Siegfried H. Elsing, Prof. Dr. LL.M. (Yale)

Siegfried H. Elsing, based in Orrick's Düsseldorf office, is a globally recognized international arbitration lawyer with more than 30 years experience acting as counsel, party-appointed arbitrator, sole arbitrator or chairman. He represents private investors, international companies, sovereign states and state agencies on a national and international level.

• Engagements

  Representative engagements in the area of energy law include:

  • Serving as party-appointed arbitrator in an ICC dispute in relation to an LNG supply agreement with an amount in dispute of several US$ 100 million.

  • Serving as party-appointed arbitrator in a complex US$ 3 billion arbitration under the ICC Rules regarding the adjustment of the price provisions for the delivery of Russian natural gas to a European state.

  • Acting as chairman in ICC proceedings relating to a US$ 1 billion dispute between a Dutch and an Italian energy company involving the issue of a price review within a long­-term agreement for the sale and purchase of natural gas.

  • Appointed by one of the world's largest stock-listed power and gas corporations to act as an arbitrator in a number of ad-hoc proceedings against different German energy service providers relating to price adjustment claims.

  • Appointed as arbitrator by a leading Germany-based energy trading company against a major global corporation for claims arising out of a long-term gas sale agreement in the amount of US$ 73 million.

  • Serving as chairman in ad-hoc proceedings initiated by a Dutch energy company against one of the leading utility groups in Germany arising out of the joint venture agreement regarding the construction and operation of a gas storage cavern.

  • Serving as chairman arbitrator in several arbitral proceedings concerning utility service providers in Turkey.

  An indicative selection of Siegfriedʹs experience with regard to infrastructure and construction projects includes:

  • Acting as counsel with regard to the construction of an offshore wind farm project in the North Sea.

  • Representing as counsel a leading hydro power equipment supplier regarding the construction of a hydro power plant in Greece.

  • Appointed as arbitrator in proceedings under the auspices of the ICC regarding a frustrated EUR 1 billion investment for the construction of a hotel complex.

  Examples for his engagements in Corporate Law and Post M&A Disputes include the following:

  • Representation as counsel the insolvency receiver of AgfaPhoto GmbH in a series of ICC arbitrations with the former parent Agfa-Gevaert in relation to the carve out of the consumer imaging business.

  • Acting as arbitrator in a USD 200 million post M&A dispute between a Russian and a Turkish company arising out of the sale of a Turkish group of companies operating in the energy sector.

  • Serving as party-appointed arbitrator in proceedings under the rules of the German Institution of Arbitration in a EUR 800 million claim raised by a major European gas transport and infrastructure group of companies against a joint venture with respect to the acquisition of a gas transportation pipeline system.

  His investment related work includes:

  • Acting as Chairman in the ICSID arbitration RSM Production Corp. vs. Saint Lucia, ICSID-ARB 12/10.

  • Appointed as party nominated arbitrator in the ICSID arbitration Ali Alyafei vs. Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, ICSID-ARB 15/24.

  • Acting as Chairman in an arbitration under the Swiss Rules involving a middle-eastern State with regard to a public license.

   Examples of other engagements include:

  • Acting as party-appointed arbitrator in a USD 1 billion dispute under the ICC rules with regard to a FRAND licensing agreement.

  • Counsel to the executor of a will with regard to a complex heritage dispute.

  • Serving as chairman in an ad hoc-arbitration with regard to damage claims raised by a major bank against a former member of the board of directors.