Leadership
Get to know the arbitration practitioners of the Swiss Arbitration Association 
  
                    
                 
             
        
 
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
Executive 
Committee
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA President
Felix Dasser
Homburger, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA Vice President
Andrea Meier 
Walder Wyss, Zurich                                              
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA Vice President
Christoph Müller
 University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Bernhard Berger
 Kellerhals Carrard, Bern                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Noradèle Radjai
 LALIVE, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Dorothée Schramm
 Swiss Arbitrator, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
Executive 
Director and Team
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Korinna von Trotha
 Executive Director, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Manya Gopalakrishnan
 Marketing Assistant, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Nikolina Marusic 
 Marketing Manager, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
Members of 
ASA Board
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                User Council Co-Chair
Jan-Michael Ahrens
 Siemens AG, Erlangen                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Diana Akikol
 Walder Wyss, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Catherine Amirfar
 Debevoise  Plimpton LLP, New York                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ExCo Member
Bernhard Berger
 Member of the Executive Committe
Kellerhals Carrard, Bern                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Sébastien Besson
 Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA President
Felix Dasser
Homburger, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Carine Dupeyron
 Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, Paris                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Infrastructure Committee Chair
Harold Frey
Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Anya George
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Christopher Harris
Gibson Dunn, London                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Nadja Jaisli Kull
 Bär & Karrer, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Cesare Jermini
 Bär & Karrer, Lugano                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA Asia Chapter Co-Chair
Swee Yen Koh
Wong Partnership LLP, Singapore                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Melissa Magliana
 LALIVE, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Anna Masser
 manner | masser, Frankfurt                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA Vice President
Andrea Meier
 Walder Wyss, Zurich                                              
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                User Council Co-Chair
James Menz
 rothorn legal, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Jean-Pierre Morand
 Kellerhals Carrard, Lausanne                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ASA Vice President
Christoph Müller
 University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Gabrielle Nater-Bass
 Homburger, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Christian Oetiker
 VISCHER, Basel                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Yoshimi Ohara
 Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Michele Potestà
 Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ExCo Member
Noradèle Radjai
 LALIVE, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                ExCo Member
Dorothée Schramm
Swiss Arbitrator, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Franz T. Schwarz
 WilmerHale, London                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Mélanie Van Leeuwen
Vanguard International Dispute Resolution, Paris                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Education & Training Committee Chair
Urs Weber-Stecher
 Weber-Stecher, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
Honorary 
Presidents
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Marc Blessing
Bär & Karrer AG, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Elliott Geisinger
Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Pierre A. Karrer
Independent Arbitrator, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Michael E. Schneider
 LALIVE, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Markus Wirth
Homburger, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
Honorary 
Vice Presidents
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                François Knoepfler
University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
ASA below 40
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Caroline Dos Santos
Baker McKenzie, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Nadja Al Kanawati
WilmerHale, London                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Nino Sievi 
Nater Dallafior, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
  
          
            
                
                    
                        
Swiss Arbitration Marketing Committee
                    
                    
                                                
                                                    
                                
                                    
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Co-Chair
Catherine Kunz
LALIVE, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Co-Chair
Philippe Bärtsch 
Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Anya George 
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Flavio Peter 
Peter & Kim, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Luca Beffa 
Baker McKenzie, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Tanya Landon 
Landon Arbitration, Geneva & Paris                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Silja Schaffstein
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Dorothée Schramm
 Swiss Arbitrator, Geneva                                             
                                         
                                                                            
                                                                            
                                            
                                                Dilber Devitre 
Homburger, Zurich                                             
                                         
                                                                        
                                 
                             
                                                                     
                 
             
        
         
      
 
    
    
        
            
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