Nino Sievi

Practice Areas

Nino Sievi is a triple-qualified disputes lawyer. He represents clients in complex commercial disputes before arbitral tribunals (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, ad hoc, etc.) and Swiss courts, particularly in the fields of contracts, banking, post M&A, commodities, construction, crypto/blockchain, tech and asset recovery. He also serves as arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. Further, he regularly acts in international legal and administrative assistance matters.

Career

Partner at Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich (since 2023)

Partner at Lex Futura AG, Zurich (2019–2023)

External consultant to the Hague Conference on Private International Law (2019–2020)

Associate at CMS von Erlach Partners AG, Zurich (2012–2019)

Work Highlights

Arbitration (Counsel):

- Ad-hoc arbitration seated in Switzerland representing Swiss and US companies in a dispute concerning the purchase of crypto tokens and violation of representations in financing transaction (USD 820 million).

- Representation of a gaming operator in pre-arbitral escalation procedure regarding potential exclusion of cooperation members due to violation of online gambling regulations (USD 200 million).

- Swiss Rules arbitration representing a listed German company in a supply chain dispute (CHF 90 million).

- Representation of a European State in enforcement proceedings before Swiss courts relating to an ICSID award (CHF 33 million).

- ICC Rules arbitration representing a construction company regarding plant construction in Eastern Europe (CHF 20 million).

- ICC Rules arbitration representing Hungarian gas trader against Ukrainian company for payment of penalties under gas delivery agreement (USD 20 million).

- Ad-hoc arbitration seated in Switzerland representing US company against Eastern European state-owned company regarding illegal termination of agency agreement (USD 10 million).

- ICC Rules arbitration representing a market maker against a crypto exchange regarding termination of services agreement (USD 6 million).

- Swiss Rules arbitration representing Chinese company regarding contested payments under financing agreement with Swiss start up (USD 6 million).

- Aerosuisse Rules arbitration representing owner of private jets fleet regarding operations manager’s breach of duties (CHF 5 million).

- Swiss Rules arbitration representing a British company in a post-M&A dispute relating to an earn out (CHF 3 million).

- Emergency Arbitration and subsequent Swiss Rules proceedings representing a Turkish distributor of consumer electronics in a dispute about unlawful termination (EUR 3 million).

- Ad-hoc arbitration seated in Switzerland representing a Swiss construction company against a State-owned entity regarding outstanding payments for change requests (CHF 2 million).

- Swiss Rules arbitration representing Turkish company regarding outstanding receivable for lease of aircrafts (EUR 2 million).

- Swiss Rules arbitration representing commodity trader in dispute relating to dissolution of joint venture (CHF 0.5 million).

Arbitration (Arbitrator):

-Emergency Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings between Swiss and Brazilian parties regarding TV broadcasting rights and bank guarantees governed by Swiss law (USD 95 million).

- Co-Arbitrator in ICC Rules proceedings seated in Switzerland between German and Italian parties regarding construction of food plant in Italy governed by Swiss law (USD 14 million).

- Emergency Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings regarding a crypto token generation event (fundraising) and thereto connected services (USD 5 million).

- Co-Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings between Russian and Spanish parties regarding sale of coal and AML-issues in payment of purchase price governed by English law (USD 3.5 million).

- Sole Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings between UAE and Omani parties regarding shipping of commodities governed by Swiss law / CISG (USD 1.4 million)

- Sole Arbitrator in ICC Rules proceedings between German and Brazilian parties regarding a construction project in Brazil governed by Swiss law (USD 800,000).

- Sole Arbitrator in ICC Rules proceedings between German and Irish parties regarding distribution of medical and laboratory equipment governed by German law (USD 750,000).

- Sole Arbitrator in DIS Rules proceedings between Chinese and German parties regarding sale of satellite components governed by German law.

- Sole Arbitrator in ICC Rules proceedings between German and Azerbaijani parties regarding an energy project governed by Swiss law.

- Co-Arbitrator in LCIA proceedings between Russian and American parties regarding sale of steel governed by English law.

- Sole Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings between Ukrainian and Polish parties relating to laboratory services in pharmaceutical industry governed by Ukrainian law.

- Sole Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings between Swiss and French parties regarding post-M&A dispute governed by Swiss law.

- Sole Arbitrator in Swiss Rules proceedings between Cypriot and Swiss parties regarding corporate services agreement governed by Swiss law.

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions:

- Switzerland (2014)

- Germany (2019)

- England & Wales (2019, Barrister, non-practising)