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Carsten is a partner and a member of the Hengeler Mueller's Dispute Resolution Practice Group. He represents German and foreign companies in German courts, as well as in international arbitration and alternative dispute resolution proceedings. Carsten is a member of the firm's India desk. Carsten has recently litigated disputes in the banking and financial services sector, post-M&A disputes and high-tech sector disputes, as well as product liability and warranty cases in the automotive industry. Carsten's experience in international arbitration includes highly complex arbitrations under DIS, ICC and Swiss Chambers of Commerce rules, as well as in ad hoc proceedings. Recent matters include representing a German industrial company in a dispute with its joint venture partner from the United Arab Emirates, a listed Norwegian biotechnology company in ad hoc arbitration proceedings initiated by its Italian contract partner, representing GEA Group in DIS proceedings against Flex-n-Gate, and a DAX 30 company in a US-$ 800 m arbitration under ICC rules. He also acts as an arbitrator, most recently as chairman of the tribunal in an ad hoc arbitration.