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 under the age of 40 in the field of international arbitration, as well as providing opportunities for professional development and networking. Baptiste […]
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LALIVE together with other 22 founding law firm members have launched a new Business and Human Rights Lawyers Association (BHRLA). The BHRLA is established to inspire and advance business and human rights leadership, learning, collaboration and practice among commercial law firms and business lawyers around the world. It will be dedicated to the principle that […]
LALIVE has announced the promotion to Counsel of LPG associates Deborah Hondius, Adam El-Hakim and Christian Exner, and APG associates Robert Bradshaw and Kevin Huber, as of 1 January 2023. Deborah Hondius joined the Geneva’s office in 2018. She specialises in litigation in domestic and cross border matters, with particular focus on white collar crime and […]
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 of +$5bn, is one of the largest arbitration awards ever examined by the Court. In its decision the Swiss Supreme Court entirely […]
Lalive partner Sandrine Giroud (pictured) has been elected Vice-Bâtonnière of the Geneva Bar Association (Ordre des avocats de Genève “ODAGE”). Giroud was first elected as a member of the nine-member Bar Council (Conseil de l’Ordre) by the General Assembly in April 2019. Her new role of Vice-Chair is a two-year term. Giroud has been active […]
Lalive partner Sam Moss and counsel China Irwin (both pictured above) were appointed to the IBA’s International Construction Projects committee from January 2022. Sam Moss is appointed as Vice Co-Chair of the Dispute Resolution Subcommittee and China Irwin as ICP Committee Editor and Managing Editor of the ICP’s quarterly publication, Construction Law International, sent to all members of the Committee. […]
Lalive has announced the promotion of Benoît Mauron and Sam Moss to the Lalive partnership as of 1 January 2022, as well as the promotion to counsel of arbitration associates Juliette Asso and Laura Azaria, and litigation associates Marion Binder and Simon Quedens. Benoît Mauron (pictured top left) joined Lalive in 201. He specialises in litigation, representing clients in both civil and criminal Swiss proceedings, with a focus on […]
LALIVE partner Domitille Baizeau (pictured) has been re-elected as a member of the ICC International Court of Arbitration for another three-year term, by the ICC World Council. Baizeau will be serving as a member of the Court (New Zealand). Domitille Baizeau Domitille Baizeau joined LALIVE in 2004 and has been practising dispute resolution for 25 […]
Sandrine Giroud has been appointed Senior Officer of the IBA’s Litigation Committee holding the function of Treasurer, Simone Nadelhofer Corporate Counsel Forum Liaison Officer of the IBA’s Business Crime Committee, and Matthias Gstoehl Diversity and Inclusion Officer of the IBA’s Anti-Corruption Committee, for a two year term, all appointments starting on 1st January 2021. The […]
LALIVE announced the promotion of Nicolas Ollivier and Dominik Elmiger to the partnership, of Lorraine de Germiny to partner of the firm’s London entity LALIVE (London), and Augustin Barrier to counsel, all as of 1 January 2021.
