Graf & Pitkowitz

DR. NIKOLAUS PITKOWITZ M.B.L – H.S.G.
Telephone: +43 (1) 401 17 0
Fax: +43 (1) 401 17 40
Email: pitkowitz@gpp.at
Web: www.gpp.at

AREAS OF SPECIALISATION

• Arbitration
• Real Estate Law
• Dispute Resolution
• Central and Eastern Europe

EDUCATION

• Certified Mediator (2004)
• Master of European and International Business Law, University of St. Gallen, Switzerland (1999)
• Orientation in the US Legal System, Georgetown University, USA (1991)
• Doctor iuris, University of Vienna, Austria (1984)
• Magister iuris, University of Vienna, Austria (1984)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since 1995: Partner at Graf & Pitkowitz, Vienna
1990 – 1994: Partner at a leading commercial law firm, Vienna
1986 & 1991: Working experience with law firms in New York
1985 – 1989: Associate at a leading commercial law firm, Vienna
1979 – 1985: Employed with international trading company in Vienna, London & New York

FUNCTIONS

• Member of the Board of the VIAC - Vienna International Arbitral Centre (since 2010)
• University Lecturer for Czech Business Law, Danube University Krems (1993–1999)
• Member of Panel of Arbitrators of
  o VIAC –Vienna International Arbitral Centre (since 1993),
  o Austrian-Czech Joint Arbitral Court (since 1999)
  o Austrian-Hungarian Joint Arbitral Court (since 2007);
  o SIAC -Singapore International Arbitration Centre (since 2010).
• Arbitrator, International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• Co-Chair, Committee on Mediation Techniques, IBA Dispute Resolution Section
• Vice-Chair, Cross-Border Real Estate Practice, ABA Section of International Law
• Treasurer, IBA Real Estate Section
• Co-Organizer CIS Local Counsel Forum (Dispute Resolution Panel)
• Co-Organizer Vienna Arbitration Days

EDITORIAL BOARD

• Austrian Arbitration Yearbook
• Journal of Arab Arbitration

MEMBERSHIPS

• Vienna Bar Association
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• American Bar Association, Section of International Law (ABA)
• Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut)
• German Institution of Arbitration (DIS)
• Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
• London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
• Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb)
• International Law Association (ILA)

PUBLICATIONS (SELECTION, FOR FULL LIST VISIT WWW.GPP.AT)

• Digest of an Austrian Case Law on Setting Aside Arbitral Awards 1895-2007, Austrian
  Arbitration Yearbook 2008, 433
• Setting Aside Arbitral Awards (Die Aufhebung von Schiedssprüchen), textbook, Manz 2008
• Defence Tools in Arbitration Proceedings, Pitkowitz/Schmitt, Austrian Arbitration Yearbook
  2007, 183
• Klimt Award violating public policy? (Ordre public-widriger Klimt-Schiedsspruch – Kann der
  armen Amalie geholfen werden?) ecolex 2007, 663
• Setting Aside Arbitral Awards under the New Austrian Arbitration Act, Austrian Arbitration
  Yearbook 2007, 231
• New Mediation Rules of the EU – Is Austria still Paving the Way? (Die neuen Mediationsregeln
  der EU – Ist Österreich noch Wegbereiter?) SchiedsVZ 2005, 81
• Business Law in Austria2, Graf/ Pitkowitz et al, (2003)
• Investing in Hungary3, Pitkowitz/Simonfay/Vanas, Orac (1994)
• The Greenfield Approach and the Role of Austria for Privatization in Eastern Europe; in
  Smit/Pechota, Privatization in Eastern Europe: Legal, Economic and Social Aspects‚ Columbia
  University, Juris Publishing 1994, 216
• Investing in the Czech and Slovak Republics3, Pitkowitz/Svoboda/Vanas, Orac (1993)
• Loan Security by Real Estate in the Czech and Slovak Republics, Pitkowitz/Schwalm-Tlapak,
  Austrian Bank Archive (1993)
• Checklist Joint Ventures in Czechoslovakia, ecolex 1991, 370
• Large-scale Privatization in Czechoslovakia, ecolex 1991, 363
  
  
  OTHER
  
• "FORMAT", Austria’s best Attorneys – listed among top ten litigation attorneys in surveys
  2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010.
• "FORMAT", Austria’s best Attorneys – listed among top ten CEE attorneys in surveys 2007,
  2008 and 2010.
• Chambers Europe 2010 Recommendation (Leading Individuals): ”Nikolaus Pitkowitz plays a
  lead role in the case and is described as ‘one of Austria’s top-level arbitration experts.’ The
  firm has been active on matters connected to the fallout from the economic crisis, such as
  advising the receiver of a major Austrian construction company in several litigations resulting
  from the company’s insolvency.”
• Chambers Europe 2009 Recommendation (Leading Individuals): “Greatly appreciated by his
  clients, Nikolaus Pitkowitz is lauded for his ability to ‘provide a rational analysis that covers
  every possible solution to an issue.’ International clients comment that he ‘can convey the subtle
  idiosyncrasies of Austrian law to foreigners’.”
• “2009 Guide to the World´s Leading Experts in Commercial Arbitration”, Legal Media Group
  (Euromoney)
• PLC Which Lawyer 2009: Highly recommended for Real Estate and recommended for Dispute
  Resolution
• Legal500, 2009, Leading Law Firm Dispute Resolution: “Graf & Pitkowitz Rechtsanwälte
  GmbH is well thought of throughout the market, with Ferdinand Graf, Otto Waechter and
  Nikolaus Pitkowitz all picked out as leading names.”
• PLC Which Lawyer Yearbook 2008: Highly recommended Corporate Real Estate and Dispute
  Resolution
• Chambers Global 2008 (Leading Individuals): “Nikolaus Pitkowitz has a good sense of strategy
  and is a very safe pair of hands”