Portfolio


As Counsel • As Arbitrator

Dr. Blanke has significant experience serving as arbitrator both domestically and internationally. Dr. Blanke’s experience extends across all industry sectors and a wide range of governing laws, seats and institutional rules.

Major appointments representative of Dr. Blanke’s experience as arbitrator include:

  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute governed by Qatari law worth over QAR 50 mio with respect to the construction of an infrastructure project in Doha under the ICC Rules and seated in Doha, Qatar;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute governed by UAE law worth over AED 100 mio with respect to the installation of an irrigation and stormwater drainage system as part of the construction of a road tunnel in Abu Dhabi under the ICC Rules and seated in Abu Dhabi;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute worth around AED 300 mio between a Dubai-based building contractor and a UAE property developer governed by UAE law with respect to a Dubai-based residential project under the DIAC Rules with seat in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a dispute arising from a master transport services agreement involving logistics companies from the USA, Lithuania and Afghanistan governed by English law under the ICC Rules with seat in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute between a subcontractor and a contractor governed by UAE law with respect to a construction project in Dubai under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a dispute worth around AED 20 mio between an Indian national and a Panama-incorporated foundation for underprivileged children with respect to the alleged breach of a deed of settlement involving the sale of shares governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules with seat in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a dispute worth around $US 10 mio between a Canadian company and a British national arising from a share purchase agreement with respect to an international network design and installation services company governed by UAE law under the DIFC-LCIA Rules with seat in the DIFC;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a construction dispute governed by UAE law worth over AED 20 mio with respect to the completion of preliminary works in the construction of a real estate development in Abu Dhabi under the ADCCAC Arbitration Regulations and seated in Abu Dhabi;
  • Appointment as Co-arbitrator in a dispute worth around AED 980 mio arising from a set of sale and purchase agreements governed by UAE law for development of a project in Falcon City of Wonders, Dubai, under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a dispute worth over AED 100 mio arising from the purported wrongful termination of a set of project development agreements for the development by Kuwaiti-owned sole establishments of industrial plots in Dubai Industrial City governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in relation to a dispute arising from an off-plan sale and purchase agreement in relation to office space in an office development in Business Bay, Dubai, governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a dispute between a UAE national and a Canadian investor arising from the application of an indemnity clause contained in a side agreement in the real estate sector governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a construction dispute between a subcontractor and a contractor governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a construction dispute between a sub-contractor and a contractor governed by UAE law with respect to a construction project in Dubai under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a construction dispute between a sub-contractor and a contractor governed by UAE law with respect to a construction of a hotel in Abu Dhabi under the ADCCAC Arbitration Regulations and seated in Abu Dhabi;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a dispute between two Austrian nationals with respect to claims arising out of an agreement to jointly purchase Dubai-based real estate governed by DIFC law under the DIAC Rules with seat in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a dispute between a free zone company specialised in gems trading and a UAE-based investment and development company arising from a commercial lease agreement in Mall of Arabia, Dubai, governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Sole Arbitrator in a dispute worth around SAR 18.5 mio between a Lebanese education management organization and a Saudi real estate investment company arising out of the purported wrongful termination of a contract to establish and operate a school in the city of Jeddah, KSA, governed by DIFC Law under the DIFC-LCIA Rules with seat in the DIFC;
  • Appointment as Chair in a construction dispute between a sub-contractor and a contractor governed by UAE law with respect to a construction project in Dubai under the ICC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Chair in a construction dispute worth around AED 20 mio between a sub-contractor and a contractor governed by UAE law with respect to a construction project in Dubai under the ICC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Chair in a dispute arising from a deed of release agreement between a sub-contractor and a contractor governed by UAE law with respect to a construction project in Dubai under the DIAC Rules and seated in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Chair in a dispute arising from a consultancy agreement for design and supervision services with respect to the construction of a residential development in Dubai Marina and governed by UAE law under the DIAC Rules with seat in Dubai;
  • Appointment as Chair in a dispute arising from an agreement between a Fujairah-incorporated business technology consultancy and a strategic management consultancy services company registered in the DMCC, Dubai, for the provision of business and commercial consultancy services governed by UAE law under the ADCCAC Arbitration Regulations with seat in Abu Dhabi;
  • Appointment as Chair in a dispute between a UAE-based infrastructure contractor and an oil company governed by UAE law with respect to the construction of oil storage facilities in Fujairah under the ICC Rules and seated in Dubai; and
  • Appointment as Chair in a dispute between a Swedish software company and a Saudi strategic business solutions company arising from a master reseller agreement for the promotion and sale of software to customers in KSA and related training and consulting agreements governed by Swedish law under the SCC Rules and seated in Lund, Sweden.