Profile

Florian Haugeneder is a partner at KNOETZL, a leading firm in Arbitration, Litigation, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Business Crime, Compliance and Corporate Crisis Management. Before co-founding the firm in 2016, he was the head of the international arbitration practice of WOLF THEISS.

Florian has extensive experience as counsel and arbitrator in institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings (including ICC, ICSID, Korean Arbitration Board, Court of Arbitration of the Slovak Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vienna Rules, Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Commerce). A special focus of his practice is the international law on investment protection and investment arbitration proceedings. Industry sectors include Energy, Construction, Engineering and Technology, Gaming as well as Corporate Disputes.

Florian is ranked in Chambers Global, Chambers Europe and JUVE in the areas of arbitration and dispute resolution. He is a founding member of the Association of Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) and a board member of the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut). Florian lectures at the University of Vienna on international arbitration and frequently speaks and publishes on international arbitration and investment protection.

He holds a degree from the University of Vienna and a Master's degree from King's College London (LL.M. with a specialization in international arbitration). Florian is fluent in German (mother tongue), English and French.