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As a member of the dispute resolution team, Ivo focuses on advising national and international clients from the financial sector, where he has extensive experience in mass- and cross-border litigation. He is well known for regularly acting as party representative or arbitrator for national and international arbitral tribunals.

Ivo has made a name for himself for being an expert in forming, coordinating and successfully managing teams for major litigation cases. For more than a decade he has represented parties from the financial industry both before courts and in arbitration cases and also regularly acts as an arbitrator. He is a member of some of the most renowned institutions like the ICC Arbitration Commission or the New York International Arbitration Center. Before focusing on dispute resolutions, he advised domestic and international clients on commercial matters (including privatisation in the CEE region). Due to Ivo’s deep understanding of the financial institutions sector he will also advise you on banking related matters. 

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CV

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2010 – 2020 Partner, Benn-Ibler
2003 – 2010 Partner, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach
1993 – 2003 Partner, Weiss-Tessbach
1989 – 1993 Secondee, Linklaters and Paines, London, UK
1988 – 1989 Law clerk, various courts of the Higher Regional Court, Graz and Vienna, Austria
1986 – 1988 Clark, Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Vienna, New York and London
1993 Admitted to the Bar, Austria
1983 – 1998 Master of Law, University of Vienna

Career

Since 2020 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2010 – 2020 Partner, Benn-Ibler
2003 – 2010 Partner, DLA Piper Weiss-Tessbach
1993 – 2003 Partner, Weiss-Tessbach
1989 – 1993 Secondee, Linklaters and Paines, London, UK
1988 – 1989 Law clerk, various courts of the Higher Regional Court, Graz and Vienna, Austria
1986 – 1988 Clark, Creditanstalt-Bankverein, Vienna, New York and London

Education

1993 Admitted to the Bar, Austria
1983 – 1998 Master of Law, University of Vienna

Publications

"The liability of the supervisory board in a crisis situation“", in Zeitschrift für Gesellschaftsrecht (GES) 2024, 292.

Memberships & Associations

Vienna Bar Association

Vienna Advocacy Association Union

ICC Arbitration Commission

New York International Arbitration Center

Additional languages

English

Awards

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Recommended lawyer - Dispute Resolution | Commercial Litigation

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Recommended lawyer - Dispute Resolution | Commercial Litigation: "Ivo Deskovic is a first-rate lawyer, capable of handling very complex cases."

Legal 500 2021

Recommended lawyer – Dispute Resolution | Commercial Litigation: "Ivo Deskovic is a great strategist who combines excellent legal skills with a pragmatic approach and the ability to find the best solutions for clients."

Legal 500 2024

Recommended - Dispute Resolution | Commercial Litigation: "Ivo Deskovic knows how to deal with very complex and delicate matters."

Experience

Representing an Austrian financial institution in VIAC arbitration claims

Representing an Austrian financial institution in VIAC arbitration claims versus a Russian bank concerning an assignment under a share purchase agreement relating to the acquisition of shares in a Bosnian listed company.

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