Volker Heinz

University Law Schools of Heidelberg, Berlin and Bonn

Diploma in Law, The City University

Rechtsanwalt (1973) and Notar (1983), Berlin

Barrister (1989) and Notary Public (2001), London

Volker Heinz specialises in German, English and international litigation, arbitration and mediation and international notarial transactions. He is a member of the German Arbitral Institution’s (DIS) Executive Board and of the Worshipful Company of Arbitrators. He is also listed in the arbitral panels of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and the Association Suisse de L’Arbitrage (ASA).

He has also acted as a German law expert witness in commercial disputes before a number of courts outside Germany.

Volker Heinz is president of the German-Australian Lawyers’ Association and regional chairman (Berlin-Brandenburg) and Vice-President of the British Chamber of Commerce in Germany. He is currently a partner in the law firm Heinz Legal Services.

Languages: English, German, French, basic Spanish and basic Russian.