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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.
President
Kellerhals Carrard, Bern
Vice President
LALIVE, Geneva
Member
Ticino Chamber of Commerce
Member
Gunter Arbitration, Geneva
Member
Homburger, Zurich
Member
Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Services
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.
Executive Director, Zurich
Executive Assistant, Geneva
Assistant, Geneva
Assistant, Lugano
Assistant, Zurich
Legal Counsel, Geneva
Legal Counsel, Geneva
Legal Trainee, Geneva
Legal Counsel, Lugano
Assistant, Geneva
Legal Counsel, Zurich
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.
President*
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
Vice President*
PESTALOZZI, Geneva
Vice President*
Homburger, Zurich
Secretary to the Court*
PATOCCHI & MARZOLINI, Geneva
Members of the
Arbitration Court
Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich
Walder Wyss, Geneva
Bernet Arbitration / Dispute Management, Zurich
Arias SLP, Madrid
University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel
Bär & Karrer, Zurich
Coşar Avukatlık Bürosu, Istanbul
LALIVE, Geneva
rothorn legal, Zurich
Tavernier Tschanz, Geneva
MAG legis, Lugano
Gantenberg Dispute Experts, Dusseldorf
University of Lucerne / Kaufmann Rüedi, Zurich
White & Case, Geneva
Kim & Chang, Seoul
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Dubai
Sidley Austin, Geneva
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, Geneva
MLL Legal, Geneva
Kellerhals Carrard, Basel
Núñez-Lagos Arbitration, Paris
Archipel, Geneva
bratschi, Bern
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)
Pirita Virtanen
Private Mediator, Helsinki
Urs Weber-Stecher
Member
Weber-Stecher, Zurich
University of Lucerne / Kaufmann Rüedi, Zurich
Libra Law, Lausanne
University of Lausanne, Lausanne
Ombudspersons for
Financial Services Mediations
The Ombudspersons act as mediators in cases administered under the Rules of Mediation Procedure for Financial Services (Ombuds-FIN).
bratschi, Zurich
Saffir GmbH, Zurich
actionfinance, Geneva
Bory & Associés, Geneva
Swiss Arbitration Marketing Committee
Co-Chair
LALIVE, Geneva
Co-Chair
Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva
Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
Peter & Kim, Geneva
Baker McKenzie, Geneva
SIDLEY, Geneva
Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva
CMS, Zurich
Homburger, Zurich