Dr. Maximilian Clasmeier

Maximilian represents corporations, individuals, and states in a broad range of disputes, spanning national and international commercial and investment arbitration, litigation, and regulatory proceedings. He is experienced in working under the ICC, ICSID, DIS, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules and is well-versed in navigating clients' global litigation matters across multiple jurisdictions at the intersection of civil and common law.

He has particular expertise in handling all stages of disputes involving sovereign states, regulatory conduct, and which arise from public international law, international investment law, and international economic law. Maximilian assists clients in developing strategies to prevent, mitigate and resolve disputes risks resulting from investments abroad, leveraging inter alia protections offered by bilateral and multilaterial treaties. Furthermore, he advises clients in white collar matters with a focus on investigations and sanctions proceedings of multilateral development banks (MDB).

Prior to joining White & Case, Maximilian gained international commercial and investment arbitration experience with law firms in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Singapore, worked for a German think tank likewise based in Singapore, and a state representation to the European Union in Brussels. He further worked for the World Bank's Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) in Washington, DC where he gained substantial experience in investigations and enforcement matters involving allegations of fraud, bribery, and corruption.

Maximilian regularly publishes on international arbitration topics and is author of "Arbitral Awards as Investments – Treaty Interpretation and the Dynamics of International Investment Law" (Wolters Kluwer – 2017). Since 2019, he has been serving as a peer reviewer for the ICSID Review – Foreign Investment Law Journal. He has a particular interest and expertise in arbitration matters relating to East and Southeast Asia and understands the regional particularities. He is an active member of the Firm's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Group, was admitted to the Panel of Arbitrators of the Thailand Arbitration Center (THAC), and serves as Local Representative of the Chinese European Arbitration Centre (CEAC) in the United States.

Maximilian has studied law in Münster, Barcelona, Singapore and Düsseldorf. He has taught international investment law at Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf and at Thammasat University in Bangkok. He currently serves as Associated Expert at Leiden University's Grotius Centre for International Legal Studies and its Tracing Inherent Powers project aiming to improve efficiency in states' treaty negotiations on the constitution and reform of international courts and tribunals.