Dr Klaus Oblin, LLM
Klaus Oblin has been successfully representing prominent businesses and state-entities for many years.
He stands out in cross-border proceedings where politically sensitive issues meet commercial matters and has been consistently engaged as lead counsel and arbitrator in a number of high volume arbitrations under various internationally acknowledged rules.
Drawing from both civil and common law practical experience, he is known for his ability to concurrently lead teams from multiple jurisdictions.
Klaus is serving as management board and steering committee member in various international associations of independent law firms: Chair EMEA Primerus, Steering Committee Int´l Arbitration IR Global; Steering Committee Dispute Resolution BOKS; Vice Chair Euro-American Lawyers Group; Arbitration and Litigation Committees IBA.
He is listed as an attorney of confidence for the U.S. and U.K. Embassies, and ranked twice in Leaders League (Int´l Arbitration and Commercial Litigation).
Education
Legal studies at the University of Vienna (Mag.iur., Dr.iur. “with high honours”) and post graduate legal studies at the University of San Diego (LL.M. Comparative Law)
Memberships
- Austrian Bar Association Vienna
- International Bar Association (“IBA”)
- International Chamber of Commerce („ICC“)
- American Chamber of Commerce in Austria (“AmCham Austria”)
- Austro-Arab Chamber of Commerce („AACC“)
- Austrian Arbitration Association (“Arb|Aut”)
- Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (“DIS”)
- International Centre for Dispute Resolution (“ICDR”)
- European Centre of Tort and Insurance Law (“ECTIL”)
Languages
German, English, French
- 08.04.2025 Who Pays? Security for costs in international Commercial arbitration
- 04.04.2025 Golden jubilee of VIAC: amendments to the Vienna Rules, reaction to the OGH case law, statistics and arbitration trends
- 19.03.2025 Ushering in a new era: The Austrian outlook of deployment and regulation of AI in international arbitration
- 19.03.2025 Disclosing Dollars, Third-Party Funding in Arbitration
- 19.03.2025 The Hague judgments convention: A leap of faith?
- 14.02.2025 Arbitration 2024
- 14.02.2025 Dispute Resolution 2024
- 25.07.2023 The 2023 Amendment to the Austrian Code of Civil Procedure
- 26.06.2023 Cryptocurrency Investors V States: Is Investment Treaty Arbitration “Ready” For Cryptocurrency Disputes?
- 12.05.2023 Dispute Resolution 2023
- 23.03.2023 Arbitration 2023
- 10.03.2023 Setting Aside Arbitral Awards in Austria: Dismissal for Failure to State a Valid Ground for Challenge
- 31.01.2023 Doing business in a rapidly changing world
- 30.01.2023 Recognition And Enforcement Of Foreign Judgments - Comparative Guide 2022
- 05.12.2022 Commercial Courts in Europe - Alternative to Arbitration?
- 05.09.2022 A Solution to Issues of Privilege in International Arbitration? The IPBA Guidelines
- 23.07.2022 Has the Future Arrived? Overview of the EU Draft Regulation on Artificial Intelligence
- 04.06.2022 Austrian Supreme Court on Third-Party Funding and the Right to Be Heard
- 28.05.2022 Dispute Resolution 2022
- 14.04.2022 The Invasion of Ukraine and Investment Arbitration - The Doctrine of Force Majeure
- 14.04.2022 The Amended ICSID Rules: An Overview
- 24.03.2022 APAG Webinar on the 2020 IBA Rules: Key Takeaways (Part 2)
- 24.03.2022 Sanctions Against Russia and International Arbitration: Four Questions and Answers
- 05.03.2022 Arbitration 2022
- 05.03.2022 Seven More Years! The Principal Witness Rule in Austria – Extended and Revised
- 05.03.2022 APAG Webinar on the 2020 IBA Rules: Key Takeaways (Part 1)
- 21.10.2021 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments - Comparative Guide 2021
- 09.07.2021 Dispute Resolution 2021
- 10.03.2021 Arbitration 2021
- 31.08.2020 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2020
- 01.06.2020 Dispute Resolution 2020
- 07.01.2020 Arbitration: Austrian Chapter 2020
- 10.12.2019 Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments - Comparative Guide
- 10.12.2019 Dispute Resolution Law Guide 2019
- 20.08.2019 Recent developments: new database and res judicata effect
- 12.02.2019 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2019
- 07.01.2019 Arbitration Austrian Chapter 2019
- 01.01.2019 Freezing Assets
- 01.10.2018 Staying Ahead of the Curve
- 17.07.2018 Surprise decision regarding changing case law
- 03.04.2018 Supreme Court's stance on applicability of agreements conferring jurisdiction
- 12.02.2018 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2018
- 23.01.2018 Supreme Court rules on non-bank loans
- 07.01.2018 Arbitration Austrian Chapter 2018
- 01.01.2018 Litigation Funding
- 12.10.2017 Dispute Resolution Law Guide 2017
- 18.07.2017 Disclosure of accounts pursuant to Article XLII of Code of Civil Procedure
- 30.05.2017 Supreme Court rules on international jurisdiction in copyright infringement cases
- 12.04.2017 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2017
- 31.01.2017 Court rules on validity of service of process in alternative location
- 07.01.2017 Arbitration Austrian Chapter 2014
- 07.01.2017 Arbitration Austrian Chapter 2016
- 07.01.2017 Arbitration Austrian Chapter 2017
- 01.01.2017 Negotiating Effective Contracts & Dealing with Disputes
- 01.01.2017 The Art of Arbitration
- 02.08.2016 Supreme Court rules on liability of arbitrators to pay damages
- 08.03.2016 Limits of res judicata
- 16.02.2016 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2016
- 01.12.2015 Courts can order payment of security when seeking enforceability
- 25.08.2015 Supreme Court rules on enforcement of foreign monetary claims
- 07.01.2015 Arbitration Austrian Chapter 2015
- 02.12.2014 'In writing' requirement can be met by terms and conditions with prorogation clause
- 02.09.2014 Supreme Court rules that CMR hold priority over Rome I Regulation
- 24.06.2014 Rules on reimbursement of costs and public order
- 17.06.2014 Where does harm first arise?
- 11.03.2014 Courts consider exclusive jurisdiction in cases of lease and tenancy
- 16.02.2014 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2014
- 17.12.2013 Who has jurisdiction? Austrian court considers provision of services under EU law
- 15.10.2013 Can judgment be enforced even without service of court order?
- 09.07.2013 Austrian court denies enforcement of Italian payment order
- 05.03.2013 Court considers preventive injunctions for nuclear power plants
- 16.02.2013 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2013
- 30.10.2012 Suspension of enforcement: the necessary content of a request
- 26.06.2012 Supreme Court issues opinion on declaratory judgments
- 03.02.2012 Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2012
- 01.11.2011 Supreme Court confirms suspension of proceedings for similar cases
- 16.08.2011 Court rules on timeliness of submissions by fax or email
- 01.03.2011 An examination of restitution claims