GRAT Disputes - Ann-Christin Engelke

Ann-Christin Engelke

Partner | Lawyer

Business Mediator

T +49 (0)40 328 90 98 21

Ann-Christin acts as counsel in complex arbitration and court proceedings and as arbitrator and mediator in commercial disputes. Additionally, she develops dispute-avoiding solution strategies and out-of-court settlement approaches in the early stages of a dispute.

Ann-Christin’s area of practice focuses on technical disputes, for example in the areas of digitalised and automated mechanical and plant engineering, defence and energy. In addition, Ann-Christin has extensive expertise in the area of lawyers' and managers' liability as well as in post-M&A proceedings.

Before founding GRAT Disputes, Ann-Christin worked as a lawyer at BAUMANN Resolving Disputes from 2019 to 2023, most recently as a Salary Partner, and previously as a lawyer at Corinius LLP in Hamburg from 2014 to 2019. In 2021, Ann-Christin completed her training as a business mediator (Munich Business Mediator Training).

Ann-Christin is Managing Director at the Asian European Arbitration Centre GmbH.

Ann-Christin speaks German and English.

Since 2024Founding partner GRAT Disputes, Hamburg
2019-2023Lawyer, BAUMANN Resolving Disputes, Hamburg (since 2021 as Salary Partner)
2014-2019Lawyer, Corinius LLP (Commercial), Hamburg
2012-2014Legal clerkship at Higher Regional Court of Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck
2004-2012Law studies at the University of Hamburg
  • Grundzüge der Rechtsvergleichung; Gestaltung und Verhandlung von internationalen Verträgen; Auslegungsregeln; lecture as part of the specialist lawyer course in International Business Law, Deutsche Anwaltakademie, 2024
  • Grundzüge der Rechtsvergleichung; Gestaltung und Verhandlung von internationalen Verträgen; Auslegungsregeln; lecture as part of the specialist lawyer course in International Business Law, Deutsche Anwaltakademie, 2023
  • German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
  • Hamburg Arbitration Circle (HAC)
  • Asian European Arbitration Association e.V. (ASEAA)
  • Arbitral Women