Dr Dorothee Ruckteschler
Independent arbitrator and lawyer
Dr Dorothee Ruckteschler has more than 30 years of experience as a lawyer and arbitrator in complex high-volume German and international arbitration proceedings. She acquired her expertise over the many years during which she was a partner and head of the dispute resolution practice group at one of the world’s leading commercial law firms.
Leading companies rely on her comprehensive commercial knowledge, her intercultural acumen and her proven legal expertise.
It is not always possible to avoid disputes in our complex and collaborative business world. Particularly in international business relations, arbitration offers great value for companies as it allows them to resolve their disputes outside of state courts in internationally-recognised proceedings using rules which can be tailored to their needs.
Companies and colleagues value Dr Dorothee Ruckteschler’s ability to help the parties in such situations to build new bridges despite the dispute, to overcome cultural misunderstandings and to maintain ongoing business relationships whenever possible.
Experienced
Many years of extensive and international experience with arbitration proceedings on the basis of the rules of numerous arbitration institutions, such as ICC, SCAI, VIAC, DIS, LCIA, HKIAC.
Focussed
Independent
She has a fantastic way of interacting with the parties; always remains completely calm; she creates an atmosphere of trust and develops amazing ideas.
Dorothee Ruckteschler is a
„truly great arbitrator“ who is renowned for her „reasoned and well-balanced“ approach to
difficult disputes.
Dorothee Ruckteschler is touted as “the perfect choice” for arbitration proceedings that arise from M&A proceedings, energy project, D&O liability claims and shareholder disputes.
Dorothee Ruckteschler is held in particularly high esteem for her expertise in post-M&A arbitration, where she both represents clients and presides over arbitration. One source highlights her as “calm, relaxed and extremely competent.”
Named in the Handelsblatt & Best Lawyer surveys as „Lawyer of the Year“ in Germany in the fields of international arbitration and dispute resolution.
She works at an explicitly high level of quality in analyzing complex matters and is certainly capable to lead in complex matters with a structure involving many different parties and interests. She’s very goal-orientated.
Dorothee Ruckteschler is a „fantastic arbitrator“. Peers view her as an extraordinarily experienced and “very renowned” lawyer with “great international exposure”.
She is also regarded as “really capable of handling difficult witnesses and giving everyone an opportunity to put on their best behavior in difficult situations.”
- Partner at CMS Hasche Sigle between 2000 and 2020
- Founder and head of the dispute resolution practice group of CMS Germany
- Head of the worldwide CMS International Arbitration Group
- Since July 2018 alternate German member of the ICC Court of International Arbitration
- Since October 2020 own law firm focussing on arbitration
- „Efficient Arb-Med-Arb Proceedings: Should the Arbitrator also be the Mediator?” Journal of International Arbitration, 38, no. 6 (2021): 761-774 (with Dr Anika Wendelstein)
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„Die vorzeitige Beendigung der Schiedsrichtertätigkeit“
(„Premature Termination of the Mandate by the Arbitrator“),
Festschrift zum 70.Geburtstag von Prof. Dr. Herbert Kronke, 2020 (withTanja Stooß) -
„International Commercial Courts: A Superior Alternative to Arbitration?”,
Journal of International Arbitration 36, no. 4 (2019): 431-450 (with Tanja Stooß)
Representation of well-known German and international companies and private equity funds in numerous international arbitration proceedings concerning the enforcement of or defence against high-volume compensation claims arising from M&A transactions
Presiding arbitrator in a DIS arbitration between two German companies regarding the construction of a nuclear power plant (EUR 130 million)
Presiding arbitrator in an ICC arbitration between an American licensor and a Turkish licensee in the food sector (USD 53 million)
Address
Dr Dorothee Ruckteschler
Haussmannstrasse 2
D-70188 Stuttgart