Experience

Raoul has assisted counsel in commercial disputes covering a range of sectors, including automotive, banking, energy, technology, and telecommunication.

Recognition

Raoul has been recognized for his advocacy and argumentation in prestigious moot courts and debates, including Vis Moot.

Education
  • Legal Traineeship (Rechtsreferendariat), Higher Regional Court of Berlin (2025 – present)
  • Dr. iur., magna cum laude, Humboldt University of Berlin (2026)
  • LLM in International Commercial Arbitration Law (ICAL), Stockholm University (2025) (top of class)
  • First State Exam, Humboldt University of Berlin (2023)
Professional Background
  • Research Assistant, ArbBoutique, Berlin (2025 – present)
  • Visiting Professional, SCC Arbitration Institute, Stockholm (2025)
  • Research Assistant, Freshfields, Berlin (2023-2025)
  • Research Assistant, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Berlin (2020-2023)
Publications
Books
      • ‘Die schiedsgerichtliche Verbandsklage: Bedarfsanalyse und Reformbedarf zur Ermöglichung von Verbandsschiedsverfahren’, Nomos, 2026, forthcoming
Articles, Book Contributions
      • ‘Initiate and Conduct an Expedited Arbitration or Proceedings with an Emergency Arbitrator’ (with J. Lowther), in S. Wachtel (ed.), How to… From Theory to Practice: A Practical Guide for Junior Arbitration Practitioners, C.H. Beck, 2026, forthcoming
      • ‘EU Sanctions, Arbitrability, and Public Policy: Commentary on AG Biondi’s Opinion in Reibel v Stankoimport’, Juridisk Tidskrift 2025-26, Issue 4, 952-970
      • ‘To Arbitrate or Not to Arbitrate? Arbitrability of Sanctions-Related Disputes in the EU’, 42(6) Journal of International Arbitration, 2025, 691-710
      • ‘Collective Arbitration: The History of Collective Consumer Arbitration and Its Future in Sweden’ (with A. Foerster), in P. Schöldström and J. Hope (eds), Stockholm Arbitration Yearbook, Wolters Kluwer, 2025, 277-298
      • ‘From Wheatfields to Oilfields and Back Again: Innovating Dispute Resolution in the 21st Century’ (with C. Falconer), in J. Herre (ed), Nordic Commercial Arbitration Forum 2025 – Nordic Arbitration: A Strategic Choice for Business, 2025, 21-38
      • ‘Settlements in Cases Administered under the SCC Rules’ (with J. Lowther, J. Ravio), SCC Arbitration Institute, 2025
      • ‘Mandatory Rules v Consent-Based Tools: EU Public Policy and Sanctions-Related Arbitration’ (with J. Lowther), 19(2) Revista Română de Arbitraj, 2025, 19-40
      • ‘Arbitrating for Peace: Stockholm, SCC Arbitration Institute, and ISDS’ (with J. Lowther, C. Falconer), SCC Arbitration Institute, 2025
      • ‘Case Translation and Commentary: German Federal Court of Justice, Judgment of 26 November 2020 – I ZR 245/19 (Ground Mace Case), 25(2) Vindobona Journal on International Commercial Law and Arbitration, 2021, 113-129
Blogs, Notes and Reviews
    • ‘Highest Regional Court of Bavaria on Joinder and Effects of Set-Aside Proceedings in Shareholder Resolution Disputes’, German Arbitration Digest (GAD), 2026, 4
    • Report on the CEPANI Colloquium: Res Judicata in International Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis’, CEPANI News, 5 December 2025
    • ‘Absent but Not Forgotten: Managing Defaulting Parties in Arbitration’, Daily Jus (Jus Mundi), 18 November 2025
    • ‘Evolving Mediation Practices at the SCC Arbitration Institute’, Daily Jus (Jus Mundi), 14 April 2025
    • ‘SCC Arbitration Institute Explores Security for Costs’, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 17 November 2024
Speaking Engagements
  • ‘Current Developments in European Arbitration: ISDS and Sanctions in the EU’, Global South ADR Day hosted by KFCRI, 23 May 2025

People

Chiann Bao

Prof Dr Maxi Scherer

Niuscha Bassiri

Dr Ole Jensen

Emily Hay

Tarunima Vijra

Ritika Ajitsaria

Jean Chai

Dr Raoul Sievers