About Jan Heiner Nedden
Jan Heiner Nedden primarily acts as arbitrator and as counsel in national and international arbitration proceedings. He also acts as member of Dispute Adjudication Boards (DAB) and as a mediator. Moreover, Heiner has been engaged as an appointed expert on German law in proceedings before foreign courts, including US courts, in several instances.
In addition to the numerous cases in which Heiner has acted as counsel or arbitration co-counsel, his track record as an arbitrator includes more than 70 proceedings conducted under the arbitration rules of the ICC, DIS, VIAC, SCC, WIPO, the Voldgiftsinstituttet (Danish Institute of Arbitration) as well as ad hoc proceedings.
Heiner’s expertise has been recognized in various international rankings.
Before joining HANEFELD, Heiner worked for seven years as Deputy Counsel/Counsel in charge of the case management of over a thousand arbitrations at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris.
Heiner is co-editor of the article-by-article Standard Practice Commentary on the ICC and DIS Rules. He has taught domestic and international arbitration law at the University of Hamburg, the Summer Academy on International Dispute Resolution at the University of Heidelberg and the Swiss Arbitration Academy in Zurich/Geneva.
Heiner speaks German, English and French.
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Recognitions
"Heiner is a star, both as arbitrator and counsel"
"He has a deep understanding of international arbitration cases and the different issues that might come up"
"As arbitrator he tailor-makes proceedings to resolve the dispute most efficiently"
Named in JUVE’s list of Germany’s top 30 most renowned arbitrators as well as Germany’s top 23 most renowned counsel in arbitration proceedings
Named in Who’s Who Legal: The International Who’s Who of Business Lawyers, Commercial Arbitration 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014
Named in Who’s Who Legal Germany: Arbitration Lawyers 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Named in Who’s Who Legal: Legal Thought Leaders – Arbitration 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018
Recommended in The Legal 500 Germany 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015
Heiner Nedden is "one of the best arbitration practitioners in Germany".
Jan Heiner Nedden is "very pragmatic in his approach"; "He is excellent at handling complex arbitrations"; "His attention to detail is impeccable."
Jan Heiner Nedden is "exceptionally experienced in ICC/DIS proceedings, [works] fast and rigorously".
Jan Heiner Nedden "is the top choice as an arbitrator in the German market"; "He is extremely experienced; very enthusiastic with a professional attitude"; "Experienced arbitrator with good case handling skills"; "An incredibly experienced arbitrator."
Jan Heiner Nedden "is a highly visible figure in the German market, applauded by peers as 'always extremely well prepared', 'a pleasure to work with' and 'a highly in-demand arbitrator'."
Jan Heiner Nedden is an 'excellent' practitioner, considered 'among the best of the arbitrators of his generation in Germany'.
Jan Heiner Nedden […] is 'extremely well prepared and appreciative in his work, and he really discusses and takes the arbitrator role seriously'.
Jan Heiner Nedden [is valued for] his very 'thoughtful, efficient conduct of the proceedings'.
Jan Heiner Nedden disposes of a 'brilliant expertise due to his longtime ICC-experience'.
Jan Heiner Nedden has "outstanding practical experience in ICC/DIS proceedings - conducts proceedings rigorously, rapidly, and efficiently and makes courageous decisions".
Jan Heiner Nedden has 'broad experience'; [is] 'well connected'; 'works on highest standards'; [has] 'exceptional practice experience in ICC-/DIS-proceedings'; [is] 'fast and rigorous'.
"Jan Heiner Nedden [is] professionally excellent and experienced in arbitration."
"Jan Heiner Nedden was an outstanding [ICC] counsel and a pleasure to work with. He combines strong legal skills with an extraordinary ability to get things done reliably and efficiently. His meticulous approach to award scrutiny could make senior arbitrators tremble."
