Dr Dominik Stefer LL.M.
He/himAssociateAbout
Dr Dominik Stefer advises German and foreign clients in court and arbitration proceedings on both national and cross-border legal disputes.
Areas of FocusLitigation, Arbitration and Investigations
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Italian
Education
- McGill University, LL.M., 2023
- Higher Regional Court of Cologne, Second State Examination, 2022
Heidelberg University, Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.), 2021
Heidelberg University, First State Examination, 2017
Publications and media
- From algorithms to awards: exploring the technological and legal boundaries of AI’s contributions to the work of arbitrators, Arbitration International 2025 (co-authored with Victoria Fricke)
- Horizontal Climate Lawsuits Before European Courts: Bridging the Gap between Causers and Victims of Global Warming?, The McGill Business Law Meter Blog, 2023
- Zession und Zuständigkeit unter der EuGVO, Mohr Siebeck 2022
- Drittwirkung der Abtretung - Kein Fall für Rom I, IPRax 2021, 155 - 159
Prior Experience
During his legal clerkship, Dominik worked for an international law firm and for a boutique law firm in Cologne in the field of arbitration and litigation, as well as for the Federal Chancellery in Berlin.
Prior to this, he worked for several years as research assistant at the Institute for comparative law, conflict of laws and international business law of Heidelberg University.
Prior to this, he worked for several years as research assistant at the Institute for comparative law, conflict of laws and international business law of Heidelberg University.
Memberships
- German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
- DIS40 – German initiative of young arbitration practitioners
- Moot Alumni Association of the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot
