About

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Overview:

LALIVE is an international law firm with offices in Geneva, Zurich and London. It is renowned for its expertise and experience in international disputes and provides global dispute resolution and advisory services to clients in Switzerland and worldwide. The firm represents individuals, public and private entities, including multinational corporations, governments and international organisations.


100+ lawyers

28 nationalities

17 qualified jurisdictions

48% female lawyers


Practice areas

International commercial and investment arbitration

Asset Recovery & Insolvency

Commercial Litigation

Corporate Commercial Advisory

Employment

ESG

Intellectual Property

Investigations, Regulatory & Compliance

Private Client

Public International Law

White Collar Crime


Sectors

Art & Cultural Property

Banking & Finance

Construction & Infrastructure

Energy

Mining

Pharma

Sports

Technology

Chambers Review

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Arbitration (International) - Europe-wide

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Lalive is an outstanding Swiss firm operating out of Geneva, Zürich and London, with the experience and reputation to compete at the pan-European level. Its team is praised for its prowess in large-scale investor state arbitrations on behalf of states as well as state-owned and private companies. The firm is particularly active in the energy, construction and mining sectors, with a strong caseload of ICSID and UNCITRAL arbitrations relating to disputes between European and Middle Eastern or Asian parties. The firm is recognised as a superb choice to handle Geneva-seated commercial cases, with additional experience in cases seated in London or Helsinki. It is also well reputed for the numerous prominent arbitrators within its ranks.

Work Highlights

  • Lalive represented Romania in a USD6.7 billion ICSID arbitration brought by investors from the UK and Canada under BITs arising from a gold mining project.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Domitille Baizeau
1
Domitille Baizeau
1
Band 1

Domitille Baizeau demonstrates prowess in acting as counsel in various investor state and commercial disputes governed by different arbitration rules, such as those of the ICC and ICSID. She is also noted as an arbitrator, acting as president or co-arbitrator in European-seated tribunals.

Domitille Baizeau is excellent and whatever she does is quality. If you have her on a tribunal, things will go right. She has high standards and is a class act.

Matthias Scherer
2
Matthias Scherer
2
Band 2

Clients appreciate Matthias Scherer for his expertise in high profile investor state arbitrations under ICSID rules, where he mostly acts for European states. He is also in demand as an arbitrator, sitting in ICC and SCC tribunals in Switzerland and Stockholm.

If my life were at stake and I needed an arbitrator or counsel, he would be my choice. He has so much charisma and is very clever. Astonishing.

Michael E Schneider
3
Michael E Schneider
3
Band 3

Michael Schneider is particularly appreciated for his role as an arbitrator in ICSID and ICC tribunals across the continent, overseeing construction-related and BIT disputes.

He is very big picture. I think he is brilliant.

Joachim Knoll
5
Joachim Knoll
5
Band 5

Joachim Knoll advises a wide range of clients from the mining world, oil and gas companies and the construction sector. He has experience of UNCITRAL and ICSID arbitrations as well as ECT and BIT matters.

Melissa Magliana
5
Melissa Magliana
5
Band 5

Melissa Magliana represents clients in the pharmaceutical, energy and construction sectors in post-M&A and contract proceedings, often under ICC rules with seats in various jurisdictions.

Melissa is really pragmatic, diplomatic and well prepared.

Noradèle Radjai
5
Noradèle Radjai
5
Band 5

Noradèle Radjai has extensive experience handling BIT claims under ICSID rules as well as European-wide ICC arbitrations. Her expertise includes proceedings involving the energy and manufacturing sectors.

Noradèle is very diligent and well-prepared, acting on two fronts at the same time. She is very organised and cogent in her thinking.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Europe-wide

Arbitration (International)

Matthias Scherer
3
Matthias Scherer
Head of Arbitration (International)
3
Band 3
Domitille Baizeau
4
Domitille Baizeau
4
Band 4
Joachim Knoll
5
Joachim Knoll
5
Band 5
Melissa Magliana
5
Melissa Magliana
5
Band 5
Noradèle Radjai
5
Noradèle Radjai
5
Band 5
International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators

Domitille Baizeau
1
Domitille Baizeau
1
Band 1
Matthias Scherer
2
Matthias Scherer
2
Band 2
Michael E Schneider
3
Michael E Schneider
3
Band 3

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