Joseph is a German Lawyer and regularly acts as counsel, arbitrator and advisor to German and international clients. In addition to his legal and economic expertise, he has a strong passion and understanding for technology, which includes IT, technical and construction/engineering matters.
Making use of these competences, Joseph regularly represents parties in national and international disputes (which includes litigation and arbitration proceedings as well as out-of-court disputes) and acts as arbitrator. To assist clients in avoiding the legal pitfalls that may lead to future disputes, Joseph furthermore regularly assists in the drafting and negotiation of commercial contracts and provides corporate advice.
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Before joining the firm, Joseph worked for domestic and international law firms, i.a. as an Attorney focusing on dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration as well as corporate law. He graduated from Berlin Humboldt University, passed the summer program on international business law at Bucerius Law School Hamburg and holds a doctorate degree from Berlin Humboldt University, where he wrote his doctoral thesis on European and German energy law matters.
Joseph is regularly engaged as a speaker for international events and conferences. He holds a yearly two-day workshop at the Goethe University Frankfurt (together with Tobias Strecker) to teach the German teams participating in the Willem C. Vis Moot the art of advocacy and drafting convincing memoranda. He regularly publishes to arbitration-related topics. Recent publications include a guideline on arbitration in Germany, an article on the extension of arbitration agreements to commercial successors under German Commercial Law and an article on the suitability of artificial intelligence to resolve disputes.
Defending a German company against alleged compensation claims of a Spanish distributor / commercial agent
Representation of a German manufacturer of dietary supplements in a dispute with an Arabic distributor (DIS Arbitration)
Successfully advising a client in a cryptocurrency/blockchain dispute, including preparation of arbitration proceedings (CI-MAC Arbitration)
Successful out-of-court settlement of a dispute between a German engineering company and a Swiss company involving issues of contract interpretation, manufacturing and engineering specifications
Representing an Asian company in German court proceedings seeking the enforcement of an ICC award
Joseph regularly acts as presiding, party-appointed and sole arbitrator. Below you may find a selection of relevant arbitrator mandates:
Presiding arbitrator in a dispute between a German IT security service provider and an international IT company (DIS Arbitration)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an international dispute between a German software manufacturer and a UAE manufacturing and distribution company relating to licensing questions in a SaaS contract (DIS Arbitration)
Presiding arbitrator in an international dispute between a German and an Indonesian company in the shoe component manufacturing sector (DIS Arbitration)
Party-appointed arbitrator in an international dispute between a Polish financial advisor and a Danish energy company (Court of Arbitration Lewiathan, Poland)
Party-appointed arbitrator in two international arbitration proceedings between a multinational hospitality company and hotel operators, primarily relating to licensing, contractual performance and competition law matters (DIS Arbitration)
“I value friendship, honesty and commitment, but if I am being honest, there is hardly anything that matters more to me than my family. And, while this may sound like a commonplace phrase, my belief in the rule of law and its capacity to overcome despotism and the law of the strongest continues to grow everyday. In the professional context, I strive to achieve pragmatic and efficient solutions. I like to fight for our client’s position as counsel, but I believe that diverging factual or legal positions should not prevent opposing counsel from maintaining a respectful and professional line of communication at eye level. When not in the office, I spend as much time with my kids as possible. In the early morning or the late evening, you may occasionally find me running along the Spree.”