About

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Our International Arbitration Group, which is one of the largest in Switzerland, comprises leading arbitration practitioners with extensive experience in a wide range of industries and complex arbitration matters not only in Switzerland and under Swiss law, but globally and under different laws. Our team is multicultural and multilingual, with diverse legal backgrounds. This enables us to understand our clients’ diverse perspectives and needs, and to handle matters governed by a wide array of laws, in various languages. We meet our clients’ expectations in terms of legal advice and strategy, and business and industry focus.

We act as lead counsel in disputes of all types and magnitude, including large, complex, multi-jurisdictional commercial, investment and sports disputes, seated in common law and civil law jurisdictions around the world. We act for states, state entities, multinational corporations, small and medium-size businesses and individual commercial players. Our team also has unrivalled experience in setting-aside proceedings before the Swiss Supreme Court.

Our representations range from pre-litigious advice over negotiation strategies to mediation, conciliation, adjudication, dispute boards, arbitration, arbitration-related litigation and (pre-trial) discovery to enforcement proceedings and strategies in Switzerland and elsewhere.

Chambers Review

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Arbitration - Switzerland

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What the Team is Known For

Schellenberg Wittmer has a noteworthy arbitration practice that has experience in cases involving Asian and European sovereign states. The law firm frequently advises on commercial disputes, including claims arising out of sale contracts and distribution agreements alongside post-M&A disputes and set-aside proceedings before ICC and UNCITRAL tribunals. Its lawyers also have experience representing clients in the pharmaceutical, energy and construction sectors.

Work Highlights

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  • Schellenberg Wittmer represented StakeHound in Swiss arbitration proceedings relating to a crypto dispute. 

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Christopher Boog
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Christopher Boog
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Band 1

Christopher Boog has particular experience representing clients in ICC arbitrations, including advising on contractual disputes, construction arbitration, professional liability cases and investor-state disputes. He has notable experience representing clients in arbitrations seated in Singapore. Additionally, he has further experience with UNCITRAL and SIAC proceedings.

Christopher Boog is probably one of the best international arbitration practitioners of his generation. He is an exceptional talent who is just very good at what he does.

Christopher Boog has very strong advocacy skills and is brilliant in cross-examinations. He is the type of lawyer that clients trust and rely on.

Christopher Boog is an outstanding lawyer in commercial arbitration. He is very easy to work with and creative in finding solutions.

Christopher Boog is an exceptional practitioner.

Christopher Boog is the best lawyer I have ever worked with.

Elliott Geisinger
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Elliott Geisinger
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Elliott Geisinger remains one of the most highly regarded arbitration counsel in Switzerland. He has particular expertise in construction disputes and is further active on matters relating to contracts. He also has a strong reputation as an arbitrator, frequently acting as co-arbitrator in commercial disputes under ICC rules.

Elliott Geisinger is simply one of the best arbitration counsel in Switzerland. He is highly commercial and an excellent written and oral advocate.

Elliott Geisinger's experience as an arbitrator is of great benefit to clients hiring him as arbitration counsel.

Elliott Geisinger is an excellent lawyer with great communication skills and a very strong commercial perspective. He is always attentive, caring and focused on the client's needs.

Elliott Geisinger is highly qualified, experienced and very analytical in order to understand and evaluate complex matters.

Elliott Geisinger is the Lionel Messi of international arbitration.

Philippe Bärtsch
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Philippe Bärtsch
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Philippe Bärtsch represents clients in distribution disputes, post-M&A cases and set-aside proceedings. He is also active in arbitrations within the sporting, pharmaceutical and maritime sectors.

Philippe Bärtsch is an excellent lawyer with particularly strong strategic advice.

Philippe Bärtsch's opening statements are very convincing.

Philippe Bärtsch is highly skilled, very experienced and has a great strategic mind.

Philippe Bärtsch very often guided the decision process of the discussion. He was very important for the strategy and was key for coming to a good decision.

Philippe Bärtsch is an outstanding arbitration counsel. His submissions are elaborate enough to make the point but also simple enough to be completely understandable.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Switzerland

Arbitration

Christopher Boog
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Christopher Boog
Head of Arbitration
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Foreign expert for Singapore
Arbitration Counsel

Christopher Boog
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Christopher Boog
1
Band 1
Elliott Geisinger
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Elliott Geisinger
1
Band 1
Philippe Bärtsch
2
Philippe Bärtsch
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Band 2
Arbitrators

Elliott Geisinger
2
Elliott Geisinger
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Band 2
Christopher Boog
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Christopher Boog
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Band 4

Members

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Anna Kozmenko

Anya George

Christopher Boog

Christopher Boog

Head of Department

Elliott Geisinger

Elliott Geisinger

Head of Department

Julie Raneda

Peter Burckhardt

Philipp Groz

Stefan Leimgruber

Industries

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Automotive

Energy upstream and downstream

Finance and banking transactions

Hotel and hospitality

Information technology, patent and other intellectual property related disputes

Investment disputes

Joint ventures, consortium agreements and shareholders’ disputes

Licensing, technology transfer and distribution agreements

Luxury and consumer goods

Mergers and acquisitions

MiCommodities tradingning & minerals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Sports-related commercial disputes

Transportation, aviation, shipping and maritime disputes

infrasucture, construction and engineering