MARKUS A. PETSCHE
Hampshire Residences
Tower B Unit 09-05
2 Persiaran Hampshire
50450 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tel.: +6017-301-0873
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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Sorbonne Assas International Law School Asia, Singapore
Adjunct Professor of Law, January 2012 to present
Taught International Arbitration and International Contracts on the LL.M. in International Business Law program.
Singapore Management University, School of Law, Singapore
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law, January 2012 to present
Taught Comparative Conflict of Laws in International Commercial Disputes on the LL.M. in Dispute Resolution program.
University of Reading, Reading, United KingdomTaylor’s University, Law School, Subang Jaya, Malaysia
Senior Lecturer, October 2009 to present
Taught public international law and international human rights to 2nd year law students on the University of Reading’s external LL.B. program in Malaysia. Acted as tutor to selected students. Supervised the editing and publication of the student-run biannual “Lexicon”.Designed course contents and materials for new LL.M. program in International Business and Trade Law.
University of Paris X Nanterre, Law Faculty, Paris, France
Lecturer (part-time), October 2001 to June 2002, February 2003 to June 2003
Conducted weekly seminars with several groups of 2nd year students in the fields of contract and tort law. Graded final exams.
LEGAL EDUCATION
New YorkUniversitySchool of Law, New York, New York
Master of Laws (LL.M.) in General Studies, May 2005
European University Institute (EUI), Law Department, Florence, Italy
Ph.D., October 2004
Thesis title: The Growing Autonomy of International Commercial Arbitration.
Honors: Austrian Federal Ministry for Education and Science Scholarship (September 2000 to August 2002); European Union Scholarship (September 2002 to August 2003)
Paris Bar School (Ecole de Formation du Barreau), Paris, France
Bar Exam (Certificat d’Aptitude à la Profession d’Avocat or CAPA), December 2002
University of Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Law Faculty, Paris, France
Diplôme d’Etudes Approfondies (graduate law degree) in Private International Law and International Business Law, with honors, June 2000
Maîtrise en Droit (four year law degree), with honors, June 1999
PUBLICATIONS
A Critique of the Doctrine of Forum Non Conveniens (work in progress)
What’s Wrong with Forum Shopping? An Attempt to Identify and Assess the Real Issues of a Controversial Practice(forthcoming in The International Lawyer)
Jus Cogens as a Vision of the International Legal Order, 29 Penn St. Int’l L. Rev. 233 (2010)
International Commercial Arbitration and the Transformation of the Conflict of Laws Theory, 18 Mich. St. J. Int’l L. 453 (2010)
L’autonomie de l’arbitrage commercial international et le contrôle de conformité des sentences arbitrales à l’ordre public, 3 Cahiers de l’Arbitrage11 (2006)
The language of the Arbitration: Reflections on the Selection of Arbitrators and Procedural Efficiency, ICC Bulletin, Vol. 17, No. 1, at 33 (2006) (co-author)
The Growing Autonomy of International Commercial Arbitration, 2005
LEGAL EXPERIENCE
Gide Loyrette Nouel, International Arbitration Department, Paris, France
Associate, October 2005 to October 2008
Represented governments and corporate clients in international investment and commercial arbitration proceedings, bothad hocand institutional (ICC, ICSID). Drafted submissions, handled day-to-day case management and conducted oral hearings. Acted as administrative Secretary in several international arbitration cases.
International Chamber of Commerce, Secretariat of the International Court of Arbitration, Paris, France
Assistant Counsel, April 2003 to August 2004
Supervised approximately two hundred international arbitration cases. Advised arbitrators and party-counsel with regard to the application of the ICC Rules of Arbitration. Drafted decisions of the Court on a variety of procedural aspects. Scrutinized arbitration awards submitted to the Secretariat. Participated in the Court’s weekly sessions.
LANGUAGES
German (native speaker), English (fluent), French (fluent), Italian (fluent)
BAR ADMISSIONS
Paris, December 2002 (CAPA)
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