Peter Rižnik has experience in a wide range of international arbitration proceedings across Europe, acting under major institutional and ad-hoc rules, including the ICC, SCC, VIAC, UNCITRAL, FAI, and Ljubljana Arbitration Centre Rules.
Cases have been seated in Paris, Vienna, Stockholm, Geneva, London, Ljubljana, Stuttgart, Helsinki, Munich and Bucharest.
Applicable substantive laws have included Albanian, Austrian, Bulgarian, English and Welsh, German, Kosovan, Lithuanian, North Macedonian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian and Swedish law, as well as public international law and several FIDIC books.
The matters listed below are anonymised and representative of his arbitral appointments and tribunal secretary roles.
Arbitrator • Industrial Equipment Supply
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Ljubljana, Slovenia | Applicable law: Slovenian law
Liability for damages following catastrophic event under an international sale of goods contract.
Arbitrator • Construction / Healthcare
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Paris, France | Applicable law: SEE jurisdiction
Construction of a public hospital under FIDIC Pink Book.
Arbitrator • Energy
Rules: UNCITRAL 2010 | Seat: Geneva, Switzerland | Applicable law: SEE jurisdiction
Electricity supply agreement involving power generation and transmission entities.
Arbitrator • Business Services
Rules: LAC Arbitration | Seat: Ljubljana, Slovenia | Applicable law: Slovenia
Post M&A dispute.
Arbitrator • Automotive / Fleet Operations
Rules: UNCITRAL 1976 | Seat: Stockholm, Sweden | Applicable law: Swedish law
Conformity of goods dispute under CISG.
Arbitrator • Industrial Equipment
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Munich, Germany | Applicable law: Polish law
Agency agreement dispute.
Arbitrator • Industrial Equipment Supply
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Vienna, Austria | Applicable law: Polish law / CISG
Sale of industrial equipment.
Arbitrator • Consumer Electronics
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Vienna, Austria | Applicable law: Italian law / CISG
International sales dispute regarding conformity of the goods.
Arbitrator • Pharmaceuticals
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Paris, France | Applicable law: Austrian law
International sales dispute.
Arbitrator • Manufacturing / Cybersecurity
Rules: VIAC Arbitration | Seat: Vienna, Austria | Applicable law: Serbian law / CISG
Cybersecurity-related sales dispute.
Tribunal Secretary • Energy / State and State-owned Entities
Rules: SCC Arbitration | Seat: Stockholm, Sweden | Applicable law: CEE jurisdiction
Natural gas delivery and pricing dispute (several billion USD).
Tribunal Secretary • Investment Arbitration
Rules: SCC Arbitration | Seat: Stockholm, Sweden | Applicable law: Public international law
Alleged expropriation and breach of the FET standard (EUR 1 billion).
Tribunal Secretary • High Tech / IT
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: London, United Kingdom | Applicable law: German law
Post-M&A dispute.
Tribunal Secretary • Sports / Football
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: London, United Kingdom | Applicable law: English law
Kit supply and sponsorship agreement; right of first refusal.
Tribunal Secretary • Construction / Infrastructure
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Bucharest, Romania | Applicable law: Romanian law
Construction of public utility infrastructure under FIDIC Red Book (EU-funded).
Tribunal Secretary • Construction / Infrastructure
Rules: ICC Arbitration | Seat: Paris, France | Applicable law: Serbian law
Project financing for a major infrastructure project.
Tribunal Secretary • Insurance / Transport
Rules: FAI Arbitration | Seat: Helsinki, Finland | Applicable law: Finnish law / CMR Convention
Insurance claims following truck robbery and cargo theft.
Tribunal Secretary • Construction / Hydropower
Rules: Ljubljana Arbitration Centre | Seat: Ljubljana, Slovenia | Applicable law: Slovenian / FIDIC Silver Book
Construction of a hydroelectric powerplant.
Tribunal Secretary • Debt Collection
Rules: VIAC Arbitration | Seat: Vienna, Austria | Applicable law: SEE jurisdiction
Debt collection agreement; regulatory issues; allegations of corruption.
The experience listed above is representative and anonymised; it does not purport to be exhaustive. Further details may be provided upon request, subject to confidentiality considerations.
Energy & Infrastructure
Extensive experience in disputes arising from electricity and natural gas supply agreements, energy pricing mechanisms, infrastructure construction, and state‑related energy projects. Matters have involved transmission and distribution entities, public utilities, and state‑owned companies.
Construction & Industrial Projects
Regular appointments in construction and industrial supply disputes, including motorway and public utilities infrastructure, and large‑scale industrial projects. Experience includes disputes governed by FIDIC Red, Silver and Pink Books.
International Sales & Distribution
Significant experience in disputes arising from international sales contracts, agency agreements, and distribution relationships, frequently governed by the CISG and domestic sales law across multiple European jurisdictions.
Automotive, Pharmaceuticals & Manufacturing
Experience in disputes involving conformity of goods, product liability, distribution of pharmaceuticals, and supply chains in the automotive and manufacturing sectors, including disputes with technical and regulatory aspects.
Civil Law Systems
Experience involving Albanian, Austrian, Bulgarian, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Polish, Romanian, Serbian, Slovenian, Swedish, Swiss, and other continental European legal systems.
Common Law Systems
Experience involving English law and common-law contractual concepts. Qualified in England & Wales.
Uniform Instruments & Public International Law
Public international law (investment arbitration), CISG, CMR Convention, FIDIC Red Book, FIDIC Silver Book, FIDIC Pink Book.
A significant part of Peter Rižnik’s arbitral experience relates to disputes with a regional nexus to Central, Eastern and South‑Eastern Europe.
He has experience in arbitration proceedings involving parties, projects and governing laws from a broad range of jurisdictions, including Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, North Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Serbia and Slovenia as well as other jurisdictions such as Denmark, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Singapore, Sweden, Turkey and the USA.
Proceedings have been seated across key European arbitration venues, including Paris, Geneva, London, Vienna, Stockholm, Munich, Helsinki, Bucharest and Ljubljana.
Counsel and Tribunal Secretary
In addition to sitting as arbitrator, Peter Rižnik has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary in complex commercial and investment cases, including high‑value disputes involving States and state‑owned entities.
ICC Court Member
Peter Rižnik is a Member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, which involves regular exposure to proceedings conducted under the ICC Rules and to the case management practices of the institution. He has also held the position of Senior Counsel at the Ljubljana Arbitration Centre, where he was involved in the development of institutional rules and practices.
Experience in LCIA Appointment and Challenge Proceedings
Peter Rižnik has further served as assistant to an LCIA Vice‑President in decisions on arbitrator appointments and challenges, providing insight into appointment standards, independence assessments, and procedural expectations at institutional level.
This experience provides him with a practical understanding of the conduct of arbitrations from both tribunal and institutional perspectives.
Beyond individual appointments, Peter Rižnik is actively involved in arbitration practice and institutional development. He is a board member of the Arbitration Association of Central and Eastern Europe (ArbCEE) and regularly contributes to regional and Europe‑wide arbitration initiatives, working groups and conferences.
His experience includes involvement in institutional rule‑making and policy projects, contributing to the development of arbitration practice and procedure in the region.
Peter Rižnik is also available for advisory and policy-related work in the field of arbitration, including institutional rule‑making and legislative or regulatory development initiatives. This includes involvement in projects aimed at the design or reform of arbitration frameworks at national or regional level.
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