About Johanna Büstgens
Dr. Johanna Büstgens acts as counsel in arbitration and state court proceedings. She also acts as arbitrator and, as secretary to arbitral tribunals in large-volume and complex proceedings. The focus of her practice is energy law (in particular disputes involving long-term energy supply contracts and price adjustments), construction & engineering (including FIDIC model contracts), international trade and distribution law and international commercial and sales law.
Johanna studied at the Bucerius Law School and the University of Oxford (Brasenose College). She holds a doctorate of law from Bucerius Law School in the field of international arbitration for which she completed a research stay at the University of California, Berkeley. She completed her legal traineeship inter alia at the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris. She has also previously worked as a research assistant at a chair for private international and international commercial law at Bucerius Law School.
Johanna currently teaches international contract law at FOM University of Applied Science Hamburg. Her working languages are German and English.
Contact
Instruments
Areas of practice
Experience
Representation of domestic and foreign companies in domestic and international arbitration proceedings and DAB proceedings
- Sole arbitrator, chair and co-arbitrator (DIS, DIA, ad hoc, chamber of commerce, GMAA)
- Secretary to the the arbitral tribunal in more than 20 domestic and international arbitration proceedings (e.g., ICC, DIS, LCIA, ICSID)
Representation of domestic and foreign companies in state court proceedings before German Courts (cross-border litigation, commercial disputes, enforcement of arbitral awards)
Languages and nationality
- German
- English
- German
Curriculum vitae
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Since 2016
Attorney with HANEFELD, Hamburg
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2017
Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.), Bucerius Law School, Hamburg
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2013 - 2016
Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Higher Regional Court of Hamburg including work experience with the European Commission (Directorate-General for Competition), the German Parliament and the ICC International Court of Arbitration
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2012
Visiting Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley
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2011 - 2013
Research and teaching assistant at the Chair for Civil Law, Private International and International Commercial Law, and Comparative Law at Bucerius Law School
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2011
Internship at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr (international arbitration group), London
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2006 - 2011
Law studies at Bucerius Law School (with a focus on international commercial law) and Oxford University (Brasenose College)
Speeches
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Deutsches Recht – Verträge verstehen und verhandeln (in German)
ICC Seminar „Deutsches + Schweizer Recht“
Vienna, Austria
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Is this the end?! – Arbitration in the post-award stage (Moderator)
DIS40 Spring Conference
Munich, Germany -
Ausdehnung der Schiedsvereinbarung auf Konzernunternehmen (in German)
Podcast #Zukunft, episode 18
Virtual event -
GAP Headnote Series – England & Wales
Delos
Webinar
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What Should the Arbitrator Expect from the Expert? (Moderator)
ASA below 40 Spring Event
Geneva, Switzerland
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Big Data and Foreseeability in International Arbitration (Moderator)
DIS40 International Online Conference
Webinar -
The Cliffs of Arbitration: Lessons from the World of Specialised Arbitrations? (Moderator)
Hamburg International Arbitration Days
Webinar
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Arbitration in Hamburg from different perspectives (Moderator)
Kick-off event of the Hamburg International Arbitration Centre (HIAC)
Hamburg, Germany -
Hearing - the ultimate test for an arbitration associate
Delos Y Virtual Breakfast -
Virtual Hearings- Legal and Practical Challenges and Considerations
VIAC Breakfast
Webinar -
Virtual Hearings – requirements, procedure and how to get the most out of it
ICC YAF
Webinar
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Legal Framework of Witness Preparation in International Arbitration
YAAP Roundtable
Vienna, Austria -
Consideration of Witness Testimony by Arbitral Tribunals
ICC YAF
Warsaw, Poland -
Use the Force (Majeur): Unforseen Hardship and Tough Arbitrators (Moderator)
Annual MAA International Commercial Law & Arbitration Conference
Vienna, Austria
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Corporate Disputes and Arbitration
Annual Conference of the German-Russian Law Institute
Kiel, Germany
Publications
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Enforcement of Foreign Judgements
International Comparative Law Guide, Chapter 14: Germany, 3rd ed. (2021), Global Legal Group (co-authot with N. Schmidt-Ahrendts)
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Dispute resolution by Dispute Adjudication Boards - practical advice on the structuring and conduct of proceedings
BauR (2020), pp. 1385 et seq. (in German, co-author with J. Hombeck and Dr. N. Schmidt-Ahrendts) -
Enforcing ICSID awards in Germany
Practice Note for LexisPSL (co-author with J. Hombeck)
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Transparency and Publicity in Mixed Arbitrations
Dissertation (in German) -
Enforcement of Foreign Judgements
International Comparative Law Guide, Chapter 14: Germany, 2nd ed. (2017), Global Legal Group (co-author with N. Schmidt-Ahrendts)
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The Arbitral Tribunal's Deliberations - potential conflicts and ways to avoid them
SchiedsVZ (2015), pp. 169 et seq. (co-author with J. H. Nedden)
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Mock exam on the law of unjust enrichment and damages
JURA 2004, pp. 1275 et seq. (in German, co-author with S. Nietner)
Academic appointments
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Lecturer on international contract law at the FOM University of Applied Science Hamburg
2019 - 2021
Memberships
- Member of the ICDR Y&I Board
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Co-chair of DIS40
2020-2023 - Co-organizer of the CAM-CCBC Hamburg Pre-Moot and the Hamburg International Arbitration Days
- Co-chair of the Bucerius Law School Alumni group “Dispute Resolution”
- German Arbitration Institute (DIS40)
- Young ICCA
- ICC Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF)
- Groupe ASA des Jeunes Praticiens de l'Arbitrage (ASA Below 40)
- LCIA Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
- Arbitral Women and Young Arbitral Women Practitioners (YAWP)