About Axel Buhr

Axel Buhr is a partner at GABRIEL Arbitration, and has participated in dozens of arbitration proceedings as arbitrator and counsel. His track record includes cases under Swiss, ICC, VIAC and ad hoc arbitration rules. Most of his cases concern disputes in the field of construction/engineering, sales/purchases, joint venture/consortia and agency/distribution agreements. Axel is a member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), and the Swiss Society for International Law (SVIR). Axel is admitted to the Bar in Switzerland and Germany. He has published widely in the field of international and national arbitration, private international law, and international procedural law, including contributions in leading Swiss commentaries on private international law and Swiss arbitration law. Axel holds a PhD in procedural issues in cross-border litigation from the University of Lucerne, where he has taught since 2010.


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