Global
Practice Areas
Bernd specialises in international arbitration, with extensive experience as both counsel and arbitrator in over 100 high-stakes disputes conducted under various arbitration rules and governed by civil and common law. His experience includes serving on dispute adjudication boards.
Bernd advises and represents clients in complex disputes, with a focus on large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, intricate joint venture agreements, M&A transactions and sales and distribution contracts. He is committed to dispute resolution and related capacity building, in particular in Africa, to which a significant portion of his work is related.
Recognised as a “leading light in the next generation of international arbitration practitioners in Switzerland”, Who’s Who Legal Global Leaders, Arbitration, 2022, Bernd also assists and represents clients in the enforcement of arbitral awards and other arbitration-related proceedings before state courts.
Career
Admitted in Germany and Switzerland. Joined LALIVE in 2003; Partner since 2009; acted as counsel and arbitrator in over 80 international arbitral proceedings under the major arbitration rules, including ICC, SCAI, DIS, VIAC, LCIA, ICSID, NAI, KCAB, DIA and UNCITRAL, and governed by civil law and common law.
Professional Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb); Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), immediate past co-chair of the Geneva Group of ASA; member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI), co-chair of German Arbitration Institute (DIS) Construction Group; Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut); LCIA; member of the Executive Committee of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA).
Publications
Various publications on international arbitration and international construction law.
Personal
Languages: German, English, French and basic knowledge of Spanish. Holds a PhD from the University of Heidelberg, Germany, and an LLM from Northwestern University School of Law, Chicago.
