Leadership
Get to know the arbitration and mediation practitioners of the Swiss Arbitration Centre

Board of Directors

The Board of Directors of the Swiss Arbitration Centre is composed of experienced arbitration practitioners and representatives of the Chambers of Commerce. The Board is in charge of supervising the operation of the Centre and ensuring its compliance with applicable laws. It has no role in the management of cases administered by the Centre but appoints the members of the Arbitration Court.

Bernhard Berger
President
Kellerhals Carrard, Bern
Domitille Baizeau
Vice President
LALIVE, Geneva
Luca Albertoni
Member
Ticino Chamber of Commerce
Pierre-Yves Gunter
Member
Gunter Arbitration, Geneva
Gabrielle Nater-Bass
Member
Homburger, Zurich
Vincent Subilia
Member
Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services
Raphaël Tschanz
Member
Zurich Chamber of Commerce

Executive Director
and Secretariat

The Secretariat assists the Arbitration Court, the Advisory Council for Mediation and the Ombudspersons in administering arbitration and mediation cases.

Korinna von Trotha
Executive Director, Geneva
Elena Burau
Executive Assistant, Geneva
Simon Demaurex
Legal Counsel, Geneva
Genevieve Erasmo
Assistant, Geneva
Monica Foglia
Assistant, Lugano
Daniela Haindl
Assistant, Zurich
Gabriele Miscia
Legal Counsel, Geneva
Michele Rossi
Legal Counsel, Lugano
Cindy Roy
Assistant, Geneva
Sergio Rùa
Legal Trainee, Geneva
Julia Simon
Legal Counsel, Zurich
Matia Trosic
Legal Counsel, Geneva

Arbitration Court

The Arbitration Court is an independent body responsible for the administration of arbitration cases under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration and the final authority for the proper application of the Swiss Rules. The Arbitration Court is composed of leading arbitration practitioners of Swiss and other nationalities.

Christopher Boog
President*
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
Alexandra Johnson
Vice President*
PESTALOZZI, Geneva
Stefanie Pfisterer
Vice President*
Homburger, Zurich
Paolo Marzolini
Secretary to the Court*
PATOCCHI & MARZOLINI, Geneva

Members of the
Arbitration Court

Diana Akikol
Walder Wyss, Geneva
Martin Bernet
Bernet Arbitration / Dispute Management, Zurich
Luis Capiel*
Arias SLP, Madrid
Blaise Carron
University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
Cinzia Catelli
Bär & Karrer, Zurich
Utku Coşar
Coşar Avukatlık Bürosu, Istanbul
Bernd Ehle*
LALIVE, Geneva
Eliane Fischer
rothorn legal, Zurich
Daniela Franchini
Tavernier Tschanz, Geneva
Harold Frey
Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
Matteo Galante
MAG legis, Lugano
Ulrike Gantenberg*
Gantenberg Dispute Experts, Dusseldorf
Daniel Girsberger
University of Lucerne / Kaufmann Rüedi, Zurich
Zelda Hunter
White & Case, Geneva
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Dubai
Tanya Landon
Sidley Austin, Geneva
Vanessa Liborio
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Geneva
Jean Marguerat
MLL Legal, Geneva
Andrea Meier*
Walder Wyss, Zurich
Carmen Nuñez-Lagos
Núñez-Lagos Arbitration, Paris
Guillaume Tattevin
Archipel, Geneva
Lukas Wyss
bratschi, Bern
Tobias Zuberbühler*
Zuberbühler Arbitration, Winterthur

*Members of the Court Special Committee as per Article 4 of the Internal Rules of the Arbitration Court


Advisory Council for
Mediation

The Advisory Council for Mediation provides the Secretariat with guidance and assistance on mediation cases administered under the Swiss Rules of Mediation.

Corina Bölsterli
Mediator and Business Coach, Zürich / Lindau (DE)
Daniel Girsberger
University of Lucerne / Kaufmann Rüedi, Zurich
Jorge Ibarrola
Libra Law, Lausanne
Cinthia Levy
UNIL, Lausanne
Pirita Virtanen
Private Mediator, Helsinki
Urs Weber-Stecher
Member
Weber-Stecher, Zurich

Ombudspersons for
Financial Services Mediations

The Ombudspersons act as mediators in cases administered under the Rules of Mediation Procedure for Financial Services (Ombuds-FIN).

Rolf H. Weber
bratschi, Zurich
Yvette Schiess
Saffir GmbH, Zurich
Daniel Glasner
actionfinance, Geneva
Olivier Rivoire
Bory & Associés, Geneva

Swiss Arbitration Marketing Committee

Catherine Kunz
Co-Chair
LALIVE, Geneva
Philippe Bärtsch
Co-Chair
Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva
Anya George
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
Flavio Peter
Peter & Kim, Geneva
Luca Beffa
Baker McKenzie, Geneva
Tanya Landon
SIDLEY, Geneva
Silja Schaffstein
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva
Niklaus Zaugg
CMS, Zurich
Dilber Devitre
Homburger, Zurich

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