Sarah Hirt
Sarah operates in the practice areas of Litigation and Arbitration.
Sarah specializes in complex, cross-border commercial dispute resolution involving high-stakes matters. She acts for clients from a wide range of industries in litigation and arbitration, including proceedings under DIS, ICC, and Swiss Rules. She also regularly advises on questions of conflict of laws and international civil procedural law.
Sarah's focal area includes disputes in corporate and contractual disputes, with a particular emphasis on supply chain and post-M&A disputes.
Expertise
Litigation & ArbitrationRecent work
- Representing a German corporation in Swiss Rules arbitration involving German, Spanish, Italian, Swiss and Liechtenstein law
- Advice and representation for a global chemical company in relation to litigation arising from major industrial accident
- Acting for a Spanish company in a cross-border dispute regarding a loan agreement
- Representing a German company and their owners in a post M&A dispute
- Representing an EU state in proceedings under sec 1032 (2) ZPO against a German group of companies re a declaration of inadmissibility of an ICSID arbitration
Other
Education
- Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
- Jagiellonen-Universität Krakau, Polen
- Languages: German, English