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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

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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.

Industries (16)

  • Infrastructure, construction and engineering
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Joint ventures, consortium agreements and shareholders’ disputes
  • Energy upstream and downstream
  • Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences
  • Automotive
  • Mining & minerals
  • Commodities trading
  • Luxury and consumer goods
  • Information technology, patent and other intellectual property related disputes
  • Licensing, technology transfer and distribution agreements
  • Hotel and hospitality
  • Sports-related commercial disputes
  • Investment disputes
  • Finance and banking transactions
  • Transportation, aviation, shipping and maritime disputes

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What the Team is Known For

Schellenberg Wittmer houses a widely respected Swiss practice with practitioners acting as counsel and arbitrators from its Geneva and Zürich bases. The firm regularly assists with commercial arbitrations, often under ICC rules, on behalf of both private companies and states. The team is well placed to handle a considerable variety of rules, including the Swiss Rules and those of the SCC and UNCITRAL. Additionally, Schellenberg Wittmer stands out for its work in set-aside proceedings before the Swiss courts, including within the context of major European investor-state disputes. The firm supplements its offering with its expertise in Court of Arbitration for Sports cases.

Work Highlights

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  • Schellenberg Wittmer represented EDF Energies Renouvelables in setting aside proceedings before the Swiss Supreme Court initiated by the Kingdom of Spain against an award in a USD48 million UNCITRAL arbitration.

Strengths

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  • Schellenberg Wittmer has a great team with a lot of experience in international arbitration. It is very good in terms of quality and knows its stuff.

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Notable Practitioners

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  • Band 3Elliott Geisinger
    Band 3Elliott Geisinger

    Elliott Geisinger

    Elliott Geisinger acts as counsel in commercial and investor-state arbitrations under ICC and SCC rules, as well as in arbitration-related litigation in front of Swiss courts. He is also renowned for his role as chair and co-arbitrator in shareholder and energy disputes.

    • Elliott Geisinger is outstanding.

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    • Elliott is outstanding. His strategic thinking and ability to quickly grasp the intricacies of foreign legal frameworks and commercial contexts make him an invaluable asset in cross-border disputes.

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  • Band 5Christopher Boog
    Band 5Christopher Boog

    Christopher Boog

    Christopher Boog operates from Zürich and Singapore and is often mandated for his expertise in commercial and investor-state disputes seated across Europe. He is particularly attractive for Germany-based clients and also assists with sport arbitration cases.
  • Band 5Philippe Bärtsch
    Band 5Philippe Bärtsch

    Philippe Bärtsch

    Philippe Bärtsch acts for clients ranging from private individuals to oil and gas companies and international bodies. His expertise includes post-M&A disputes and sports arbitration proceedings as well as setting-aside proceedings and commercial disputes under UNCITRAL and ICC rules.

    • Philippe Bärtsch has a very efficient way of making his point and pursuing his arguments. He always sounds reasonable and knows which points are worth pushing.

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