Alexander Zojer comes highly recommended by market sources who consider him a go-to name in the Austrian market for arbitration proceedingsWho's Who Legal 2020
Alexander Zojer is a Senior Associate and attorney at law at Zeiler Floyd Zadkovich, where he specializes in intellectual property as well as dispute resolution before arbitral tribunals and state courts.
Alexander regularly acts as secretary to arbitral tribunals and has participated in proceedings under the ICC, VIAC, SCC, DIS and ICSID rules, as well as in ad hoc arbitration proceedings.
Alexander graduated from the University of Vienna (Mag.iur 2014; Mag.phil 2012) and spent a semester at the University of Iceland. He passed the Austrian bar exam in 2017.
Alexander regularly speaks on procedural law topics, organizes the Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution conference series as well as the firm’s event series “tech.talks”, and teaches civil law at the University of Applied Science BFI Vienna.
Alexander works in English (fluent) and German (native).
Highlights of Alexander’s work include:
Representation of a South-Eastern European companies in a dispute regarding the construction of a power plant against an insolvent claimant (EUR 73 million, ICC).
Representation of an US entity in Czech-centred post M&A and fraud case (EUR 10 million, ICC ).
Representation of an Eastern European state in an investment arbitration against a UK company in the health care sector (EUR 30 million, UNCITRAL).
Representation of a global plant manufacturer based in Austria in court proceedings against a leading cellulose/fibre producer concerning the construction of an industrial piping system (EUR 2 million, Austrian courts).
Representation of a Turkish construction company in the enforcement of a European arbitral award (EUR 2 million, Austrian court).
Representation of an Eastern European company in arbitral proceedings against an Eastern European municipality (USD 25 million, ICC).
Representation of an Eastern European state in two investment arbitrations against UK investors in the automobile accessories industry (EUR 30 million, SCC).
Representation of an Eastern European energy company in court proceedings against two Central European entities regarding interim measures (EUR 16 million, Austrian state courts).
Are you interested in specific aspects of Alexander’s recent work? Contact office@zeilerfloydzad.com for further reference cases.
Professional Experience
Education
Zojer & Herbst (lecturers), “Civil Procedural Law for Journalists”, Presseclub Concordia “Legal Basics” series, 22.03.2021.
Zeiler & Zojer (authors), “Standards for Reasoning in Arbitral Awards”, ICC Dispute Resolution Bulletin, Issue 1, February 2021.
Zojer (panelist), “Different Approaches to Declaratory Reliefs” Panel, “Declaratory Reliefs: Requirements, Procedure and Purpose from Different Perspectives” ICC YAF Webinar, 04.03.2021.
Zojer (contributor), “The Vienna Propositions for Safeguarding Public Interest, Public Policy, Competition and Insolvency in International Arbitration”, Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2021.
Zojer (author), “Decisions of the Austrian Supreme Court and the Austrian Constitutional Court on Arbitration in 2019 and 2020” co-authored with Schifferl, Austrian Yearbook on International Arbitration 2021.
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“The Impact of Economic Sanctions on International Arbitration” Vienna Arbitration Days 2020, Vienna (Austria)
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