Independent Arbitrator
Current activity
Professional focus
Automotive Sector
Construction/Engineering
Biotechnology
Chemistry
Electronics
Energy and power
Research and Development
Intellectual Property
Trade
Infrastructure and Transport
Information Technology (IT)
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements
Metals and Mining
Pharmaceuticals
Project management
Quantum expertise
Sport
Distribution and franchise
Areas of law
Stock corporation law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Construction law
Civil law
Common law
Energy law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Private international law
International economic law
IT law
Licensing/Franchise law
Mediation
Patent and trademark law
Expert Determination
Conciliation
Sports law
Intellectual property law
Law of associations and foundations
Procedural law
Public procurement law
Contract law
Public international law
Competition and antitrust law
My career
- 2022 – today: Independent arbitrator
- 2021 – 2022: Head of Europe of Sidley’s Global Life Sciences industry group and member of its global leadership
- 2015 – 2022: Partner at Sidley Austin LLP Geneva, International Arbitration Group
- 2011 – 2014: Associate at Sidley Austin LLP Geneva, International Arbitration Group
- 2007 – 2011: Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer Geneva and Zurich, International Arbitration Team
- 2004 – 2008: Part-time lecturer at the University of Lucerne
- 2004 – 2006: Legal intern (avocat-stagiaire) at Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich and Geneva
Arbitration experience
20+ years of arbitration experience, initially as counsel and since 2011 also as presiding, sole, emergency and co-arbitrator, in German, English and French, under various international arbitration rules and at different seats of arbitration.
Publications
- See for recent publications https://swissarbitrator.com/insights.
Languages
German
English
French
Memberships
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – member of the Executive Committee and the Board
- Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC) – Vice-President and member of the Board, and included on the List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals (the Tech List®)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (Ciarb) – Fellow (FCIArb)
- German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) – former alternate member of the Appointment Committee
- Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) – former member of the International Advisory Board
- Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC) - Arbitrator Panel
- eBRAM - Arbitrator Panel
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC) - Arbitrator Panel
- International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR) - Arbitrator Panel
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Switzerland - Arbitrator Panel
- Swiss Arbitration Centre - Arbitrator Panel
- Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) - Arbitrator Panel
- WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Centre - Arbitrator Panel
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
- International Council of Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut)
- ArbitralWomen
Further informations
First German State Exam ("summa cum laude") and Swiss bar admission (Zurich, with partial exemption from the oral exam due to the grade "summa cum laude" in the written part. CEDR-accredited mediator.