Marc Palay

Practice Areas

Marc Palay is an accomplished trial and arbitration lawyer with over 40 years of experience providing strategic advice and skilled representation of clients in international commercial arbitrations and complex transnational litigation. Marc is a hands-on advocate and accomplished trial lawyer who regularly takes complex, high-stakes disputes through to hearing and award.

Marc’s experience extends across a broad swath of business disputes, including complex contract, fraud, energy, products liability, securities, construction, insurance and competition disputes, as well as intellectual property matters arising out of licensing and technology transfer agreements. He is a trusted advisor to many of the world's leading enterprises on a wide variety of international commercial matters and has extensive experience in the drafting and negotiation of international commercial agreements.

Marc’s industry experience is equally vast, ranging from pharmaceuticals and healthcare, to fertilizers, metals and minerals, to large infrastructure projects and semiconductor technology. Marc understands the need for litigation counsel to align itself with business objectives, as well as in-house counsel’s need to manage disputes, large and small.

Professional Memberships

Marc is a member of the firm’s Marketing and Practice Development Committee, as well as the Swiss Arbitration Association.