Dr. Markus Burgstaller has been a Partner in the International Arbitration Practice of Hogan Lovells in London since 2014.  Prior to joining Hogan Lovells in 2007, he served as Legal Advisor in the Office of the Austrian Chancellor (Bundeskanzleramt) for more than four years. 

He combines experience in public international law and EU law at the highest level of Government with many years of experience in advising and representing States, international organisations and businesses in private practice.

Dr. Burgstaller acts for investors, States, and international organisations in international disputes, mainly arbitrations under the ICSID and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules, and in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Markus was lead counsel for the Slovak Republic in the Achmea case before the CJEU in which the CJEU ruled that EU law precludes a provision in an international agreement concluded between EU Member States that provides for investor-State arbitration.

For his work Markus received the Financial Times Innovative Lawyers award for innovation in legal expertise – dispute resolution, the award for "Most Important Decision" by Global Arbitration Review and was named "Lawyer of the Week" by The Times.

Recognized as a leading individual in public international law in the UK and globally, Markus guest lectures at universities such as the University of Cambridge, the London School of Economics and Political Science, and Humboldt University in Berlin.

Markus is frequently interviewed and published in international media such as the Financial Times, The Economist, The Times, the BBC, and the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

Dr. Burgstaller has previously served for twelve years on the ICSID Panel of Conciliators nominated by the Austrian Government.  He is currently serving on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators again nominated by the Austrian Government.