Judith Sawang

Dr Judith Sawang is a partner in our dispute resolution practice in Frankfurt with a particular focus on complex commercial and cross-border disputes. She acts as counsel before state courts in litigation, including international recognition and enforcement. She also acts as counsel and arbitrator in arbitration proceedings (ICC, SCC, DIS, LCIA), often in international settings.

Her practice comprises disputes in corporate and commercial law including shareholder disputes, post M&A, distribution, construction, banking and finance. Judith advises clients across a broad range of industry sectors including banks/financial institutions, infrastructure, insurance, health sciences, commodities, telecommunications and the automotive industry.

Judith has been repeatedly recognised for her litigation and arbitration work.

In the German legal market publication JUVE, Judith has been repeatedly "frequently recommended" for dispute resolution as "articulate, to the point, friendly, reliable, confident – really brilliant" (by a client) and as an "excellent counsel, very committed and very good in cross-examination" (by a competitor). She is praised for her "reliable, high quality work" and described as "very good in conducting litigation proceedings."

Judith has also been repeatedly recognized by Who's Who Legal as Future Leader Arbitration, with clients and competitors commenting "Judith is a class-act in the arbitration market", "an outstanding disputes lawyer" and "the sharpest arbitration lawyer in Germany". Her peers and clients further noted "Her commitment to client service is second to none" and "She is very precise and a pleasure to work with".

Judith has also been repeatedly ranked as Counsel by Chambers, where clients note: “You can count on Judith Sawang for the highest-quality legal service.” She was also repeatedly recognized by Handelsblatt as one of the foremost lawyers in Germany for Arbitration and Mediation, International Arbitration and Litigation. She was further repeatedly recognized by WirtschaftsWoche as TOP Lawyer in the area of arbitration.

Judith is a member of the Executive Board of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS). She has published in the area of arbitral law and is a regular speaker at national and international conferences. Judith is a co-author of the practice commentary by Nedden/Herzberg/Kopetzki on the rules of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS). She is a member of several professional associations including the German Arbitration Institute (DIS), HK45, and the IBA.

Judith studied law at the Universities of Heidelberg, Melbourne, Auckland (LL.M.) and Marburg (Dr. iur.). She held several scholarships by the German Academic Scholarship Foundation and was awarded a scholarship prize by the German Arbitration Institute (DIS) for her Ph.D. thesis on the protection of business secrets and the right to be heard in arbitral proceedings.

Judith has been admitted to the bar in 2006. Prior to joining Ashurst, she was with a boutique law firm and with Hengeler Mueller.