Patrizia Netal is a founding partner of the specialized dispute resolution firm KNOETZL. Prior to her partnership in KNOETZL, Patrizia was a partner and arbitration expert in a dispute resolution boutique in Vienna. Patrizia practices both as counsel and arbitrator. She has extensive experience in institutional and ad-hoc arbitration proceedings (including the Rules of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the Rules of Arbitration of the VIAC (Vienna Rules), the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) and UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules. A particular focus of Patrizia’s arbitration practice is construction and engineering disputes, aviation, distribution and international sales disputes. Patrizia is co-author of the VIAC Handbook Vienna Rules, A Practitioner’s Guide (2014). Patrizia is the Co-Director and a member of the Executive Board of the (Association of the) Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, the world's largest and most renowned law student competition in the field of arbitration. She is also the co-chair of the Association of Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP) and honorable member of the Moot Alumni Association (MAA). Patrizia is a member of the Steering Committee supporting Equal Representation in Arbitration (ERA – The Pledge).