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Areas of practice
Experience
- More than 80 cases as arbitrator, including cases involving States or State-related entities
- Presiding Arbitrator: 26 arbitrations (ICC, DIS, SCC, Voldgiftsinstituttet, ad hoc)
- Co-Arbitrator: 42 arbitrations (ICC, DIS, Voldgiftsinstituttet, ad hoc)
- Sole Arbitrator: 13 arbitrations, incl. emergency arb. (ICC, SCC, VIAC, WIPO)
- Party representation in numerous domestic and international arbitral proceedings, including complex, multi-jurisdictional cases with claims in the (EUR) hundreds of millions
- Legal expert on German law
- Representation of German and foreign companies in enforcement proceedings
- Case management of approximately 1,000 ICC arbitration proceedings and scrutiny of approximately 500 ICC awards. Has dealt with almost all possible procedural constellations and situations, many different subject matters and jurisdictions as well as a range of industrial sectors
- Consultant with the International Centre for Expertise of the ICC for ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers) Expert Determination proceedings under the New gTLD Dispute Resolution Procedure/ICC Expertise Rules
- Appointed to the WIPO List of Arbitrators
- Appointed to the KLRCA Panel of Arbitrators, the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Panel as well as the Panel of Mediators
- Appointed to the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI IAC)
Languages and nationality
- German
- English
- French
- German
Curriculum vitae
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Since 2011
Lawyer with HANEFELD, Hamburg
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2004 - 2011
Deputy Counsel/Counsel with the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Paris
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2003 - 2005
Master of Mediation (M.M.), specialization in commercial and business mediation and mediation in the public sector, Fern-Universität Hagen
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2004
Consultant with the EU Liaison Office of Bayer AG, Brussels
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2002 - 2004
Legal traineeship (Referendariat) in Northrhine-Westphalia including work experience with Wenner Attorneys in Paris and the German Federation of Industry (BDI) in Brussels
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2001
Summer Associate with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Berlin
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1996 - 1997
Assistant to Prof. Paul Kirchhof, Chair for Public Law and Tax Law, University of Heidelberg
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1995 - 2001
Studies of law at the universities of Kiel, Heidelberg, Ottawa (Canada) and Freiburg im Breisgau
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1994 - 1995
Studium generale at the Leibniz Kolleg, Tübingen
Speeches
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Considering Case Management Techniques That Work
VIAC Webinar on Arbitration in Times of Covid-19 – Challenges and How to Tackle Them
Vienna, Austria
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Post-Truth and the Arbitration Conundrum
Copenhagen Arbitration Day
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Expedited Proceedings in New Formats
SCAI Innovation Conference
Geneva, Switzerland
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Viennese Waltz or Wrestling – How Arbitral Tribunals deliberate and take decisions
DIS40 Rhein/Ruhr event
Düsseldorf, Germany -
Arbitral awards: A quality test
Arbitration seminar hosted by Europa Institut, University of Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland -
Deliberations of the Arbitral Tribunal
DIS Spring Conference
Dresden, Germany
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How to make your first arbitration not your last
YAC seminar
Copenhagen, Denmark -
ICC Arbitration: From the Request for Arbitration to the Final Award
ICC IWIS seminar
Stuttgart, Germany -
Commencing and Conducting Arbitration: Views from France, Germany, the US and the UK
C5’s Forum on Transatlantic Litigation
Amsterdam, Netherlands -
Choice of the place of arbitration: London, Paris, Geneva or others?
YAC seminar
Copenhagen, Denmark -
E-Discovery – practical experiences from an arbitrator’s point of view
ICC YAF Arbitrators Forum
Düsseldorf, Germany
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The New UNCITRAL Transparency Rules: How the concept of transparency differs in investment and commercial arbitration
New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration
Neuchâtel, Switzerland -
Arbitration clauses in contracts: pitfalls and best practices
1st Northern German Arbitration Day
Hamburg, Germany
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Changing perspectives – from the arbitral institution to private practice
DIS40 Panel Discussion
Frankfurt, Germany -
The decision making process in arbitral tribunals
Hamburg Arbitration Circle
Hamburg, Germany -
Workshop on “Alternative means of resolving international commercial disputes, in particular arbitration”
1st Saar-Anwalt-Tag
Saarbrücken, Germany -
Main features of the ICC Rules of Arbitration
ICC IWIS Seminar
Berlin, Germany -
Invitation as an expert on arbitration law
1st Heidelberg Colloquium on Investment Protection Law
Heidelberg, Germany -
