Thomas Herbst is a Senior Associate at ZEILER, specialized in international arbitration and commercial litigation. His practice focuses on energy and construction matters as well as international sales disputes.
He represents and advises clients in matters of international dispute settlement and regularly acts as secretary to the arbitral tribunal and arbitrator. He has been involved in numerous proceedings, governed by a variety of jurisdictions and rules (including ICC, LCIA, ICSID, VIAC and UNCITRAL). He has experience in a wide range of disputes and industries (among them, corporate, post-M&A, and trust disputes and the telecommunications, finance, and reinsurance sectors).
Thomas regularly publishes in his fields of practice. He is an external lecturer of Austrian private business law at the University of Applied Science Vienna (FH BFI Wien), an active member of the Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) association, and coach of the University of Vienna’s team at the Willem C. Vis Commercial Arbitration Moot.
He was admitted to the Austrian bar in 2020 and is a graduate of the University of Vienna (Mag. iur. 2012) with a summer school diploma in European Studies (2009) and an additional diploma in Law of International Relations.
Thomas works in English (fluent) and German (native).
- Senior Associate, Zeiler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna/Austria (since 2020)
- Associate, Zeiler Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna/Austria (2015-2020)
- Research Associate, Schönherr Rechtsanwälte GmbH, Vienna/Austria (2014)
- Visiting Associate, Duane Morris LLP, Corporate Law Practice Group, New York/USA (2014)
- Court Clerkship, Vienna/Austria (2013)
- Trainee, Burgstaller & Preyer, Vienna/Austria (2010-2011)
- Trainee, RA Dr. Bürstmayr, Vienna/Austria (2009)
- Austrian Bar Exam (with distinction), Vienna/Austria (2018)
- Additional diploma in “Law of international relations”, University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (2014)
- Magister Iuris, University of Vienna, Vienna/Austria (2012)
- Certificate (with distinction), International Summer School – University of Vienna, Strobl/Austria (2009)