The Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre has appointed Domitille Baizeau and Victor Dawes as Co-Chairs and Thomas Walsh and Huawei Sun as Vice-Chairs, all effective 1 July 2026.
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Lalive secured a victory for the Republic of Panama in an ICSID investment arbitration brought by Banesco, with the tribunal rejecting all claims and ordering the claimant to pay a significant portion of Panama's legal
Daniel Kinzer (pictured), partner and head of dispute resolution practice at CMS in Geneva, has been elected president (bâtonnier) of the Geneva Bar Association. An expert in litigation, criminal law and white-collar crime, Kinzer
Lalive expands its partnership lineup with the promotions of Laura Azaria and Robert Bradshaw in international arbitration, as well as Adam El-Hakim, Christian Exner and Sébastien Zulian in litigation, all active as of 1 January 2026.
Lalive represent Canadian mining company Lupaka Gold Corp. in ICSID successful arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Peru. The context Marking the first decision of this kind for Latin America, the tribunal held that the
As of January 2025, Lalive‘s CEO Thomas Brown (pictured) becomes the firm’s new managing partner, becoming a partner in the process and replacing Domitille Baizeu, the now former MP. André Brunschweiler has also been
As of January 2025, Valfor will be joined by six new partners. Four from the Lausanne-based law firm Mercuris Avocats, Olivier Cherpillod, Jean-Michel Clerc, Martine Loertscher, Maxime Rocafort (joining the Pully’s office) and two more,
International arbitration counsel Augustin Barrier (pictured) has been promoted to partner at Lalive, effective January 2025. Barrier joined Lalive’s Geneva office in 2016, proceding from Dentons, as associate and became then counsel in 2020 . He specializes in
Alexander Toller (pictured) has been appointed first-ever general counsel of Rolex. Starting on January 1, the former partner at Lalive for nearly three decades, will take care of the legal needs of the luxury watches brand
Lalive secured a US $330 million victory for subsidiaries of GreenX Metals (previously known as Prairie Mining) in international arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Poland under both the Australia-Poland bilateral investment treaty and the Energy
