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Lena Hartmann

Accepting appointments

Dr. · Professor · Vienna

Experience
20 yrs
Appointments
95
As presiding
35
Seat
Vienna
Law
England & Wales USA
Focus
Construction & Infrastructure Energy
Rules
SCC Swiss ICC
Langs
German — native English — fluent Russian — working

01Biography

Updated Oct 2026

Vienna professor and arbitrator in East-West energy and construction disputes, frequently under VIAC and SCC rules.

Lena holds a chair in international arbitration at the University of Vienna and has sat as arbitrator since 2010, mostly in disputes between Western European contractors and Eastern European or Central Asian employers and state entities.

She is comfortable conducting proceedings in German, English and Russian and prefers remote hearings where the parties sit far apart.

02Representative matters

Confidential · party names withheld

  • Energy 2023

    Gas storage facility construction dispute over commissioning delays and performance liquidated damages.

    Presiding arbitrator SCC · England & Wales
    €92M

  • Construction & Infrastructure 2021

    Hospital PPP dispute over availability deductions and the employer's step-in rights.

    Co-arbitrator ICC Vienna seat
    €38M

03Qualifications & memberships

Admissions & appointments

  • 2004 Rechtsanwältin, Vienna

Education

  • 2003 Dr. iur. — University of Vienna

Professional memberships

VIAC Panel DIS Austrian Arbitration Association