
Dr. Sörren Kiene
Lawyer
Solicitor (England & Wales)
Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law
Vita
- Born in 1978
 - Legal studies at the University of Münster
 - First Exam ("1. Staatsexamen") in 2005
 - Research associate at Centre for European Private Law (CEP) and at the Institute for International Business Law at the University of Münster
 - Scholarship recipient for the EC-funded "Uniform Terminology for European Private Law" research network, University of Warsaw (2005)
 - Guest lectureship at Beijing University of Political Science and Law (June 2007)
 - Second (Bar) Exam ("2. Staatsexamen") in 2009
 - Bar admission and Doctor of Law (Dr. jur.) in 2010
 - Joined the firm in 2010
 - Visiting lecturer at the Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences, 2011 - 2014
 - Solicitor (England & Wales) since 2014
 - Certified Specialized Attorney in International Business Law since 2016
 - Accredited and certified Incoterms® 2020 trainer (since November 2019)
 
Memberships
- Deutscher Anwaltsverein
 - Deutsch-Britische Juristenvereinigung
 
Publications
Contributions to books
- Delivery of Goods, in: DiMatteo/Janssen/Magnus/Schulze (Hrsg.),
International Sales Law – Second Edition, Hart Publishing, Kemp House, Chawley Park, Cumnor Hill, Oxford, OX2 9PH 2021, S. 366-387 - German Civil Code - Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch, §§ 759-779 BGB 2020
 - Delivery of Goods, in: DiMatteo/Janssen/Magnus/Schulze (Hrsg.), International Sales Law – Contract, Principles & Practice, Baden-Baden 2016, S. 313-339
 - German Country Analysis: Part II,in: DiMatteo (Hrsg.), International Sales Law - A Global Challenge, Cambridge 2014, S. 377-398
 - Rezension zum Formularbuch zum Europäischen und Internationalen Zivilprozessrecht, herausgegeben von Peter-Andreas Brand, NJW 2011, Seite 1573
 - Beginn der Widerrufsfrist beim Haustürgeschäft - Urteilsanmerkung zur Entscheidung des BGH vom 23.09.2010, Az.: VII ZR 6/10, VuR 2011, Seite 232 -234
 - The CISG and Its General Principles, zusammen mit Dr. André Janssen, in: CISG Methodology, Janssen/Meyer (Hrsg.), München 2009, S. 261-285
 - Übersetzung der Principles of Existing EC Contract Law (Acquis Principles - Contract II) zusammen mit David Kraft, Reiner Schulze und Gerhard Dannemann, ZEuP 2007, Seite 1151-1155
 - Übersetzung der Principles of Existing EC Contract Law (Acquis Principles - Contract I) zusammen mit David Kraft, Reiner Schulze und Gerhard Dannemann, ZeuP 2007, Seite 896-908
 - Rechtsmängel im UN-Kaufrecht und das Verhältnis von Art. 30 CISG zu Art. 41, 43 CISG, IHR 2006, Seite 93-97
 
Monographs
- Vertragsaufhebung und Rücktritt des Käufers im UN-Kaufrecht und BGB im Vergleich, München 2010
 
Kompetenzen
Compliance
- Distribution law compliance, including supply chain act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz - LkSG)
 - Assessment of distributor contracts with regard to their admissibility under cartel law
 
Commercial and distribution law
International distribution (export and import)
- UN Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
 - International supply agreements
 - International supply framework agreements
 - Internationale order framework agreements
 - International General Terms of Purchase and Sale
 - International agency agreements
 - International distributor contracts (including distribution cartel law)
 - Non-disclosure agreements
 - Quality assurance agreements
 - Letters of credit
 - International bank guarantees
 - International collateralization of credits on goods
 - Private international law
 
National distribution
- Delivery agreements
 - Purchase agreements
 - Delivery framework agreements
 - Order framework agreements
 - General Terms of Purchase and Sale
 - Warranty regulations
 - Guarantee agreements
 - Quality assurance agreements
 - Inco terms
 - Product liability law
 - Insurance law
 - Agency agreements
 - Distributor contracts (including distribution cartel law)
 - Non-disclosure agreements
 
Proceedings and arbitration proceedings
- Litigation in Germany and abroad
 - Enforcement of claims against foreign debtors
 - International and national arbitration proceedings (as party representative and arbitrator)
 - Strategies for the prevention of proceedings and reduction of risks
 - Proceedings for the preservation of evidence, in- and out-of-court
 
International law
Export and import, international distribution
- International purchase agreements, UN Convention of Contracts for the International Sale of Goods
 - International agency agreements
 - International distributor contracts
 - International General Terms of Purchase and Sale
 - Letters of credit
 - International bank guarantees
 - International collateralization of credits on goods
 
International proceedings and arbitration
- Litigation abroad
 - Enforcement of claims against foreign debtors
 - International arbitration proceedings (as party representative and arbitrator)
 - Strategies for the prevention of proceedings and reduction of risks
 
Mediation and arbitration
Arbitration
- Activity as arbitrator in national and international arbitration
 - Representation in national and international arbitration
 - Preparation of arbitration agreements
 - Acknowledgment and enforcement of arbitration awards