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15 Lawyers Selected for Asia Business Law Journal’s The A-List: Japan’s Top 100 Lawyers 2024
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"Lars shows a deep understanding of arbitration in Asia" and "has an uncanny ability to translate legal and cultural concepts for parties to ensure the arbitration runs smoothly." "His deep experience as arbitrator allows him to always be a step ahead of opposing counsel"
Lexology Index (former Who’s Who Legal) - Thought Leaders Global Elite - Arbitration 2024 -
"His encyclopedic knowledge of arbitration is complemented by the uncanny ability to see through complex issues, reduce them to the most essential propositions, and convey them through an incisive analysis and crisp writing into clear and compelling arguments."
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"Lars Markert is described as “one of the best arbitration lawyers in the world”. Clients say he has “deep knowledge of investment treaty arbitration” and is “one of the stars in the field”
Lexology Index (former Who’s Who Legal) - Thought Leaders Global Elite - Arbitration 2022
Lars is a partner in our international dispute resolution group. With twenty years of experience working in Tokyo, New York, and Germany, he advises clients from Europe and Asia on complex cross-border disputes, commercial negotiations, and internal investigations.
Lars’ practice is focused on commercial and investment arbitration. He has particular expertise in contentious proceedings involving post-M&A, commercial, manufacturing, construction, and distribution matters, in areas such as life sciences, automotive, and energy. Lars also deals with cases involving governments, and has advised foreign investors and sovereign states on issues of foreign direct investment and public international law, including related negotiations and investor-state disputes. He has been involved in more than 60 international arbitrations as counsel and as arbitrator under the arbitration rules of institutions such as the ICC, DIS, SAC, NAI, ICDR, KCAB, JCAA, SIAC, and ICSID, as well as under the UNCITRAL Rules.
Awards & Rankings
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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Outstanding Results at ALB Japan Law Awards 2024
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Lars Markert recognized as Foreign Lawyer of the Year at ALB Japan Law Awards 2024
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Nishimura & Asahi Receives Top Rankings in Benchmark Litigation Asia-Pacific 2024
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24 Nishimura & Asahi Lawyers Named Thomson Reuters “Stand-out Lawyers 2024”
Seminars
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The Use of Mediation to Resolve Disputes Involving States
Singapore
External Seminars
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DIS@Singapore Convention Week: To be, or not to be sandwiched
Singapore
External Seminars
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Differences in Post M&A Disputes in Japan and Germany
Tokyo
External Seminars
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UNCITRAL’s project stocktaking of developments in dispute resolution in the digital economy (DRDE)
Online, Tokyo
External Seminars
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Selected Practice Under the New ICSID Rules, Annulment and ICSID Award Enforcement
Online, Tokyo
External Seminars
Publications
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Publication of Japan chapter of Quick Compare chart, Enforcement of ICSID Convention Arbitration Awards: National Laws and Procedure
Articles
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The Investment Treaty Arbitration Review: The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership
Articles
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ICSID Rules and Regulations 2022
Books
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Article: RWE and Uniper: (German) Courts Rule on the Admissibility of ECT-based ICSID Arbitrations in Intra-EU Investor-State Disputes
Articles
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Arbitration in Thailand (1) - An Overview
Articles
News
Education
- 2009
- The University of Cologne (Ph.D.)
- 2006
- Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M)
- 2001
- Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg (First State Examination)
- 1999
- Aix-Marseille University (Maitrise en droit)
- 1998
- Julius-Maximilians-University Wuerzburg
Professional Experience
- Honorary Professor, University of Cologne
- Gleiss Lutz, Stuttgart
- Nishimura & Asahi, Tokyo Office (on Secondment)
- Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York
- Shearman & Sterling LLP, Dusseldorf