Nicole Grohmann

Nationality(ies): German

Practice Areas

  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Law
  • Construction - Engineering
  • Corporate Law
  • Energy - Natural Resources
  • Mediation
  • Sales - Purchases
  • Trade - Industry

Bar Admission

COUNTRYSTATE / REGION
Bar Admission - Country and State:
Country: Germany
State: Hamburg

Experience with other jurisdictions

Austria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Switzerland

Experience with arbitral institutions

  • Danish Institute of Arbitration
  • Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
  • International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

Education

Legal traineeship (Referendariat) at the Regional Court of Freiburg, i.a. at the Chamber for Commercial Matters and at Noerr Düsseldorf – Department of Class & Mass Action Defense. Law studies at the University of Freiburg (with a focus on European and international private and commercial law).

Speaking Engagements

Panelist in the Africa in the Moot Coaching the Coaches Series I, Session 1

Teaching Experience

Since 2025: Guest Lecturer at the University of Heidelberg as part of the “Anwaltsorientierte Juristenausbildung”; „International Commercial Arbitration“ at the Hamburg School of Business Administration (HSBA) 

Other Information

YAWP Steering Committee 2026-2027

DIS40 Nord Regional Co-Chair

Doctor of Laws (Dr. jur.), University of Freiburg.

Main Country of Residence

Germany

Firm Name

Hanefeld

Site

Address

Brooktorkai 2020457 - Hamburg -
Germany

Professional Phone

Mobile Phone

Published elsewhere

The Draft PMAC Arbitration Rules: New Momentum for Patent Arbitration, Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 22 August 2025, with Dr. N. Gielen and Dr. M. Plagge. 
Aufwind für den Schiedsstandort Deutschland (translation: Upwind for Germany as seat of arbitration), NJW-aktuell 34/2024, S. 15, with Dr. Nico Gielen. 
Comment on Swiss Contract Law in International Commercial Arbitration, German Arbitration Journal 2024, S. 107-108, with Jan Heiner Nedden, M.M.
Ein neuer Konkurrent für Schiedsgerichte? – Die Frankfurter Kammer für internationale Handelssachen (translation: A new competitor for arbitration? - The Frankfurt International Chamber for Commercial Matters), German Arbitration Journal 2023, S. 224-227. 
Reform des Schiedsverfahrensrechts: BMJ veröffentlicht Eckpunkte (translation: Reform of the German Arbitration Law - Ministry of Justice publishes key points), GmbHR 2023, R176-R178, with Jan Heiner Nedden, M.M.

Firm Name
Hanefeld
External Profile
German
Native Fluency
Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents
English
Proficient
Conduct DR proceedings, Represent clients as an advocate in DR proceedings, Testify orally, Draft opinions, reports, agreements, decisions, orders or awards, Understand written documents