„Recommended for arbitration“
Björn specializes in high-stake international commercial and investment arbitration as well as cross-border complex disputes. As counsel, he has handled a significant number of international arbitrations under the rules of leading arbitral institutions — e.g., CIETAC, ICC, DIS and ICSID — involving parties from jurisdictions across Asia, Europe and North America, including Japan, China, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United States and the German-speaking region. His practice encompasses disputes relating to post-M&A matters, shareholder disputes, distribution law, and general commercial and business law, the aviation & aerospace and infrastructure sector. He further advises on the enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards. Björn is also an active arbitrator.
Björn studied at the University of Tübingen. He has been with Gleiss Lutz since 2018. In 2015 and 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre of International Law, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Björn is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and has been Chair of the German Chapter since April 2026. He is further a member of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), the Young Practitioners Group of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA 40), the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut), Young Arbitrators Forum of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC YAF), the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV) as well as the German-Japanese Association of Jurists (DJJV). Björn was Regional Co-Chair of the DIS40 Stuttgart from 2021 to 2023.
Björn is a lecturer in international economic law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, with a focus on the law of the World Trade Organization, free trade agreements, and international investment protection law.
Björn speaks German and English.
Björn specializes in high-stake international commercial and investment arbitration as well as cross-border complex disputes. As counsel, he has handled a significant number of international arbitrations under the rules of leading arbitral institutions — e.g., CIETAC, ICC, DIS and ICSID — involving parties from jurisdictions across Asia, Europe and North America, including Japan, China, Korea, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United States and the German-speaking region. His practice encompasses disputes relating to post-M&A matters, shareholder disputes, distribution law, and general commercial and business law, the aviation & aerospace and infrastructure sector. He further advises on the enforcement and setting aside of arbitral awards. Björn is also an active arbitrator.
Björn studied at the University of Tübingen. He has been with Gleiss Lutz since 2018. In 2015 and 2016, he was a Visiting Scholar at the Lauterpacht Centre of International Law, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Björn is a member of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (MCIArb) and has been Chair of the German Chapter since April 2026. He is further a member of the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), the Young Practitioners Group of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA 40), the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut), Young Arbitrators Forum of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC YAF), the German-American Lawyers’ Association (DAJV) as well as the German-Japanese Association of Jurists (DJJV). Björn was Regional Co-Chair of the DIS40 Stuttgart from 2021 to 2023.
Björn is a lecturer in international economic law at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen, with a focus on the law of the World Trade Organization, free trade agreements, and international investment protection law.
Björn speaks German and English.
