Joseph Schwartz

Joseph Schwartz

WAGNER Arbitration

Recognized since 2021

Berlin, Germany

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Mediation

International Arbitration

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - International Arbitration
Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - International Arbitration
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Joseph is a German Attorney and admitted to the Berlin Bar since 2014.

He acts both as party counsel and as arbitrator. His professional experience and expertise in dispute resolution and arbitration include numerous proceedings administered by the ICC, DIS, DIA, GMAA and other institutions, inter alia as arbitrator, lead counsel and secretary to the arbitral tribunal.

In addition to his involvement in arbitral and court disputes, his experience includes the negotiation and consultation in several extrajudicial (contractual- and shareholder-) disputes, the drafting and negotiating of commercial contracts and corporate advice. Because of his interest in technology and his experience with corporate matters, he regularly advises various start-up companies as well as engineering and construction companies. He holds a doctorate degree from Berlin Humboldt University.

Before joining WAGNER Arbitration in 2015, he worked for various domestic and international law firms, i.a. as an Attorney focusing on dispute resolution, litigation and arbitration as well as corporate law.

Who's Who Legal recognizes him as a Future Arbitration Leader since 2020.

Since 2017 Joseph is a partner of the firm.

Key facts

  • Arbitrator and party counsel in corporate, post-M&A and commercial disputes (including construction/engineering and IT-matters)
  • Combining business and technical experience (IP/IT, engineering, telecommunication) with legal expertise
  • Specializes in domestic and international corporate and commercial law as well as IT law
  • Recognized by Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration - Future Leaders and Best Lawyers / Handelsblatt
  • Coordinator for the German Arbitration Institution’s below 40 chapter (DIS40) in Berlin

Areas of specialization

  • Litigation and international and domestic arbitration (institutional and ad hoc)
  • Domestic and international sales and contract law
  • IP/IT, engineering/construction, manufacturing and technology
  • Corporate law, transactions and M&A

Contact & Links
Location
  • Hegelplatz 1
    Berlin 10117
    Germany
Languages
  • English
  • German
Bar Admissions
  • Germany, Berlin, nationwide
Court Admissions
  • Germany, nationwide

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - International Arbitration Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2023 - International Arbitration
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • International Arbitration, Berlin, Germany (2025)
  • International Arbitration, Berlin, Germany (2023)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Germany™ 2025 for work in:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • International Arbitration
Awards:
  • Recognized by Who's Who Legal as "Future Arbitration Leader"

Cases
Counsel to an Australian IT service provider in a dispute with a German DAX subsidiary (DIS Arbitration)
Counsel to an Australian IT service provider in a dispute with a German DAX subsidiary (DIS Arbitration)
Sole arbitrator in a commercial dispute between a Canadian textile company and a Danish textile manufacturer (DIA Arbitration)
Sole arbitrator in a commercial dispute between a Canadian textile company and a Danish textile manufacturer (DIA Arbitration)
Party-appointed arbitrator in a shareholder dispute between the shareholders of an engineering company (DIS Arbitration)
Party-appointed arbitrator in a shareholder dispute between the shareholders of an engineering company (DIS Arbitration)
Counsel to a German engineering company in a dispute with a Croatian Port / Shipyard Operator in a dispute (ICC Arbitration) relating to commercial, engineering and construction matters
Counsel to a German engineering company in a dispute with a Croatian Port / Shipyard Operator in a dispute (ICC Arbitration) relating to commercial, engineering and construction matters
Counsel to a German manufacturer of pyrolysis machines in a dispute with a Swedish company (out of court dispute / negotiations), involving manufacturing and engineering details of the machines
Counsel to a German manufacturer of pyrolysis machines in a dispute with a Swedish company (out of court dispute / negotiations), involving manufacturing and engineering details of the machines
Counsel to a German engineering company in a dispute with a Russian Port Operator in a dispute (ICC Arbitration) relating to engineering and construction matters
Counsel to a German engineering company in a dispute with a Russian Port Operator in a dispute (ICC Arbitration) relating to engineering and construction matters
Counsel to a German manufacturer/distributor in a dispute with a Russian manufacturer (ad-hoc arbitration proceedings under the UNCITRAL International Arbitration Rules), involving the technical details of manufacturing thermoelectric elements, licensing,
Counsel to a German manufacturer/distributor in a dispute with a Russian manufacturer (ad-hoc arbitration proceedings under the UNCITRAL International Arbitration Rules), involving the technical details of manufacturing thermoelectric elements, licensing, and distribution questions
Counsel to a German manufacturer of pyrolysis machines in litigation proceedings against the manufacturer of process gas filters
Counsel to a German manufacturer of pyrolysis machines in litigation proceedings against the manufacturer of process gas filters
Counsel to a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a dispute with their German subcontractor, involving manufacturing details and license questions
Counsel to a pharmaceutical manufacturer in a dispute with their German subcontractor, involving manufacturing details and license questions
Counsel to a shareholder in a post-M&A dispute (transaction value 190M EUR; ICC proceedings / out of court negotiations)
Counsel to a shareholder in a post-M&A dispute (transaction value 190M EUR;ICC proceedings / out of court negotiations)
Transactions
Counsel to a German software developer regarding their international commercial distribution and venture agreements and their licensing models
Counsel to a German software developer regarding their international commercial distribution and venture agreements and their licensing models
Counsel to a German hydropower manufacturer regarding their international engineering and construction agreements and the erection of hydropower plants, negotiation and drafting of agreements
Counsel to a German hydropower manufacturer regarding their international engineering and construction agreements and the erection of hydropower plants, negotiation and drafting of agreements
Standing counsel to a German manufacturer of electric machines since 2015, including the negotiation and drafting of various engineering/construction agreements (including R&D, prototyping, upramping and serial production), joint-venture agreements for co
Standing counsel to a German manufacturer of electric machines since 2015, including the negotiation and drafting of various engineering/construction agreements (including R&D, prototyping, upramping and serial production), joint-venture agreements for co-manufacturing and licensing, and distribution agreements

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