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

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

Reform der Vollstreckbarerklärung in den Vereinigten Arabischen Emiraten
ALEXANDER HILLER
In: IPRax, No. 2, 2020, pp. 185-187, 2020

Recent conferences

German Society for Arab and Islamic law (GAIR) – Annual Conference 2022
ALEXANDER HILLER, Speaker: Third-Party Funding: Arab and Islamic Perspectives
Heidelberg, 7-8 October 2022

Current 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

Practices

  • Arbitration - International Commercial
  • Arbitration - Investment Treaty

Sectors

  • Construction & Infrastructure
  • Technology

Languages

  • Arabic
  • English
  • French
  • German

Nationality

  • German

Admission

  • Germany, 2021