Personal bio
Hermann Knott is an experienced transactional and dispute resolution lawyer based in Cologne, Germany. He is a member of both the German and the New York Bar and a partner with KUNZ Lawyers, where he leads the international practice. After attending law schools in Germany, Switzerland (French part) and the US Hermann started his professional career with a New York law firm where he was involved in US investments in the post iron-curtain world. After some time with a German internationally oriented firm practicing corporate litigation he was a founding member of Andersen Legal, the law firm associated with the global Arthur Andersen organization. Apart from his transactional practice Hermann has developed a focus on alternative dispute resolution, i.e. mediation and arbitration. He also has considerable experience in law firm management issues, having been the co-Chair of that Committee of the IBA and the ABA International Section.