Arbitration (International)
5 Ranked Lawyers
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Lalive
Europe 2026
Rankings
Leading firm in Europe 2026
Ranked Departments
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Ranked Individuals
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Top figures
26
Partners
177
Company Size
1965
Established Year
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Overview
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LALIVE is an international law firm with offices in Geneva, Zurich and London, recognised for its expertise in international disputes. It provides global dispute resolution and advisory services to clients worldwide, including individuals, corporations, governments and international organisations. Its practice covers arbitration, litigation, white collar crime, investigations, regulatory and compliance, public international law and private client.
Industry sectors (8)
- Art & Cultural Property
- Banking & Finance
- Construction & Infrastructure
- Energy
- Mining
- Pharma
- Sports
- Technology
Capabilities (12)
- Arbitration – International Commercial
- Arbitration – Investment Treaty
- Asset Recovery & Insolvency
- Commercial Litigation
- Corporate Commercial Advisory
- Employment
- ESG
- Intellectual Property
- Investigations, Regulatory & Compliance
- Private Client
- Public International Law
- White Collar Crime
Key people
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Thomas Brown
Managing Partner
André Brunschweiler
Deputy Managing Partner
Domitille Baizeau
Co-Chair, Arbitration Practice Group
Melissa Magliana
Co-Chair, Arbitration Practice Group
Nicolas Ollivier
Co-Chair, Litigation Practice Group
Dominik Elmiger
Co-Chair, Litigation Practice Group
Work & experience
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LALIVE is an international law firm focused on complex, high-value cross-border disputes. The firm is recognised for its expertise in international arbitration, litigation and regulatory matters, advising corporates, states and international organisations. It is particularly noted for energy, infrastructure and financial disputes, asset recovery, sanctions-related litigation and ESG-related risk and compliance work.
Ranked Offices at Lalive
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Ranked Departments at Lalive (4)
Ranked Individuals at Lalive (22)
Europe-wide
Matthias Scherer
Arbitration (International)
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Domitille Baizeau
Head of Arbitration (International)
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Joachim Knoll
Arbitration (International)
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Melissa Magliana
Head of Arbitration (International)
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Noradèle Radjai
Arbitration (International)
View profile Domitille Baizeau
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Michael E Schneider
International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators
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Switzerland
Matthias Scherer
Arbitration Counsel
View profile Melissa Magliana
Arbitration Counsel
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Arbitration Counsel
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Bernd Ehle
Arbitration Counsel
View profile Domitille Baizeau
Arbitration Counsel
View profile Joachim Knoll
Arbitration Counsel
View profile Michael E Schneider
Arbitrators
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Arbitrators
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Arbitrators
View profile Bernd Ehle
Arbitrators
View profile Melissa Magliana
Arbitrators
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Thomas Widmer
Intellectual Property
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Sandrine Giroud
Litigation
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White-Collar Crime
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Top figures
26
Partners
177
Company Size
1965
Established Year
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