Konrad, Sabine - Wilhelm Merton-Zentrum

Dr. Sabine KonradPartnersabine.konrad@klgates.comParis+33.1.58.44.15.25 Fax +33.(0)1.58.44.15.01Areas of PracticeDr. Sabine Konrad is a German Rechtsanwältin. Her principal area of practice is internationaldispute resolution, in particular international arbitration and public international law. Sheregularly advises investors and governments in matters of investment protection.Representative ExperiencePublic International Law• Representing a state in an arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty;• Representing a German investor in ICSID annulment proceedings against a SoutheastAsian state;• Representing a German investor in ICSID arbitration proceedings against Costa Rica;• Representing a Swedish investor in an ICSID arbitration against an Eastern Europeanstate;• Representing an Eastern European state in an arbitration brought by a foreign oil andgas company under a Bilateral Investment Treaty;• Representing a German investor in an UNCITRAL arbitration with the Kingdom ofThailand under the applicable Bilateral Investment Treaty;• Representing an Eastern European government in an UNCITRAL arbitration with amultinational steel conglomerate under the applicable Bilateral Investment Treaty;• Advising a German investor in its dispute with a Southern Asian state under aBilateral Investment Treaty;• Advising a German investor on a potential dispute with a state in the Gulf regionunder the applicable Bilateral Investment Treaty;• Acting as counsel for the applicant in a Chamber case before the European Court ofHuman Rights and the UN Human Rights Committee concerning the restitution ofexpropriated property in an Eastern European state;• Advising the applicant in proceedings before the Grand Chamber of the EuropeanCourt of Human Rights concerning the protection of intellectual property rights underArticle 1 of Protocol No. 1 of the Convention;• Advising a non-governmental organization on issues of state sovereignty andrecognition in relation to ongoing negotiations being held in the African Union for therecognition of the independence of an African state; and• Advising a non-governmental human rights organization acting as amicus curiae inproceedings against Bulgaria before the European Court of Human Rights. Bulgariawas held to have violated Article 3 and 8 of the Convention.

Education• Diploma, University of London (2005) (International Commercial Arbitration)• LL.M. Eur., Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (2002)• Second Legal State Exam, State of Bavaria (2002)• Doctor iuris, University of Passau (2000)• First Legal State Exam, University of Passau (1998)Additional InformationPublications• Chapter on Investment Protection in Siebel/Röver/Knütel, Rechtshandbuch PPP,Public Private Partnership in der Praxis (2008).• Chapter on Dispute Resolution in Siebel/Röver/Knütel, Rechtshandbuch PPP, PublicPrivate Partnership in der Praxis (2008).• Country rapporteur for Germany for the online bilateral investment treaty database ofOxford University Press ( www.investmentclaims.com).• Member of the Assistant Editorial Board of Oxford University Press' investmentarbitration awards database ( www.investmentclaims.com).• “Schutz der Vertrauenssphäre zwischen Rechtsanwalt und Mandant im Zivilprozess”(on Legal Professional Privilege in German Civil Proceedings), NJW , p. 710 ff.(2004).• “Die Beschlagnahme von Verteidigungsunterlagen, Das deutsche Recht auf demPrüfstand der Menschenrechte ” (on Legal Professional Privilege in German CriminalLaw Proceedings and Public International Law), Peter Lang (2000).Languages• German• English• French• ItalianNewsstand ItemsAlerts/UpdatesCreditors’ Rights in the UAE, by Paul de Cordova, Jeffrey N. Rich, Tony Griffiths, Dr.Sabine Konrad. December 3, 2009.ArticlesNon-Enforcement of Arbitral Awards: Only a Pyrrhic Victory, Transnational DisputeManagement, by Dr. Sabine Konrad, Marcus M. Birch. January 2010.Press ReleasesK&L Gates, Queen Mary to Offer International Arbitration Scholarship August 31, 2009.