The big unknown? The new ICC Rules of Arbitration in legal practice
DAJV Expert Group’s Conference
Frankfurt am Main, Germany -
Possibilities and alternatives of dispute avoidance and dispute resolution in long-term contracts
Workshop on “Dispute resolution in the context of public private partnership projects”
Hamburg, Germany -
Do’s and Don’ts when acting as an arbitrator
ICC Denmark Conference
Copenhagen, Denmark
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Enforcement of arbitral awards – The New York Convention
ICC PIDA Seminar
Vienna, Austria -
The New ICC Rules of Arbitration
Danish Association of Arbitration
Copenhagen, Denmark -
How the ICC Court works
ASA Seminar
Zurich, Switzerland
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Factors of success for arbitral seats and arbitrators
Keynote at the Rechtsstandort Hamburg e.V. conference
Hamburg, Germany -
Pitfalls in drafting arbitral awards
ICC Netherlands workshop
The Hague, Netherlands -
Saving time and costs in arbitration
ICC IWIS seminar
Berlin, Germany
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Pitfalls in drafting Terms of Reference under the ICC Rules of Arbitration
ICC Netherlands study visit
Paris, France -
Ensuring cost and time efficient conduct of arbitral proceedings
DAJV Expert Group’s Conference
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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The ICC Rules of Arbitration
DIS fall conference
Dresden, Germany -
Conduct of an arbitration under the ICC Rules
YAAP conference
Vienna, Austria
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Challenges of Arbitrators – An ICC Perspective
IBA annual conference
London, United Kingdom -
Scrutiny of arbitral awards under the ICC Rules of Arbitration
ICC Denmark seminar
Copenhagen, Denmark
Publications
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Practice commentary on the ICC and DIS Rules
Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt, 2nd ed. (eds, jointly with Axel Benjamin Herzberg and Ulrich Kopetzki) -
The Exception in Theory, a Unicorn in Practice? Revisiting Security for Costs from a Practitioner’s Perspective
Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook (jointly with Inga Witte)
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Correction and Interpretation of Awards and Additional Awards
Kluwer Arbitration Practice Plus (jointly with Dr. Maria Hauser-Morel)
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§ 20 Schiedsspruch
Salger / Trittmann (eds.), Internationale Schiedsverfahren – Praxishandbuch (in German, jointly with Dr. Inka Hanefeld)
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Arbitration in a Post-Truth-World: Perception v Reality
IBA Dispute Resolution International 2018, pp. 165 et seq.
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Chapter 10: Germany
Jørgensen (ed.): Finding, Freezing and Attaching Assets
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The Arbitral Tribunal’s Deliberations - potential conflicts and ways to avoid them
SchiedsVZ 2015, p. 169 et seq.
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Arbitral Tribunals in Germany and Western Europe (in German)
Paschke / Graf / Olbrisch (eds.), Hamburger Handbuch des Exportrechts - Practice Commentary on ICC-SchO/DIS-SchO (eds., jointly with Axel Benjamin Herzberg)
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The New UNCITRAL Transparency Rules: How the Trend towards Transparency differs in Investment and Commercial Arbitration
Müller / Rigozzi (eds.), New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2013
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Use of Technology by a Major International Arbitration Organization – ICC (jointly with Laurence Marquis)
Grigera Naón / Mason (eds.), International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives
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Correction and interpretation of arbitral awards and additional awards
Tercier (ed.), Post Award Issues, ASA Special Series No. 38 -
Use of Technology by a Major International Arbitration Organization – ICC (jointly with Laurence Marquis)
Grigera Naón / Mason (eds.), International Commercial Arbitration Practice: 21st Century Perspectives
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Work in Good Progress at the ICC International Court of Arbitration and its Secretariat
Arbitration News, Newsletter of the International Bar Association Legal Practice Division
Academic appointments
- Lectured at the University of Hamburg for domestic and international arbitration
- Lectured at the Swiss Arbitration Academy, Zurich
- Lectured at the Summer Academy on International Dispute Resolution of the University of Heidelberg
Memberships
- Appointed member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR
- Appointed member of the International Dispute Resolution Committees of the Voldgiftsinstituttet (Danish Institute of Arbitration)
- Former appointed member of the ICC Commission's Task Force on "The Revision of the Rules of ICC as Appointing Authority in UNCITRAL or other Ad Hoc Arbitration Proceedings"
- Former appointed member of the Consolidation Committee for the revision of the DIS arbitration rules
- Member of the editorial board of the ICC Germany magazine
- German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Danish Arbitration Association
- Hamburg Arbitration Circle