Dr. Désirée Prantl

Biography

Mag. Dr. Désirée Prantl is an Austrian-qualified lawyer with more than eight years of experience in domestic and international dispute resolution. She has represented clients in arbitral proceedings under the rules of major arbitration institutions and has frequently served as tribunal secretary in domestic ad hoc arbitrations. Amongst others, Désirée acted as counsel in disputes relating to the termination and adjustment of long-term supply and capacity contracts in the energy sector as well as in complex post-M&A disputes dealing with warranty claims. Désirée is a member of the National Advisory Board of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber. She engages in pro bono work and lectures at the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Arbitration Academy. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, she worked at an internationally renowned law firm and gained working experience in London, Kiev and Brussels.

Practice Focus

Désirée specializes in civil and corporate law matters and is experienced with disputes arising out of complex contractual relationships. Her practice focuses on the commercial, telecommunications, energy, construction and major projects sector. She has, amongst others, represented global and national energy companies and telecommunications leaders, the Austrian branch of a market leader in the metal industry, affiliates of a leading corporate and investment bank and a conglomerate on technology and electrical engineering. Her legal and economic understanding allows her to meet the highest demands of clients as well as to adjust to different types of clients. Désirée has been practicing in civil law jurisdictions, predominantly under Austrian, German and Swiss law.

Representative Legal Matters

Advised and representing a technology manufacturer in insolvency proceedings.
Defended a multinational technology company with respect to data protection and security claims.

Prior to joining the Firm she,

Represented the Austrian subsidiary of a leading telecommunications company in a VIAC arbitration which arose out of an alleged breach of warranty obligations.
Acted for a professional cyclist in a sports arbitration before the UCI Arbitral Board in relation to interpretation issues of an employment contract.
Defended Austrian affiliates of a leading corporate and investment bank in arbitral proceedings under the Rules of the Permanent Arbitration Tribunal of the Economic Chamber in Vienna concerning the breach of warranties under an SPA in the real estate sector.
Represented and advised an Austrian energy supplier in an arbitration administered by the VIAC with respect to disclosure requests from the trustee.
Defended the Austrian branch of a market leader in the metal industry in a VIAC arbitration concerning sub-contractor claims in relation to a steel construction.
Advised a global energy company in relation to E-Control settlement proceedings regarding the termination and adjustment of long-term capacity contracts.
Represented a global energy company in a VIAC arbitration with respect to the termination and adjustment of long-term capacity contracts.
Acted for a gas storage provider in ICC arbitration proceedings arising out of disputes over price adjustments in long-term gas storage contracts.

Professional Associations and Memberships

National Advisory Board of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber - Member
Vienna Bar Association - Member
Vienna, Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) - Member
Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut) - Member

Admissions

Austria (2015)

Education

New York University School of Law (Master of Laws) (2011)
University of Innsbruck (Doctor Juris) (2010)
University of Innsbruck (Diploma Program International Economics and Business Studies) (2008)
University of Innsbruck (Diploma Program Business Law) (2007)

Languages

English
French
German
Italian

Co-author, "Moderation of contractual penalties in arbitration," AYIA 2021
Co-author, "Data protection and international arbitration - an overview," AYIA 2021
Co-author, "Feststellung der Mehrkosten aus Bauablaufstörungen durch ein vom Gericht eingeholtes Sachverständigengutachten," ZRB/4 2020, 130-134
Co-author, "Data Protection in Arbitration – why bother?" Corporate Disputes Magazine Jan-Mar 2021, 83-87
Co-author, "Finance Arbitration," Corporate Disputes Magazine Sept-Dec 2020, 91-95

