Hendrik Puschmann

'"Hendrik Puschmann is highly experienced and highly regarded in the UK, Austria and internationally. Extraordinarily knowledgeable and hardworking" (Legal 500 2023)

'"Hendrik Puschmann is a star arbitration lawyer. His knowledge of the field is encyclopaedic, he is a master tactician" (Legal 500 2023)

'"Hendrik Puschmann is a highly skilled lawyer." (Legal 500 2023)

'"Hendrick Puschmann is a really good arbitration practitioner – he sees the wood from the trees and maintains calm under enormous pressure." (Legal 500 2023)

"Hendrik is extraordinarily knowledgeable and hard-working." (Chambers UK 2023)

Hendrik "sees the wood from the trees and stays calm under enormous pressure" (Chambers UK 2023)

"Hendrik Puschmann is a star arbitration lawyer and master tactician, whose knowledge of the field is encyclopaedic." (Legal 500 2022)

"Hendrik Puschmann masterfully condenses highly complex matters into clear, comprehensible advice and drafts." (Legal 500 2022)

"Hendrik Puschmann is always my first choice when looking for an international arbitration specialist in London. He is an excellent litigator and impressive in both oral and written advocacy. Additionally, he has significant academic depth to his legal knowledge and this shows in his work." (Legal 500 2022)

"The commitment of partner Hendrik Puschmann to arbitration as a discipline is exceptional." (Legal 500 2021)

"The international arbitration practice is headed by the very impressive Hendrik Puschmann, who fits perfectly into the global ambitions of the firm. His team has already gained reputation for its work on complex arbitration matters." (Legal 500 2021)

"Hendrik Puschmann is pragmatic, efficient and effective. He is a superb arbitration specialist, who is commercially minded, client focused and extremely hardworking." (Legal 500 2021)

• Assisted an investor with settling a favourable ICSID award.

• Acted for a group of investors in an UNCITRAL BIT claim.

• Acting for a private company in relation to a claim against a state entity for breach of a joint venture agreement (English law; LCIA; London)
• Acting for a major international salvage and offshore construction services company in several arbitrations relating to charter parties and salvage contracts (English law; ad hoc/LMAA; London)
• Advising a state-owned central Asian power company in a dispute against a supplier of raw materials (English law; LCIA; London)
• Acting for an East European distributor of a major automotive brand in a dispute about the termination of interrelated retail and distribution agreements (German law; VIAC; Vienna)
• Representing a luxury travel goods retailer in several dispute against the developers of its online sales platform (German law; DIS; Berlin/English law; Mercantile Court)
• Party-appointed arbitrator in an arbitration between a US company and an African state entity for breach of a consultancy agreement (Law of an African jurisdiction; UNCITRAL Rules; Geneva)
• Acting for the contractor in a delay case relating to a combine cycle gas turbine plant in the Middle East (law of a Middle Eastern jurisdiction; ICC; London)
• Assisting a North American company with an UNCITRAL BIT arbitration against a sovereign state arising out of the revocation of a licence for a mine
• Acted for a property developer in an arbitration arising out of the contractual framework of a large-scale master-planned community (English law and the law of a Caribbean jurisdiction; LCIA; London)
• Represented an emerging markets investment fund in a dispute (and successful settlement negotiations) against a former member relating to the termination of their partnership agreement (English law and the law of a Caribbean jurisdiction; LCIA; London)
• Acted for an East Asian franchisee of a global retail brand in relation to the purported termination of the franchise (English law; UNCITRAL ad-hoc arbitration; London)
• Represented a German ship owner in several arbitrations against a Japanese trading house involving questions of set-off, the conflict of laws and the construction of vessels (English and Japanese law; ad hoc arbitration; London)
• Represented an EU telecoms company against a former director regarding breach of a settlement agreement and breach of director's duties (English law; SIAC; Singapore)
• Advised a consortium of construction companies in several insurance/reinsurance disputes under contracts governed by Brazilian, English and French law (LCIA; London/ICC; Geneva)

Hendrik is an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow Commoner of Clare Hall, Cambridge, Visiting Senior Lecturer in International Commercial Law at Johannes Kepler University Linz (Austria) and regular guest lecturer on arbitration at Exeter University.

