Nicolas Wiegand
Hong Kong
CMS Hasche Sigle, Hong Kong LLP
57/F, One Island East, 18, Westlands
Road Taikoo Place, Quarry Bay
Hong Kong S.A.R.
Tel: +852 3758 2215
Email:
nicolas.wiegand@cms-hs.com
Web:
www.cms.law
Nicolas Wiegand specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration with a focus on corporate law, post-M&A disputes, joint ventures, commercial, sales and distribution law and IP matters as well as the energy, pharmaceutical, automotive, construction and infrastructure sectors. He is particularly experienced with arbitration in or in relation to Asia, specifically China, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Australia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesia as well as additional South-East Asian jurisdictions.
Nicolas has so far acted as party representative and arbitrator in more than 140 international arbitrations under all major arbitration rules (mainly ICC, HKIAC, KCAB, JCAA and DIS but also SIAC, LCIA, DIAC, ASA, VIAC, SCC and others) as well as in ad hoc arbitrations. He also acted in numerous investment disputes (ICSID, UNCITRAL) and disputes involving states and state-owned enterprises.
Alongside his work as a party representative, Nicolas is an experienced arbitrator, with matters he has sat in covering a wide range of jurisdictions, including Hong Kong, Korea, Japan, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Mongolia, Sri Lanka and other jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and the Americas. His cases were seated in most of the major arbitration hubs worldwide. To date, he has acted as arbitrator in over 40 arbitrations and has also served as an emergency arbitrator.
Nicolas is regularly engaged as a speaker at international arbitration conferences and he runs training courses for arbitral institutions.
He joined CMS in 2006 and was made partner in 2013. In 2009/2010, he was seconded to Clayton Utz in Sydney. He now heads the CMS Hong Kong office and leads the firm’s arbitration practice in the Asia-Pacific region. In January 2020, he has also been appointed as co-head for the overall CMS dispute resolution practice.
- Panel of arbitrators of KCAB International, Seoul
- Panel of arbitrators of the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC)
- Panel of arbitrators of the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
- Panel of arbitrators of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
- Panel of arbitrators of the Asian International Arbitration Center (AIAC)
- Panel of arbitrators of the South China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission/Shenzhen Court of International Arbitration (SCIA)
- Panel of arbitrators of the Indian Institute of Arbitration & Mediation (IIAM)
- International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- German Insitution of Arbitration (DIS)
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- ABIE Germany (Australian Business in Europe)
- IPBA (Inter-Pacific Bar Association)
- Chinaforum Bayern e.V.
CMS is a leader in the area of arbitration. Our lawyers specialising in arbitration have been involved in national and international arbitration proceedings for many years. We know the market and the conventions. We are well-versed in the arbitration rules of all established arbitral institutions (including ICC, DIS, LCIA, SCC, VIAC, CIETAC, SIAC, HKIAC, DIAC, JCAA, KCAB, SCAI, UNCITRAL and ICSID).
We offer a particularly high level of sector expertise in the following areas: international trade, the automotive industry, the supplier industry, infrastructure/transport/logistics, industrial plant engineering, the pharmaceutical industry, telecommunications and renewable energy.
Depending on the requirements of the specific case, we assemble a team of experienced arbitration lawyers and consult our specialised colleagues from other areas of law where appropriate. On the basis of detailed fact-finding and careful legal analysis, we develop a strategy tailored to the particular case. We always conduct proceedings in a time-efficient and cost-effective manner and in close consultation with the client.
CMS has one of the largest arbitration teams in the world and is listed among the top firms in the relevant rankings. In international arbitration proceedings, we work together in tightly coordinated teams. This allows us to offer our clients seamless advice and smooth management of proceedings across borders and time zones; we successfully act for our clients in a wide range of different jurisdictions. In addition to almost all European jurisdictions, we have a particular focus on Asia (especially China, South Korea, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia), Latin America, Africa and the Middle East.
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“Nicolas Wiegand handles a spectrum of commercial arbitrations stemming from various inbound and outbound investments and supply contracts, as well as construction and projects-related disagreements and life sciences-related disputes.”