Irish lawyer to lead Vienna International Arbitration Centre
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Niamh Leinwather
An Irish lawyer based in Austria has been appointed as secretary-general of the Vienna International Arbitration Centre (VIAC).
Niamh Leinwather, a principal associate in the disputes, litigation and arbitration team at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Vienna, is the only Irish woman admitted to the Austrian Bar.
A graduate of University College Dublin (UCD) and the University of Vienna, Ms Leinwather will take over the top post at VIAC from 2022.
She told the Global Arbitration Review that she will work to advance VIAC’s “exciting new projects” and seek to continue “the great work that VIAC has started on the diversity front”.
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