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Swiss Arbitration Centre: New Court members as of January 2026
The Swiss Arbitration Centre is delighted to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Mercédeh Azeredo da Silveira (AZHA Avocats), Michael Feit (Walder Wyss), Veijo Heiskanen (Heiskanen Legal), Tanja Planinic (Planinic Arbitration), and Simon Vorburger (Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan) as new members of the Arbitration Court as of 1 January 2026.
Mercédeh Azeredo da Silveira
AZHA Avocats, Geneva
Michael Feit
Walder Wyss, Zurich
Veijo Heiskanen
Heiskanen Legal, London
Tanja Planinic
Planinic Arbitration, Zurich
Simon Vorburger
Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan, Zurich
At the same time, the Board of Directors thanks Diana Akikol (Walder Wyss, Geneva), Matteo Galante (MAG legis, Lugano), Daniel Girsberger (University of Lucerne/Kaufmann Ruedi Attorneys, Zurich), Lukas Wyss (Bratschi, Bern), and Tobias Zuberbühler (Zuberbühler Arbitration, Winterthur), whose terms as Court members have come to an end, for their highly valuable and much appreciated support over the years.
The Arbitration Court currently comprises 28 leading international arbitration practitioners.
“We are privileged to draw on the extensive expertise and experience of our diverse Court Members, and the appointment of Mercédeh, Tanja, Veijo, Michael, and Simon further strengthens and complements the Court’s current composition. I am confident that, in this new configuration—and with the continued support of our outstanding Secretariat under the leadership of Korinna von Trotha—the Court will maintain the highest standards of service for users of Swiss Rules arbitration. At the same time, we wish to express our sincere appreciation to Diana, Matteo, Daniel, Lukas, and Tobias for their dedication and hard work on the Court over the past years. On behalf of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, I extend my heartfelt thanks to each of them.”
— Christopher Boog, President of the Arbitration Court.
As of 1 January 2025, the Arbitration Court is composed as follows:
- Christopher Boog, * President (Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich and Singapore)
- •Alexandra C. Johnson, * Vice President (Pestalozzi, Geneva)
- •Stefanie Pfisterer, * Vice President (Homburger, Zurich)
- •Paolo Marzolini, * Secretary to the Court (Patocchi & Marzolini, Geneva)
- •Martin Aebi (Lenz & Staehlin, Zurich)
- Mercédeh Azeredo da Silveira (AZHA Avocats, Geneva)
- Martin Bernet (Bernet Arbitration / Dispute Management, Zurich)
- Luis Capiel * (Arias, Madrid)
- Blaise Carron (University of Neuchâtel)
- Cinzia Catelli (Bär & Karrer, Zurich)
- Utku Coşar * (Coşar Avukatlık Bürosu, Istanbul)
- Bernd Ehle * (LALIVE, Geneva)
- Michael Feit (Walder Wyss, Zurich)
- Eliane Fischer (rothorn legal, Zurich)
- Daniela Franchini (Tavernier Tschanz, Geneva)
- Ulrike Gantenberg * (Gantenberg Dispute Experts, Düsseldorf)
- Veijo Heiskanen (Heiskanen Legal, London)
- Zelda Hunter * (White & Case, Geneva)
- Sae Youn Kim (Kim & Chang, Seoul)
- Sara Koleilat-Aranjo (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Dubai)
- Tanya Landon (Sidley Austin, Geneva)
- Vanessa Liborio Garrido de Sousa (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Geneva)
- Jean Marguerat (MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep, Geneva)
- Olivier Mosimann (Kellerhals Carrard, Basel)
- Carmen Núñez-Lagos (Núñez-Lagos Arbitration, Paris)
- Tanja Planinic (Planinic Arbitration, Zurich)
- Guillaume Tattevin (Archipel, Geneva)
- Simon Vorburger (Quinn Emanuel Urqhart & Sullivan, Zurich)
*also member of the Court Special Committee
More information about the Swiss Arbitration Centre here.