Gabrielle Nater-Bass

Practice Areas

Gabrielle Nater-Bass specializes in advising high net worth individuals, family offices and trustees in complex cross-border matters relating to estate and succession planning, the setting-up of wealth protection structures (e.g. trusts), foundations and luxury goods such as art. Ms. Nater-Bass also advises high net worth individuals in connection with relocations to Switzerland, the acquisition and sale of real estate, wills, marriage and inheritance agreements.

Given her litigation and arbitration background, she regularly represents high net worth individuals in complex international arbitrations and state court litigations.

Career

1996 Bar admission. 2006 Partner at Homburger. 2014 Board member Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA). 2016-2020 President SCAI Arbitration Court. 2017 Co-chair ICCA-ASIL Task Force on Damages in International Arbitration. 2020 Appointment to LCIA Court and winner of Client Choice Award, Arbitration & ADR Switzerland. 2021 Board member of Swiss Arbitration Centre. 2022 Vice president LCIA Court.

Professional Memberships

Panel of arbitrators of ICC (Switzerland), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) and Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC). Member of SIAC Users Council, Advisory Board of ArbitralWomen (former vice president) and Steering Committee of the Equal Representation in Arbitration Pledge.

Publications

Ms. Nater-Bass publishes regularly in the field of international arbitration and estate planning / trusts.

Personal

University of Zurich 1994 (lic. iur.), University of Virginia School of Law 1999 (LL.M.).

Industry Sector Expertise

Energy, financial services, health and life sciences (in particular pharmaceuticals), engineering and manufacturing, property, construction and infrastructure, resources and mining (incl. commodity trading), retail and consumer, technology, media and telecoms (TMT), family offices and high net worth.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Switzerland and other civil law jurisdictions.

Languages Spoken

German, English, French, Italian.

Experience

Gabrielle Nater-Bass has in-depth experience in matters relating to M&A disputes, joint ventures, shareholder contracts, sales and purchase contracts, long-term supply contracts, agency and distribution contracts, contracts for works and services, and pharma related contracts (among others regarding licensing, development, clinical trials and commercialization).

Awards