Alexander Hiller

Associate, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

ahiller@lalive.law

Alexander Hiller

Alexander specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. Much of his practice involves disputes relating to the Middle East. His experience includes acting in international arbitrations under the ICC, ICSID, UNCITRAL and DIS Rules, in a variety of industries, including the construction, energy and technology sectors.

Recent publications

Third-Party Funding: Arab and Islamic Perspectives
ALEXANDER HILLER
In: Hatem Elliesie/Bruno Menhofer/Dirk Otto (Eds.), Festschrift zu Ehren des 90. Geburtstags von Prof. Omaia Elwan, Ergon, 2024, pp. 283-296

Arbitrating Government Contracts in Egypt: Observations on DIPCO v. Damietta Port Authority
ALEXANDER HILLER
In: ASA Bulletin Vol. 40 No. 1 (2022), pp. 75-91, 2022

Schiedsvereinbarung und Vollstreckung in arabischen Staaten
ALEXANDER HILLER
In: Baden-Baden, Nomos, 2021, 498 pages, ISBN 978-3-8487-8242-0, 2021

 

Recent conferences

German Society for Arab and Islamic law (GAIR) - Annual Conference 2022
ALEXANDER HILLER, Role: Speaker
Heidelberg, 7 October 2022

Law and Economics in the Arab and Islamic World (LEA) - Experts’ Workshop 2019
ALEXANDER HILLER, Role: Speaker
Heidelberg, 12 April 2019

Faculty of Law, University of Rijeka - RiDoc 2018: Rijeka Doctoral Conference
ALEXANDER HILLER, Role: Speaker
Rijeka, 7 December 2018

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Current professional memberships

  • Member of the Arab Regional Forum of the International Bar Association
  • Member of Young ICCA
  • Founding member of the joint working group of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) and the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)

Career history

  • Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2021 – present
  • Intern, LALIVE, Geneva, 2020
  • Research Assistant to Professor Omaia Elwan, Department for the Law of Arab States, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg, 2012 – 2014

Academic qualifications

  • PhD in Arbitration in Arab States, Ruprecht-Karls-University Heidelberg (summa cum laude), 2021
  • Second State Examination, Heidelberg, 2020
  • First State Examination, Heidelberg, 2015
  • Exchange year, Cairo University, 2011 – 2012
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