
Filip Boras
Biography
Practice Focus
Representative Legal Matters
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Representing a state entity from Southeastern Europe in an ICC arbitration over the early termination of a concession agreement.
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Representing in a post-M&A arbitration over the ownership of a leading food industry company under the Swiss Rules.
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Successfully represented the meat processing company Gavrilović in the first ever ICSID arbitration against the Republic of Croatia.
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Successfully represented a client in post-M&A arbitration under the Vienna Rules arising out of an investment on the Croatian coast, including a successful defense in setting aside proceedings before the Austrian Supreme Court.
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Successfully acted for an Asian publicly listed company in a post-M&A dispute in the power industry under the Vienna Rules.
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Represented gas companies in contract price revision disputes involving long-term supply and transportation agreements under the Vienna Rules.
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Successfully represented a bank in arbitration involving the effects of insolvency on arbitration in Eastern Europe.
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Advised a US company in the settlement of a multinational product liability dispute.
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Represented shareholders in a corporate dispute under the Swiss Rules.
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Represented a group of shareholders in a corporate ad hoc arbitration involving a major Austrian company.
Professional Honors
- Future Leader - Partners Arbitration 2020, Who's Who Legal, 2020
- Up and Coming in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration (Austria), Chambers Global 2020 and Chambers Europe 2020
- Ranked for Foreign Expertise in Central & Eastern Europe, Chambers Global 2020
- Next Generation Partner in Dispute Resolution: Arbitration and Mediation (Austria), The Legal 500, 2020
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) - Advisory Board Member
- Belgrade Arbitration Center - Member of the Board
- New York State Bar Association (International Section) - Member of the Executive Committee
- Arbitration Association (Serbia) - Member
- Association „Arbitri“ (Bosnia & Herzegovina) - Advisory Board Member
Admissions
- Austria (2014)
- New York~United States (2010)
Education
- University of California, Berkeley School of Law (2009)
- University of Vienna (2007)
Languages
- Bosnian
- Croatian
- English
- German
- Serbian