Niki Andersson is a lawyer at Clayston with extensive experience in national and international business law. She advises and represents German and international clients in complex, often cross-border disputes before state courts as well as in national and international arbitration proceedings. Her practice focuses on commercial disputes with a multi-jurisdictional dimension and on sanction-related litigation.
Another key area of her practice is trademark law. Niki Andersson regularly advises on the strategic registration, transfer, and enforcement of trademark rights at the national (DPMA) and European (EUIPO) levels and handles their judicial enforcement and defense.
She studied law at the University of Hamburg and the Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, focusing on international law. She gained practical experience at internationally oriented business law firms in Berlin and Hamburg.
Languages
German, English, French, Croatian
Case Experience (selection)
• Advising and representing a Middle Eastern company in an ICC arbitration against a German contractual partner in the aviation sector. The dispute concerned the impact of EU and US sanctions on the contract. Governing law: English law, Seat of arbitration: London.
• Representation of a German company in an ad hoc arbitration under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, administered by the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) against a Greek company. The case involved multiple claims and counterclaims related to a construction project in the field of renewable energy and infrastructure. Governing law: Swiss law, Seat of arbitration: Geneva.
• Representation of a private joint stock company from the Middle East in a Swiss Rules arbitration against a German seller. The dispute arose from an international sales contract in the construction and machinery industry. Governing law: Swiss law, Seat of arbitration: Zurich.
• Representation of an Emirati company in a DIS arbitration concerning shareholder disputes. The case involved the redemption of shares and the invalidity of shareholder resolutions. Governing law: German law, Seat of arbitration: Frankfurt.
• Representation of companies in various proceedings before national courts concerning commercial disputes. Key areas include commercial agent compensation, commission claims, non-compete violations, and the enforcement and defense against contractual penalties.
