Dispute Resolution | Arbitration | Litigation

Arbitration

Dr Anton BAIER laid the foundation for the arbitration practice of Baier Rechtsanwälte. He participated in approximately 100 arbitration proceedings (ICC, VIAC, DIS, UNCITRAL, Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agricultural Chamber of the Czech Republic, etc.) as chairman of the arbitral tribunal or as sole arbitrator. From 2011 to 2017 Dr Baier was President of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC) and since 2018 he has been its Honorary President.

DDr Werner MELIS, Austria’s “Mr Arbitration”, was Of Counsel to Baier Rechtsanwälte for many years. Dr Melis initiated the establishment of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC). He acted as arbitrator in numerous international arbitration proceedings before various arbitration institutions (ICC, LCIA, VIAC, SCC (Stockholm), HCCI (Budapest), etc.), mostly as chairman of the arbitral tribunal. Dr Melis died in 2022.

Marko SZUCSICH has regularly acted as arbitrator and party representative in arbitration proceedings since 1998 (VIAC, ICC, Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Economy, Ljubljana Arbitration Centre, International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, ad hoc arbitrations). In addition to conducting arbitration proceedings in German and English, he also conducts proceedings in Russian and Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian.

Magda SVOBODA-MASCHER has extensive experience in arbitration proceedings, mostly involving the Czech Republic or Slovakia (VIAC, Arbitration Court attached to the Economic Chamber of the Czech Republic and Agrarian Chamber of the Czech Republic, etc.).

Litigation

Baier Rechtsanwälte, led by Dr Arno TERTSCHNIG, has many years of experience in representing banks in disputes with borrowers and in asset tracing.

Baier Rechtsanwälte regularly represents domestic and foreign clients in the enforcement of various claims (supplies, services, transport, etc.) in all types of commercial disputes before Austrian courts.