Michael Feit
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Band 4 : Arbitration Counsel
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About
Provided by Michael Feit
Practice Areas
Michael Feit is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Team. He has extensive experience in representing parties in complex arbitration disputes under all major arbitration rules (including ICC, LCIA and Swiss Rules) and in ad hoc proceedings. He also sits as an arbitrator, both in commercial and investment arbitrations (ICC, ICSID, Swiss Rules). He has worked on several high-value arbitrations, with amounts at stake in the three digit million Euro range up to of several multi-billion Euros. His practice encompasses a broad range of industries, such as distribution agreements, construction, aviation, telecommunication, renewable energy, and post M&A disputes.
Career
Michael Feit was educated at Zurich University (lic. iur. 1999, Dr. iur. 2007) and New York University (LL.M. 2009, Dean's Graduate Award Scholar). He worked as a law clerk, teaching and research assistant at the University of Zurich and as a senior associate in the international arbitration practice group of a major law firm in London.
Publications
Michael Feit has published numerous articles on commercial and investment arbitration, including about 100 reports on arbitration decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Michael Feit is regularly invited to speak at arbitration conferences.
Personal
He practices in German and English and speaks French and Hebrew.
Chambers Review
Europe
Michael Feit represents clients in post-M&A arbitration and contractual disputes, often concerning non-compete clauses.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"He's a good strategist and very responsive."
"Michael is very responsive, thorough and has a strong willingness to perform."
"He's a good strategist and very responsive."
"Michael is very responsive, thorough and has a strong willingness to perform."
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