The Swiss Federal Supreme Court decided on the dispute about “Commune de Champagne PDO” in two judgements (December 23, 2022, 2C_407/2021; March 22, 2022, 2C_381/2021). The Canton de Vaud had introduced, in January 2021, a PDO “Commune de Champagne” for still white wines of the Chasselas grape grown in the municipality of Champagne. The Comité […]
LALIVE associate Baptiste Rigaudeau has been elected as the Chair of the CIArb Young Members Group Global Steering Committee. As Chair, Baptiste will lead the Global Steering Committee in promoting the interests of young professionals
Schellenberg Wittmer has successfully represented a German engineering company against an Eastern European owner in a EUR 580 million arbitration under the ICC Rules seated in Zurich related to the construction of a large industrial plant
Johannes Landbrecht has joined Walder Wyss as counsel as of 1st of February 2023. Landbrecht acts as counsel in complex international arbitration proceedings and also sits as arbitrator (e.g. under the ICC, LCIA, and Swiss
The Swiss Arbitration Centre has appointed Bär & Karrer‘s partner Cinzia Catelli as a new member of their Arbitration Court. The Arbitration Court is an independent body responsible for the administration of arbitration
Pascal Hachem has been appointed as the new co-head of Bär & Karrer‘s Arbitration practice, taking over from Pierre-Yves Gunter. Hachem will co-lead the division alongside Nadja Jaisli. Pascal Hachem’s practice focuses
LALIVE successfully represented Yukos Capital against the Russian Federation’s challenge of an interim and a final award before the Swiss Supreme Court, Switzerland’s highest court. The final award, granting Yukos Capital a compensation
Walder Wyss has successfully represented a Swiss high-tech company both in arbitration proceedings (seated in Geneva and adjudicated under the WIPO Arbitration Rules) and before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. The law firm has defended
Bär & Karrer successfully represented a Turkish subsidiary of a globally operating chemical company as Respondent in arbitration proceedings administrated by the Swiss Arbitration Centre against a Turkish company active in the textile business.
Lenz & Staehelin successfully defended a Swiss industrial company in a post M&A dispute regarding alleged breaches of representations and warranties. The case arose from the sale of a foreign subsidiary. In the
