Dr. Eric Decker Rechtsanwalt (Attorney at Law), MCIArb

Professional Career

Admitted to practice law in 1999; worked from 1999 to 2000 in the law firm Schilling, Zutt & Anschütz, worked from 2000 to 2007 in the global law firm Shearman & Sterling LLP in the areas of corporate M&A and dispute resolution, worked from 2007 to 2020 as the Legal Director & Head of Global Insurance at Bilfinger SE; January 2021 to present (Founding)Partner of COMINDIS.

Education

Legal education at the Technischen Universität Dresden (TU Dresden) and the Universität Regensburg; Doctorate from TU Dresden (Dr. iur. 1998) dissertation topic: “European Antitrust and IP Law“; clerk at the Appeals Court Dresden with internships in leading business law firms including in the Middle East (Dubai).

Areas of Focus

International arbitration and litigation with a focus on plant engineering and infrastructure; representation and advice in international and domestic commercial law; advice in the area of compliance and directors‘ and officers‘ liability; Advice in the area of insurance, especially on financial lines (D&O, cyber etc.).