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THE SUMMER RETREAT
8TH EDITION 16-18 JULY 

GOES TO AUSTRIA.

The 8th edition of the Summer Retreat for young arbitration practitioners from around the world goes to Austria.

This year, the capacity building seminar will be set in a relaxed atmosphere near Vienna.

As always, the retreat is an ideal opportunity to network and strengthen personal relationships.

REGISTRATION FEE 380 €

Excl.accomodation. Participants to arrange their own accomodation.

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THURSDAY 16 JULY
19:00
Thereafter
Welcome Drinks 
Hosted by 
Herrengasse 1/3, 1010 Wien, Österreich
PLEASE REGISTER
HERE

Individual transfer to
Höldrichsmühle Hotel or stay downtown and transfer the next morning.
 
FRIDAY 17 JULY
10:00
10:15
10:30 - 12:00
12:00 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
15:00 - 15:30
15:30 - 17:00
19:00
Registration

Opening
Workshop Session 1
GROUP A LEAD WITHOUT BEING PARTNER
with Philipp Steinrück
GROUP B LEADING CLIENT-COUNSEL CONVERSATIONS IN HIGH-STAKE MATTERS 
with Christina Queisser
GROUP C FROM COUNSEL TO CHAIR: AUTHORITY & INFLUENCE ACROSS ARBITRATION ROLES
with Benjamin Gottlieb and Ulrich Kopetzki

Lunch 
Workshop Session 2
GROUP A FROM COUNSEL TO CHAIR: AUTHORITY & INFLUENCE ACROSS ARBITRATION ROLES 
with Benjamin Gottlieb and Ulrich Kopetzki
GROUP B LEAD WITHOUT BEING PARTNER
with Philipp Steinrück
GROUP C LEADING CLIENT-COUNSEL CONVERSATIONS IN HIGH-STAKE MATTERS 
with Christina Queisser

Coffee Break
Workshop Session 3
GROUP A LEADING CLIENT-COUNSEL CONVERSATIONS IN HIGH-STAKE MATTERS 
with Christina Queisser
GROUP B FROM COUNSEL TO CHAIR: AUTHORITY & INFLUENCE ACROSS ARBITRATION ROLES
with Benjamin Gottlieb and Ulrich Kopetzki
GROUP C LEAD WITHOUT BEING PARTNER
with Philipp Steinrück
Dinner 
SATURDAY 18 JULY
07:00 - 08:00
09:00 - 12:00
12:00 - 14:30
Early-birds activity (Optional)
Masterclass
FROM POSITION TO PRESENCE: PERSPECTIVES ON IMPACT AND INFLUENCE WITHOUT FORMAL POWER
 
with Ute Langthaler
Social activity and Lunch
SPEAKERS

BENJAMIN GOTTLIEB

Benjamin Gottlieb is a partner in the Dispute Resolution Group at Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich, focusing on international arbitration and domestic and international commercial litigation, with particular expertise in the CISG.

ULRICH KOPETZKI

Ulrich Kopetzki is an Austrian attorney specialized in international arbitration and dispute resolution. He regularly sits as arbitrator and serves as Acting Director of Arbitration and ADR, Europe at ICC Dispute Resolution Services.

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UTE LANGTHALER

Ute Langthaler works with leaders and experts who need to exercise influence in organisations, projects, teams and proceedings where authority must be earned through presence, clarity and trust rather than formal power. As a partner at ACG/TheVitalWorks in Vienna and Berlin, she has accompanied organisations worldwide since 2002 in developing vital cultures and collaboration at the intersection of leadership, culture and structure.

Drawing on periods of work in the United States, Asia, South America and Australia, she designs learning and development architectures that link analogue and digital spaces and are rooted in global practice. With training in political science, psychotherapy studies and psychoanalysis, and further qualifications in existential coaching and systemic consulting, she brings a deep understanding of unconscious dynamics, authority and resilience to her work with organisations and individuals.

CHRISTINA QUEISSER

Christina Queisser is a Counsel in in Lieff Cabraser’s Munich office and advises clients at the intersection of complex litigation and litigation-related investments. She has extensive experience in private equity, corporate law, and finance, and advises clients in particular on investments into complex litigation cases in Europe. Before joining Lieff Cabraser, Christina was a Counsel at Bregal Unternehmerkapital, a leading European Private Equity Fund.

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PHILIPP STEINRÜCK

Dr Philipp Steinrück is an associate in the Litigation & Trial Department at Latham & Watkins' Munich office and a member of the Complex Commercial Litigation practice group. Philipp advises on domestic and international arbitration proceedings as well as litigation before German courts. He also advises and represents German and foreign companies, as well as private individuals, across all areas of domestic and international dispute resolution.

Prior to joining Latham as an associate, Philipp worked as a research assistant at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Before and during his legal clerkship, he worked for many years at renowned international commercial law firms in the areas of trade mark law, private equity and litigation – including in New York (USA) and Alicante (Spain).

Location
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THE LOCATION

The Summer Retreat takes place at Höldrichsmühle Hotel, set in the relaxed atmosphere in Hinterbrühl, close to Vienna. 

Höldrichsmüle

Gaadnerstrasse 34, 2371 Hinterbrühl

Tel:+43 2236 262740

E-mail: office@hoeldrichsmuehle.at

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