MLL Legal

Brazilian/German

Switzerland

Zurich

Range of sectors

English, German, Portuguese

09/2014 – 08/2018 ; Ph.D. ; University of St. Gallen (Switzerland)

02/2017 – 06/2017 ; Visiting Researcher ; Geneva Graduate Institute (Switzerland)

09/2013 – 08/2014 ; LL.M. ; Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

04/2014 – 07/2014 ; German & International Arbitration Course ; Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main (Germany)

03/2005 – 08/2011 ; Bachelor ; Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil)

04/2008 – 09/2009 ; Exchange Student ; Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg im Breisgau (Germany)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/leonardoohlrogge/

Publications:

OHLROGGE/SALTON, Note: Kout Food Group v. Kabab-Ji SAL. Cour de cassation, Pourvoi No 20-20.260, 28 SEPTEMBER 2022 (Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem, Vol. 19/2022, No. 76, pp. 140-153) – EN

Bulletin HANOTIAU/OHLROGGE, 40th Year Anniversary of the Dow Chemical Award, ASA Bulletin, Vol. 40/2022, No. 2, pp. 300-308) – EN

Young Arbitration Review BOLLER/OHLROGGE, Multi-Contract Arbitration Arising from Contracts and Subcontracts: Where to Set the Threshold for Finding Consent? (Young Arbitration Review 2021, 43/2021, pp. 94-98) – EN

Revista Brasileira de Arbitragem OHLROGGE/BORCHARDT, Practical Aspects of the Document Production Phase in International Arbitration under the IBA Rules (Revista

Brasileira de Arbitragem, Vol. 18/2021, No. 70, pp. 46-78) – PT

Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação OHLROGGE/SALTON, Applicable Law to the Arbitration Agreement in International Arbitration (Revista de Arbitragem e Mediação, Vol. 67/2020, pp. 241-268) – PT

Book Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitration in Brazil (June 2020) – EN

Speaking Engagements:

** Events **

09/2023 LATAP First Annual Conference (Paris) ; Arbitration in Brazil: Trending Topics (Moderator) – EN

06/2023 Rising Arbitrators Initiative's Welcoming Event (Online) ; Informal discussion (Moderator) – EN

07/2022 ELSA Arbitration (Geneva) ; Cross-Examination Moot (Arbitrator) – EN

02/2021 CAMAGRO (Webinar) ; Joinder (Speaker) – PT

10/2020 CIArb (Webinar) ; Class and Multi-Party Arbitration (Speaker) – PT

07/2020 USP-RB (Webinar) ; Multi-Party Arbitration (Speaker) – PT

06/2020 UFBa (Webinar) ; International Arbitration (Speaker) - Legal Framework – PT

06/2020 CBAr (Webinar) ; Consent in Multi-Party & Multi-Contract Arbitration (Speaker) – PT

11/2019 ICC YAF (Zurich) ; Damages: Dealing with Quantum in Arbitration (Moderator) – EN

10/2019 Young ICCA (São Paulo) ; Skills Training Workshop on Cross-examination (Arbitrator) – EN

10/2019 PUCRS (Porto Alegre) ; Document Production in International Arbitration (Speaker) – PT

12/2017 UFBa (Online) ; Extension of Arbitration Clauses to Non-signatories (Lecturer) – PT

** Lectures **

09/2023 UFBa (Salvador) ; Arbitration and Shareholders Disputes – PT

09/2023 UFBa (Salvador) ; International Arbitration – PT

09/2023 FGV (Rio de Janeiro) ; Document Production – PT

06/2022 PUCRS (Porto Alegre) ; CISG – PT

04/2022 UFBa Arbitration Course (Online) ; Multi-Party Arbitration – PT

10/2021 Baiana Post-Graduation Course (Online) ; Int. Arbitration – PT

12/2017 UFBa (Online) ; Extension of Arbitration Clauses to Non-signatories – PT

CBAr (Comitê Brasileiro de Arbitragem)
ASA Below 40
DIS Below 40

I am a senior associate at MLL Legal in Zurich and I act as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal secretary in domestic and international arbitration proceedings.

Before joining MLL Legal, I gathered arbitration experience in leading law firms in Frankfurt (Freshfields), London (WilmerHale), Geneva (Patocchi & Marzolini) and Zurich (Schellenberg Wittmer and Pestalozzi).

** Selected Cases **

Sole arbitrator in a dispute between Swiss, Polish and Scottish parties over an agreement for the sale of galvanized wire (Swiss Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Geneva)

Co-arbitrator in a dispute between Swiss and Albanian parties over an agreement for the sale of wire rods (Swiss Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Geneva)

Assistant to a co-arbitrator in a post-M&A dispute between Israeli and Swiss parties involving an agreement for patent transfer in the dental industry (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Zurich)

Assistant to the Presiding Arbitrator in a dispute between German parties over an agreement for telecommunications services (DIS Rules ; German law ; Seat in Munich)

Secretary to the arbitral tribunal in a post-M&A dispute in the energy industry between French and Spanish parties (ICC Rules ; French law ; Seat in London)

Assistant to a co-arbitrator in a dispute between Dubai companies over an agreement for infrastructure works (DIAC Rules ; UAE law ; Seat in Dubai)

Assistant to a co-arbitrator in a construction dispute between German and Romanian parties (ICC Rules ; Romanian law ; Seat in Geneva)

Co-counsel in two parallel disputes between a business partner and a European aircraft manufacturer over a consultancy agreement (ICC Rules ; French law ; Seat in Geneva)

Counsel in a dispute between German and French parties over a consultancy agreement related to engines for nuclear power plants (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Zurich)

Counsel in a dispute between a German and Moroccan parties over a subcontract relating to the construction of a power plant (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Paris)

Counsel in a dispute between German and South Korean parties over an agreement for the sale of turbines (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Geneva)

Co-counsel in a dispute between Italian and Croatian parties over amounts relating to the transfer of a football player (ICC Rules ; NY law ; Seat in Geneva)

Co-counsel in a dispute between Belgian and Swiss parties over a distribution agreement in the pharmaceutical industry (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Zurich)

Counsel in a dispute between a Brazilian business partner and a French company over a consultancy agreement relating to the sale of communication satellites (ICC Rules ; Dutch law ; Seat in Amsterdam)

Counsel in a post-M&A dispute involving BVI and Austrian parties in the semiconductor industry (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Zurich)

Co-counsel in a dispute between German and Dubai parties over a consultancy agreement related to an initial coin offering – ICO (Swiss Rules ; UAE law ; Seat in Dubai-DIFC)

Counsel in a dispute between US and Austrian parties over the sale of unmanned aerial vehicles (ICC Rules ; Swiss law ; Seat in Zurich)