Personal bio
In 1993, Axel Reeg has established REEG RECHTSANWAELTE, a German niche law firm active in crossborder arbitration and litigation with associated offices in Kuala Lumpur and Madrid.
Having read law at the Universities of Munich, Singapore and Freiburg, Axel is holding a Ph.D. in law and admitted to the Bars in Germany and Spain. He lectures International Commercial Arbitration at the
University of Heidelberg and International Trade Law at the University of Mannheim Master of Comparative Business Law Program. Axel has extensive experience in cross-border dispute resolution, both as an arbitrator (primarily ICC, SIAC and DIS), as counsel in international arbitration and before state courts. Axel has a special focus on Dispute Resolution related to cross-border matters, acting both as arbitrator and as party counsel in many arbitrations involving international parties in different venues including Singapore, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Zurich, Madrid, Paris and Frankfurt.
Inter alia, Axel Reeg is a past member of the Board of Trustees of CIArb (2013-2020), a past vice chair of the DRA Committee of the IPBA. Axel is a member of ICC, ICCA, IBA, DIS, CEA and ASA. Presently, he is a co-leader of the practice group on "settlement" within the DIS rules clinic. He regularly speaks and publishes on international dispute resolution topics including articles and contributions on arbitral tribunals engaging in settlement facilitation and on other arbitration related issues.