Felix's recent experience includes representing:

• a major European Airline in an ICC arbitration in relation to the introduction of a new aircraft type
• a major British insurance entity in a large number of German state court litigations with policyholders in relation to complex financial investments
• a major online retailer in proceedings before the ECJ in relation to copyright levies
• a Successor State in domestic litigation proceedings for the recovery of foreign assets
• an American company in an arbitration over a sponsoring contract with a major German soccer club
• an Insolvency Administrator in a complex post-M&A dispute under the DIS Arbitration rules in the solar industry
• the Republic of Croatia in an ICSID arbitration brought under a bilateral investment treaty in relation to a real estate investment in the golf and tourism sector
• Daimler Financial Services in ad-hoc arbitration proceedings against the Federal Republic of Germany in connection with the introduction of a truck toll in Germany (Toll Collect) with an amount in dispute in excess of EUR 5 billion – Germany's largest and most complex arbitration
• Singapore Airlines and Singapore Cargo in a EUR 3 billion cartel damages litigation
• Ukraine against Gilward in an ICSID arbitration in connection with alleged breaches of a bilateral investment treaty in relation to the insolvency of the leading national airline
• the Republic of Croatia against Elitech in an ICSID arbitration brought under an investment treaty in relation to a large scale golf and tourist resort development
• a German industry consortium in the aftermath of an ICC arbitration in relation to a failed construction project in the solar industry
• a German car manufacturer in precedent setting data privacy proceedings.

Felix studied law at Bucerius Law School, Hamburg and Victoria University in Welling-ton, New Zealand before completing his first German State Exam in Hamburg. He continued his legal education as a Fulbright scholar at Pepperdine University School of Law where he earned his LL.M. with a focus on dispute resolution. Afterwards he completed his second State Exam at the Hamburg Court of Appeals. Felix rounded of this legal education with a PhD from Bucerius Law School with a thesis on conflict of laws.

• German - native
• English - fluent
• French - good command

• Applicable law, in: Stancke/Weidenbach/Lahme, Kartellrechtliche Schadensersatzklagen, 2nd edition Frankfurt 2020
• Gesetzgebungsziele im IPR, Hamburg, 2017
• Schiedsrichtern von A-Z – mein erstes Mandat als Schiedsrichter, a joint event by the DIS40 and the GMAA40, SchiedsVZ – Zeitschrift für Schiedsverfahren 2016, p. 264
• Gerichtsstand sowie Anerkennung und Vollstreckung nach dem Bunkeröl-Übereinkommen, IPRax – Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2009, p. 470-474
• Gerichtsstand sowie Anerkennung und Vollstreckung nach dem Bunkeröl-Übereinkommen, IPRax – Praxis des Internationalen Privat- und Verfahrensrechts 2009, p. 470-474
• Bewegung innerhalb Riskins Matrix, ZKM– Zeitschrift für Konfliktmanagement 2008, p. 77-79

• German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
• Competition Litigation Forum 
• Rising Arbitrator Initiative (RAI)
• FidAR e.V. 

• Felix Dörfelt is one of "Germany’s best lawyers" for International Arbitration, Conflict Resolution and Arbitration/Dispute Resolution/Mediation (Handelsblatt & Best Lawyers, since 2018)