. Vis Moot in Vienna.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Beyond her academic and professional work, she is an avid traveler and a former\u00a0national-level\u00a0throwball champion.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We look very much forward to working with\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Monika\u00a0<\/span><\/span>and have so many questions\u2026<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\n

What was your first job?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I worked as a teacher at Dream School Foundation, an NGO striving to provide education for underprivileged children.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Breakfast or dinner?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Definitely dinner.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What do you cook when you spontaneously have friends over for dinner?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friends are over, frozen pizza’s out,<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Time to see what tonight\u00a0is all\u00a0about.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Mountains or Seaside?\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’ll\u00a0take the mountain breeze over the salty seas.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

If you could meet someone famous,\u00a0dead\u00a0or alive, who would it be?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u00a0would\u00a0<\/span>choose the first person who ever looked at a raw coffee bean, roasted it, ground it, boiled it, and thought,\u00a0<\/span>„Yes, this bitter bean water is exactly what humanity needs to function every morning.“<\/span><\/i>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Which\u00a0was\u00a0your favorite place to live so far?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Berlin is amazing but my heart lies in\u00a0Bangalore.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Digital or analogue?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Analogue for sure.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite time of day?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunset.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Window or aisle seat?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I used to love the window seat for the view; now I prefer the aisle for\u00a0the freedom. Somewhere along the way, growing up shifted my priority from wanting to see the world to wanting the autonomy to move within it.\u00a0This is a very recent\u00a0realisation\u00a0that I had\u00a0\u2013\u00a0funny how this question popped up here.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Country you wish to visit?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Greece.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

What song will always get you on the\u00a0dancefloor?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last\u00a0benchu\u00a0party (Kannada).<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Good advice\u00a0you\u2019ve\u00a0received?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

My mom once told me,\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>Control is an illusion; the tighter the grip, the faster the sand slips.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Biggest pet peeve?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dirty washrooms.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite (public) holiday?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Diwali in India and obviously Christmas in Berlin.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Last new thing you learned?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Surfing.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three words to describe Berlin?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

History, vibrant and techno.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Three words to describe your hometown,\u00a0Bangalore?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Culture,\u00a0warm\u00a0and fun.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Night owl or early bird?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Night\u00a0owl.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Favorite pizza topping?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jalapenos.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Monika Nataraj is an Indian and common law-trained advocate,\u00a0joining us from the current International Dispute Resolution\u00a0LL.M. cohort at Humboldt University\u00a0Berlin. She holds a BBA LLB from Symbiosis Law School.\u00a0 Before moving to Berlin, Monika practiced as a Junior Associate at Sampath\u00a0and Associates in\u00a0Bangalore, handling diverse civil, criminal, and corporate disputes with a strong interest in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":18784,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[167],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18783","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nNamaste Monika! | WAGNER Arbitration Berlin | Dr. Philipp K. Wagner, Dr. Joseph Schwartz<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Dr. Philipp K. 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