Antonio Rigozzi

Languages Spoken

English, French, Italian, German

Practice Areas

As arbitrator, counsel and expert:

- international and domestic commercial arbitration;

- sports arbitration and mediation;

- swiss and cross-border litigation.

Publications

- Commentary of the CAS Code, in: M. Arroyo (Ed.) - Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide, Wolters Kluwer, 2nd ed., 2018, 324 pages

- International Arbitration - Law and Practice in Switzerland, OUP, 3rd ed., 2015, 577 pages (co-authored with Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler)

- L'arbitrage international en matière de sport, Bruylant/LGDJ/Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 2005, 880 pages

Full list of publications available at: https://lk-k.com/publications/

Professional Memberships

Association Suisse de droit du sport (ASDS)

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)

International Arbitration Institute (IAI)

Career

2008 - present:

Partner, LKK Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva, Switzerland

2002-2007:

Attorney, Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva, Switzerland

2001-2002:

Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, USA

Experience

- Counsel in more than 200 cases before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) and other international sports tribunals

- Arbitrator in numerous international and domestic arbitrations

- Legal expert witness in several international and domestic sports and commercial disputes

- Party representative in numerous arbitration-related proceedings before the Swiss courts, including the Swiss Supreme Court

- Member of the Board of Trustees of the Swiss Sports Tribunal

Awards