"Jörg Risse is a real rock star. He is creative and known for his excellent public speaking skills."
Chambers Germany 2026
Jörg Risse is an honorary professor at the Faculty of Law at the University of Mannheim where he teaches negotiation, advocacy skills and international dispute resolution.
Jörg Risse has a permanent lectureship in rhetoric at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
Jörg Risse served as an expert witness at the German Bundestag during the public hearing on the draft bill to modernize arbitration law. (Public hearing of the German Bundestag’s Committee on Legal Affairs, Berlin, December 4, 2024)
See the German Bundestag’s press release
Every year in late February, Jörg Risse organizes the Petersberg Arbitration Days, one of the most important conferences on arbitration in the German-speaking world.
About the Petersberg Arbitration Days / German Institute of Arbitration (DIS)
Case clarification in practice: The complexity problem and other obstacles on the way to the truth
Keynote speech at the FTI Dispute Summit on May 21, 2026
Knowledge vs. skill – what still counts in the age of AI
Keynote speech at the annual conference of the legal department of a BIG Four audit firm on April 28, 2026
Conflict and conflict resolution: What you really need to know!
Keynote speech at an internal company conference "Leadership Meeting 2026" in Stuttgart on March 10, 2026
Negotiation management
Lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2026), permanent teaching assignment
The arbitrary representation in international arbitration proceedings – inadmissible or an export hit under German law?
Lecture at symposium in honor of Professor Dr. Roderich C. Thümmel, LL.M. (Harvard) on March 3, 2026 at the University of Tübingen
Arbitration law rethought: About arbitrators, the Vis Moot and Amara's Law
1st Klaus Sachs Lecture - Moot Court Lecture 2025 on December 9, 2025, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
About trust: Why it matters in arbitration
Dinner speech on the occasion of the 14th Baltic Arbitration Days in Riga on June 15, 2025
Oral advocacy
Teaching assignment as part of the English-language IDR LL.M. program at Humboldt University of Berlin, June 2025
Amara's Law: Turning point in arbitration?
Lecture at the DIS spring event in Stuttgart on May 7, 2025
A propos VIS: Unconscious biases and their use in arbitral proceedings
Lecture at Hamburg International Arbitration Days in Hamburg on April 8, 2025
Climate change in arbitration
Evening lecture on the occasion of the 21st Petersberg Arbitration Days in Königswinter on March 7, 2025
Advocacy skills
English-language lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2025), permanent teaching assignment
Negotiation management
English-language lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2025), permanent teaching assignment
How to advocate the best deal for my client in mediation?
Panel discussion at Swiss Arbitration Summit 2025 in Zurich on January 29, 2025
Oral advocacy
Teaching assignment as part of the English-language IDR LL.M. program at Humboldt University of Berlin, June 2024
Storytelling for lawyers
Presentation on the occasion of the 2024 EMEA Practice Group Meeting of Baker McKenzie in Munich on April 19, 2024
When courts can't really help: Negotiation strategies for problem solving
Presentation at the BUJ Summit Restructuring and Negotiation in Munich on April 18, 2024
Do you have PowerPoint or something to say? – professional rhetoric (not only) for lawyers
Presentation at Keynote Speaker Event of the Association of Young Düsseldorf Business Lawyers in Düsseldorf on April 17, 2024
Advocacy skills
English-language lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2024), permanent teaching assignment
Negotiation management
Lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2024), permanent teaching assignment
A (legal) St. Nicholas walk – through psychology and history, via mathematics and statistics into the (better?) future
Christmas lecture at the EBS University in Wiesbaden on December 4, 2023
Psychology in mediation: Why it is also (or especially?) important there
Presentation on the occasion of the nationwide exchange of experience on internal court mediation 2023 in Recklinghausen on November 24, 2023
Process risk analysis – a rational way of comparison?
Workshop on the occasion of the nationwide exchange of experience in court-internal mediation 2023 in Recklinghausen on November 24, 2023
Large-scale proceedings, process control and (electronic) document management
Lecture for the German Judicial Academy in Wustrau on September 21, 2023
Oral advocacy
Teaching assignment as part of the English-language IDR LL.M. program at Humboldt University of Berlin, July 2023
Lessons from psychology for a successful mediation
Presentation on the occasion of the 31st World Forum of Mediation Centers in Frankfurt am Main on July 1, 2023
Psychology in business mediation: Why it is also (or especially?) important there
Keynote speech at the EUCON anniversary event in Munich on June 20, 2023
Just.good.talk.
Keynote speech at the VDMA event "Round Table Contract Management and Plant Construction Law" in Frankfurt am Main on June 15, 2023
The Fishbone Paradox – why arbitration is more efficient than commonly thought
Panel discussion at the Vienna Arbitration Days on May 12/13, 2023
Does Germany need a codified company purchase law? – pros and cons
Keynote speech at the Commercial Court Symposium in Stuttgart on May 8, 2023
Negotiation management
Lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2023), permanent teaching assignment
Logical fallacies and risk analysis: How lawyers can improve their decision-making
Legal conference of a DAX 40 company in Duisburg on February 16, 2023
David vs. Goliath
Lecture and panel discussion at the anniversary event "30 years of DIS: in the service of the economy and the law" in Berlin on September 14, 2022
"Interim measures in arbitration" and "experts in arbitration"
ASA Arbitration Practice Seminar together with the DIS at Schlosshotel Kronberg on June 24, 2022: Discussion Leader
Negotiation training exclusively for lawyers
BusinessCircle seminar in Vienna on June 22 and 23, 2022
Only according to law and order? – how psychology influences legal decisions
Presentation for Frankfurt Law Society in Frankfurt am Main on May 31, 2022
Do you have PowerPoint or something to say – presenting professionally
Seminar for JUC Network Litigation, Arbitration & ADR Munich in Munich on May 23, 2022
Conflict management
Lecture at the Kalaidos Law School, Zurich, on January 28, 2022
Handling complex claims and proceedings
DIS Construction Webinar on January 20, 2022
Dispute resolution and startups – why is dispute resolution important and what arbitration can offer
Keynote at Helsinki International Arbitration Day on December 3, 2021 in Helsinki
Do you have PowerPoint or something to say – professional rhetoric in negotiation research
Guest lecture for Bonn Negotiators e.V. on November 29, 2021 in Bonn
The civil process in the year 2050
Presentation at the German Lawyers' Conference 2021, June 9, 2021 (Zoom event)
Psychology in arbitration: How shrinks can help you to win the case
Presentation at Hamburg International Arbitration Days, March 22, 2021 (Zoom event)
Large-scale processes and measures to increase efficiency
Presentation for the German Judicial Academy on the topic "Arbitration proceedings - a source of inspiration for state courts?", February 24, 2021 (Zoom event)
360° ADR – Midweek Talk "rational decision-making – definition, elements and occurrence"
Zoom event on November 25, 2020
Oral avocacy
Teaching assignment as part of the English-language IDR LL.M. program at Humboldt University of Berlin, June 2020
Negotiation management
Lecture at the University of Mannheim (spring semester 2020), permanent teaching assignment
Negotiation training exclusively for lawyers
Workshop for Business Circle Management Fortbildungs GmbH on March 12 and 13, 2020 in Vienna
Simple.good.presentation
Workshop for Business Circle Management Fortbildungs GmbH on March 11, 2020 in Vienna
What we can do for the pharmaceutical industry – or vice versa
Opening speech at the Petersberg Arbitration Days on February 28, 2020 in Königswinter
Further teaching assignments, seminars and lectures on request
Please feel free to call us for an introductory meeting.
0163 72 74 772
joerg.risse@risse-arbitration.com