Dr. Fabian Bonke, LL.M. (LSE)

Fabian has advised in a great number of project disputes, in particular related to offshore wind farms, energy-from waste plants, water treatment plants and oil & gas projects, tunnels and roads, as well as rail vehicle construction. His focus is on Europe and the Middle East. He has gained particular expertise in EPC, O&M contracts and FIDIC Conditions of Contracts. He advises on disputes in the technology sector, for example in software and IT outsourcing projects. He has in-depth knowledge in the processing of extensive amounts of data using software solutions (e.g. claim management and e-discovery tools).

From an early stage in his legal career, Fabian set a strong international focus. In parallel to his German legal studies, he also studied French law at the Saarland University and earned a French law degree. Additionally, he spent one year at the University of Geneva. During his legal traineeship, he clerked for judges at the Regional Court of Mainz and was employed at leading law firms in Frankfurt and New York. After having been admitted to the bar, Fabian earned an LL.M. with merit from the renowned London School of Economics. He completed his doctorate in comparative law with a dissertation on Contract Terms in Business-to-Business Contracts (published by Duncker & Humblot). 

Fabian currently co-chairs the Frankfurt regional chapter of the arbitration group DIS40. Previously, he has been a long-serving member of the Editorial Board of the Kluwer Arbitration Blog. He regularly publishes articles in particular on questions arising from the resoluton of project disputes.