Co-author, "Privatstiftungen und Schiedsverfahren in Österreich," FS Roderich Thümmel, De Gruyter Sept 2020, 367-380
Co-author, "Investor State Arbitration Report 2020: AUSTRIA," Financier Worldwide Magazine July 2020
Co-author, "How COVID-19 shapes the Future of Disputes and Procedures," Corporate Disputes Magazine Jul-Sept 2020, 42-47
Co-author, "Data Protection in International Commercial Arbitration," E-Book Managing and Resolving Commercial Disputes 2020, 21-30
Co-author, "Lessons to be learned on SPA Drafting and Arbitration," Corporate Disputes Magazine Apr-Jun 2020, 86-91
Author, "Commercial Arbitration in Austria," InDepth Report 2020, 38-43
Co-author, Intra-EU Investment Reform: What Options for the ECT? Kluwer Arbitration Blog Post, 17 January 2020
Co-author, "Digital Transformation in the Practice of Dispute Resolution," Corporate Disputes Magazine Jan-March 2020, 105-110
Co-author, "Datenschutz in internationalen Schiedsverfahren – ein Überblick," SchiedsVZ 2019, 301-308
Author, "Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Review: AUSTRIA,"Financier Worldwide Magazine 2019, 24-27
Co-author, "Mäßigung einer Vertragsstrafe durch das Schiedsgericht," SchiedsVZ 2019, 266-274
Co-author, "DSGVO und ihre Auswirkungen auf Schiedsverfahren," Anwalt aktuell 2019/4, 32-33
Co-author, "The Impact of Achmea on Intra-EU Investment Arbitration: The Status Quo," Corporate Disputes Magazine Oct-Dec 2019, 59-63
Co-author, "VIAC becomes the only European arbitral institution with "Permanent Arbitration Institution" status in Russia," Blog Post CIS Arbitration Forum, 11 September 2019
Co-author, "Mehr Sicherheit in Streitigkeiten mit Russlandbezug," Wiener Zeitung, Recht & Beratung 9 August 2019, 10
Co-author, "The GDPR – One Year On – And its Relevance in International Arbitration," Corporate Disputes Magazine Jul-Sept 2019, 98-102
Author, "Privileged and Confidential: Cross-border Differences in the Protection of Confidential Information," Corporate Disputes Magazine Jul-Sept 2019, 115-125
Co-author, "The Arbitrability of Corporate Disputes in the Russian Federation," Corporate Disputes Magazine Apr-Jun 2019, 101-105
Author, "Commercial Arbitration Annual Review: AUSTRIA," Financier Worldwide Magazine March 2019, 40-42
Co-author, "Woman in Arbitration," Wirtschaftsanwälte.at 13 December 2018
Co-author, "Investitionsschutz in Polen künftig ungewiss – Mögliche Kündigung und Auswirkungen der "Achmea-Entscheidung"," Wiener Zeitung 16 December 2018
Co-author, "Confidentiality vs Transparency in International Commercial and Investment Arbitration," Corporate Disputes Magazine Jan-Mar 2019, 163-167
Co-author, "The new DIS and VIAC arbitration rules: attracting new audiences," Corporate Disputes Magazine Oct-Dec 2018
Author, "Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Review: AUSTRIA," Financier Worldwide Magazine October 2018, 52-55
Co-author, "Aktuelles aus der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit", Anwaltsblatt 2018/9, 584-586
Co-author, "Summary Procedures in International Arbitration," Corporate Disputes Magazine Jul-Sep 2018
Co-author, "Third Party Funding in International Arbitration," Corporate Disputes Magazine Apr-Jun 2018, 47-51
Author, "Litigation & Alternative Dispute Resolution Annual Review: AUSTRIA," Financier Worldwide Magazine October 2017, 36-39
Co-author, "Verfahrensbeendigung," Praxishandbuch Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, 2017 Chapter 9, 409-454
Co-author, "Schiedsgerichte: Vertraulichkeit muss vereinbart werden," Der Standard 13 November 2017
Co-author, "Frauen erfolgreich in Schiedsgerichten," Die Presse, Anwälte für die Wirtschaft 29 September 2016
Editing team, "Guerilla Tactics in International Arbitration," Kluwer Law International 2013
Co-author, "Arrivederci West Tankers: A Comparative Analysis of the Brussels Regulation Reform Proposals," YAR 3/2011, 6-10; SchiedsVZ 2012, 21-26
Author, "Rezeptionswege im Verbrauchervertragsrecht – der über die Rechtsharmonisierung der EG vermittelte Einfluss nordeuropäischer Regelungskonzepte auf das osteuropäische Recht am Beispiel der Ukraine," 2011 (Doctoral thesis)
Co-author, "Produkthaftung und Verbraucherschutz," Handbuch Wirtschaft und Recht in Osteuropa, 2011
Author, "Die Entwicklung des Europäischen Privatrechts von 1985 bis zum Gemeinsamen Referenzrahmen," Zak 2010/9, 287-289
Author, "Europäische Integration durch den Gemeinsamen Referenzrahmen? Perspektiven eines Nicht-EU-Mitgliedstaats – Ukraine," ZfRV 2010/2, 72-75
Author, "The potential of the DCFR for harmonisation and integration within the European Union and from the perspective of Ukraine as a non-member state," 2010, 270-278