Mag Dr Désirée Prantl > Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG > Vienna, Austria > Lawyer Profile
Baker McKenzie Rechtsanwälte LLP & Co KG Offices
SCHOTTENRING 25
1010 VIENNA
Austria
Mag Dr Désirée Prantl
Work Department
Dispute Resolution
Position
Désirée is a partner in our Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Her practice encompasses international commercial arbitration and state court litigation. Désirée is experienced with disputes in the construction, energy, telecommunications and post-M&A sector. Our global, international and domestic clients entrust Désirée with the most delicate disputes and value her smooth and prudent conduct of proceedings and high-level work products.
Désirée is a member of the National Advisory Board of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC). She lectures at the University of Innsbruck and the Austrian Arbitration Academy and regularly publishes and speaks on contemporary topics in the field of dispute resolution. Désirée also engages in pro bono work, spreads the Firm’s Diversity Inclusion & Equality policy and supports women in law initiatives. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie, Désirée worked at an internationally renowned law firm and gained working experience in New York, London, Paris, Kiev and Brussels.
With over 10 years of practice, Désirée has represented a broad range of clients across various industries in domestic and international arbitrations administered under major institutional arbitration rules, and in court proceedings. Désirée has been practicing in civil law jurisdictions, predominantly under Austrian, German and Swiss law. She has, amongst others, represented global and national energy and construction companies, leaders in the software and technology sector, the Austrian branch of a market leader in the metal industry, the Romanian branch of an Austrian headquartered global industrial service provider, affiliates of a leading corporate and investment bank, a conglomerate on technology and electrical engineering as well as a leading biotech technology manufacturer in high stake and complex arbitration proceedings and state court litigations. She has been increasingly involved in disputes related to the CEE region.
Languages
English, French, German, Italian
Memberships
- National Advisory Board of the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber – Member
- Vienna Bar Association – Member
- Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) – Member
- Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut) – Member
- Arbitral Women – Member
- Female Board Pool – Member
Education
- New York University School of Law (Master of Laws) (2011)
- University of Innsbruck (Doctor Juris) (2010)
- University of Innsbruck (Diploma Program International Economics and Business Studies) (2008)
- University of Innsbruck (Diploma Program Business Law) (2007)