In addition to client work, Hendrik regularly publishes on arbitration-related topics, both in academic journals and books and in the legal press. He is general editor of the forthcoming first edition of Butterworths Challenges in Arbitration. 

• Hendrik Puschmann (ed.), Butterworths Challenges in Arbitration. London: LexisNexis Butterworths, published in 2019
• Hendrik Puschmann and Andreas Geroldinger, “Achmea – The Final Instalment”, Lexis®PSL, 21 February 2019
• Hendrik Puschmann and Andreas Geroldinger, “ICSID Arbitration Clauses in Contracts: Time for a Revival?” in Maren Heidemann and Joseph Lee (eds), The Future of the Commercial Contract in Scholarship and Law Reform. Berlin: Springer (2018), pp. 389-405
• Hendrik Puschmann and Andreas Geroldinger, "Multi-Contract References under the LCIA Rules: Case Closed?" [2018] Int. A.L.R. 2, pp. 37-45
• Michael Nueber and Hendrik Puschmann, "Arbitration of Trust and Foundation Disputes in Liechtenstein and England: A Comparison", Trusts & Trustees, Vol. 24, Issue 4, pp. 418-426
• Hendrik Puschmann and Will Charrington, "Arbitration Act 1996: Challenging Jurisdiction Pre-Award (SS 31 and 32)", Lexis®PSL Precedent (forthcoming)
• Hendrik Puschmann and Andreas Geroldinger, "Court of Justice Finds Intra-EU BITs Incompatible with EU Law (Slovak Republic v Achmea)", Lexis®PSL, 20 March 2018
• Hendrik Puschmann, "Arbitration at all Costs – What the Parties Are Looking For", invited paper, 5^th Cambridge Arbitration Day, University of Cambridge, 3 March 2018
• Hendrik Puschmann and Andreas Geroldinger, "A Look at the New DIS Arbitration Rules 2018", Lexis®PSL, 21 February 2018
• Hendrik Puschmann, "Court of Justice's Advocate-General: Intra-EU BIT Award Compatible with EU Law (Slovak Republic v Achmea)", Lexis®PSL, 29 September 2017
• Revised edition published by Mealey's Arbitration Report, 18 December 2017
• Hendrik Puschmann and Tobias Kopp. “Enforcement of Arbitral Awards in Germany”, Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2017
• Hendrik Puschmann and Tobias Kopp, “State Immunity in Germany”, Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2017
• Clarissa Coleman and Hendrik Puschmann, “Separability of Arbitration Agreements”, Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2017
• Peter Morton and Hendrik Puschmann, "The UNCITRAL Rules: An Overview", Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2017
• Ian Meredith and Hendrik Puschmann, "A Look at the Vienna Mediation Rules", Lexis®PSL, 26 September 2016
• Hendrik Puschmann, "DIS Kicks off Rules Overhaul", Lexis®PSL, 6 June 2016
• Hendrik Puschmann, "Court of Justice to Decide whether Intra-EU BITs Compatible with EU Law (Slovak Republic v Achmea )", Lexis®PSL, 27 May 2016
• Ian Meredith and Hendrik Puschmann, "Notes on the Cultural Dimension of International Commercial Arbitration", SAR vol. 5 issue 1, March 2016, pp. 29-35
• Ian Meredith and Hendrik Puschmann, “Non-Damages Remedies in International Arbitration”, Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2016
• Johann v. Pachelbel and Hendrik Puschmann, “Challenging the Tribunal’s Jurisdiction and Anti-Suit Injunctions in Germany”, Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2016
• Johann v. Pachelbel and Hendrik Puschmann, “Interim Measures in Support of Arbitration in Germany”, Lexis®PSL Practice Note, 2016
• Daniel Eckstein and Hendrik Puschmann, “How to Navigate the Complex World of Today’s Dispute Resolution”, Corporate Disputes Magazine, issue Jan-Mar 2015, pp. 32-35