Daniel Greineder

Daniel is an English-qualified barrister and arbitration practitioner who has acted in over 40 arbitrations – ranging from USD 2 million to over USD 1 billion – under the rules of the leading arbitral institutions, seated in seats including Geneva, London and Singapore. He has developed an extensive client base across continental Europe, Turkey and the Middle East and is particularly well-versed in applying foreign law and developing and presenting foreign law arguments to tribunals of diverse legal cultures. 

After training at the London Commercial Bar, Daniel practised in the arbitration group of a leading US firm in London before practising in Switzerland from 2011. More recently, he was a partner at an international law firm in Geneva, ranked in the GAR 30 listing, and later worked in Doha. He combines experience of civil law culture with common law advocacy knowhow, described in Legal 500 as “a rising star” and in Who’s Who Legal as “undoubtedly one of the new generation of influential European arbitration lawyers“. Daniel is a native speaker of English and German and has a knowledge of legal french. He frequently contributes to debates about arbitral practice, through participation in international conferences and written publications.