Ranked in 4 Practice Areas
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Band 1

Arbitration Counsel

Switzerland

5 Years Ranked

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Arbitrators

Switzerland

5 Years Ranked

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Band 5

Arbitration (International)

Europe-wide

13 Years Ranked

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Provided by Xavier Favre-Bulle

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Practice Areas

Commercial and Contracts

Litigation and Arbitration

Career

Dr. Favre-Bulle has 30 years of experience in dispute resolution (arbitration as counsel or arbitrator, ADR, court litigation). He has been involved in some 270 arbitrations (e.g. sales agreements, agency & distribution, licences, joint ventures, shareholders agreements, post-M&A disputes, etc., in various business industries such as energy, construction, luxury goods, telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, banking, aerospace, sports, investment protection, etc.). At Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva, Dr. Favre-Bulle leads the Arbitration group and the Sports law sector. He is a frequent speaker at conferences and the author of some 80 books and articles.

University of Geneva (LLB 1988, LL.M. 1991, Ph.D. 1998), Academy of European Law, European University Institute, Florence (1992), Joined Lenz & Staehelin (1994), Admission Geneva Bar (1997). College of Law, London (1999), Solicitor of Senior Courts England and Wales (2000), Partner at Lenz & Staehelin (2003)

Professional Memberships

Panels of Arbitrators of ICC Switzerland, International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), Asian International Arbitration Centre (AIAC), Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC), Russian Arbitration Association (RAA), Arbitration Centre at the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entre-preneurs (RSPP) and Russian Arbitration Center (RAC) at the Russian Institute of Modern Arbitration (RIMA). Advisor to Japan Institute for International Arbitration Research and Training (JIART), Gulf Cooperation Council Commercial Arbitration Centre (GCCCAC) and Borneo International Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (BICAM). Member of, among others, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), SIAC Users' Council, DIFCLCIA Users' Council, Comité français de l'arbitrage (CFA), Associazione Italiana

per l'Arbitrato (AIA), International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), International Arbitration Institute (IAI), International Bar Association (IBA), Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), The Law Society of England & Wales, Geneva Bar and Swiss Bar Associations, Société suisse des Juristes, Association of International Business Lawyers (AIBL), Association suisse de droit du sport (ASDS) etc.

Languages Spoken

French, English, German

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Arbitration Counsel - Switzerland

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Band 1
Individual Editorial

Xavier Favre-Bulle acts for clients in set-aside proceedings, and also has experience in post-M&A disputes and contractual arbitration. He has particular experience of Swiss Rules and ICC arbitration proceedings, as well as acting in arbitrations before the CAS.


Arbitrators - Switzerland

2
Band 2
Individual Editorial

Xavier Favre-Bulle acts for clients in set-aside proceedings, and also has experience in post-M&A disputes and contractual arbitration. He has particular experience of Swiss Rules and ICC arbitration proceedings, as well as acting in arbitrations before the CAS.


International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators - Europe-wide

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Band 3
Individual Editorial
Geneva-based Xavier Favre-Bulle of Lenz & Staehelin handles arbitrations under Swiss Rules and in front of the CAS. Additionally, he is sought after as a co-arbitrator in ICC tribunals.

Arbitration (International) - Europe-wide

5
Band 5
Individual Editorial
Geneva-based Xavier Favre-Bulle of Lenz & Staehelin handles arbitrations under Swiss Rules and in front of the CAS. Additionally, he is sought after as a co-arbitrator in ICC tribunals.

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