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
Francesco Di Girolamo
Legal Counsel, Geneva
Daniela Haindl
Assistant, Zurich
Lukas Innerebner
Legal Counsel, Zurich
Michele Rossi
Legal Counsel, Lugano
Cindy Roy
Assistant, Geneva
Delphine Vieljeux
Marketing Manager, Geneva
Shanaize Yahiaoui
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.

Xavier Favre-Bulle
President*
LENZ & STAEHELIN, Geneva
Christopher Boog
Vice President*
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
Alexandra Johnson
Vice President*
PESTALOZZI, Geneva
Melissa Magliana
Secretary to the Court*
LALIVE, Zurich

Members of the
Arbitration Court

Diana Akikol
Walder Wyss, Geneva
Philippe Bärtsch*
Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva
Luis Capiel
Arias SLP, Madrid
Cinzia Catelli
Bär & Karrer Ltd, Zurich
Blaise Carron
University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
Utku Coşar
Coşar Avukatlık Bürosu, Istanbul
Bernd Ehle
LALIVE, Geneva
Eliane Fischer
rothorn legal AG, Zurich
Daniela Franchini
Niederer Kraft Frey, Geneva
Harold Frey
LENZ & STAEHELIN, Zurich
Matteo Galante
MAG legis SA, Lugano
Ulrike Gantenberg*
Gantenberg Dispute Experts, Dusseldorf
Daniel Girsberger
University of Lucerne / Kaufmann Rüedi Attorneys at Law Ltd, Zurich
Sara Koleilat-Aranjo
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Dubai
Vanessa Liborio
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Geneva
Jean Marguerat
MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep Ltd, Geneva
Paolo Marzolini*
PATOCCHI & MARZOLINI, Geneva
Andrea Meier*
Walder Wyss, Zurich
Carmen Nuñez-Lagos
Núñez-Lagos Arbitration, Paris
Stefanie Pfisterer*
Homburger, Zurich
David P. Roney
SIDLEY, 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.

Birgit Sambeth Glasner
Altenburger, Geneva
Daniel Girsberger
University of Lucerne / wenger & vieli, Zurich
Sven Engel
Engel Avocats & Partenaires, Neuchâtel
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
Dilber Devitre
Homburger, Zurich

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