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"Outstanding practice for both arbitration and litigation with a presence across Switzerland."
Chambers Europe 2015
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"The firm offers the perfect package of quality, diversity and personal contact."
Chambers Europe 2016
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"The rates are fair and we had a very positive experience."
Client in Chambers Europe 2016
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"Stellar bench that excels in all areas of dispute resolution, including sports arbitration."
Chambers Europe 2016
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"Great experience of cross-border matters."
Chambers Europe 2016
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"The team has great analytical skills."
Chambers Europe 2018
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"A very skilled team. "
Legal 500 2017
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"The team is active on high-profile and complex disputes work."
Client in Chambers Europe 2015
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"Excellent legal technical expertise."
Chambers Europe 2018
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"This excellent litigation and arbitration practice provides top shelf advice combined with excellent availability."
Legal 500 2013
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"Best in class."
Legal 500 2018
Arbitration
Bär & Karrer represents clients in commercial arbitrations and related court and enforcement proceedings. We act in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations governed by Swiss or foreign law. We are experienced in proceedings administered by major arbitral institutions, including the ICC, the Swiss Chambers of Commerce, WIPO, LCIA, the Vienna Center, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, AAA/IDCR, and CAS.
Members of our arbitration team regularly serve as party-appointed arbitrators, sole arbitrators, and chairpersons of arbitral tribunals, as well as mediators. Partners of the firm are also active members of executive bodies of arbitral institutions (such as the Swiss Chambers). In addition they lecture on arbitration in LL.M. programs and specialized programs such as the courses of the Swiss Arbitration Academy.
The quality, size, and experience of our international arbitration team allow us to handle large and complex cases. We regularly act in cases involving international acquisitions, joint ventures, privatizations, R&D, technology transfers, financing, sales of goods, commodity trading, sports arbitration, oil and gas concessions, and access to networks.
- Party representation as counsel in arbitration proceedings
- Chairman, co-arbitrator or sole arbitrator
- Counsel in the enforcement or challenging of arbitral awards and in preliminary measures supporting arbitration proceedings
- Mediator or counsel in mediation
Key Contact
Daniel Hochstrasser
Partner
Pierre-Yves Gunter
Partner
Team Leaders
Michele Bernasconi
Partner
Aurélie Conrad Hari
Partner
Andrea Gamba
Partner
Nadja Jaisli Kull
Partner
Dr. Cesare Jermini
Partner
Alexandra C. Johnson
Partner
Dr. Andreas D. Länzlinger
Partner
Saverio Lembo
Partner
Matthew T. Reiter
Partner
Prof. Dr. Markus Schott
Partner
Anne Valérie Julen Berthod
Counsel
Laura Widmer
Counsel
Team Members
Sarah Affolter
Associate
Martina Athanas
Associate
Dr. Mercédeh Azeredo da Silveira
Associate
Lea Bollhalder
Associate
Romana Brueggemann
Associate
Anna Capaul
Associate
Luca Castiglioni
Associate
Cinzia Catelli
Associate
Marie-Laure Chèvre
Trainee
Massimo Chiasera
Associate
Viola Donzelli
Trainee
Salome Eichenberger
Associate
Elena Furlanetto
Trainee
Dr. Alain Grieder
Associate
Dr. Pascal Hachem
Associate
Andri Halter
Trainee
Dr. Roman Huber
Associate
Dominic Hägler
Associate
Gëzim Ilazi
Trainee
Julia Jung-Utzinger
Associate
Léonard Lavanchy
Associate
Sarah Mahmud
Associate
Anya Marinkovich
Associate
Maylis Noth
Associate
Nadine Pfiffner
Trainee
Adeline Burrus-Robin
Associate
Andrea Roth
Associate
Dr. Nina Sauerwein
Associate
Caroline Sauthier
Trainee
Dominique Schafroth
Trainee
Désirée A. Schreyer
Associate
Bénédict Siegrist
Trainee
Samira Studer
Trainee
Luca Tarzia
Associate
Claire Tistounet
Associate
Dr. Mirjam Trunz
Associate
Gabriela Wermelinger
Associate
