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Swiss Arbitration Centre: New Court members as of January 2025
The Swiss Arbitration Centre is delighted to announce that its Board of Directors has appointed Martin Aebi, Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich, Sae Youn Kim, Attorney at Kim & Chang, Seoul, and Oliver Mosimann, Partner at Kellerhals Carrard, Basel, as new members of the Arbitration Court as of 1 January 2025.
Martin Aebi
Lenz & Staehelin (Zurich)
Sae Youn Kim
Kim & Chang (Korea)
Olivier Mosimann
Kellerhals Carrard (Basel)
At the same time, the Board of Directors thanks Harold Frey, Partner at Lenz & Staehelin, Zurich, and Andrea Meier, Partner at Walder Wyss, Zurich, whose terms as Court members have come to an end, for their highly valuable and much appreciated support over the years.
The Arbitration Court currently comprises 28 leading arbitration practitioners. With the new appointments, the Board of Directors continues to increase its international representation in Asia to reflect the growing international case load from this region.
At this occasion, the Swiss Arbitration Centre is pleased to announce that it has registered 100 new cases in 2024, consolidating a robust number of disputes similar to the previous years.
“We are very fortunate to be able to draw upon the vast knowledge and experience of our diverse Court Members, and the addition of Martin, Sae Youn, and Oliver complements our current Court composition perfectly. I am confident that the Court in its new composition, assisted by our outstanding Secretariat under the leadership of Korinna von Trotha, will continue to provide the users of Swiss Rules arbitration with the highest quality of service. At the same time, we are deeply indebted to Andrea and Harry for their dedication to and hard work on the Court over the past years – on behalf of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, I extend a heartfelt thank you to both of them.” comments Christopher Boog, Partner with Schellenberg Wittmer based in Zurich and Singapore and President of the Arbitration Court.
As of 1 January 2025, the Arbitration Court is composed as follows:
- Christopher Boog*, President (Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich and Singapore)
- Alexandra C. Johnson*, Vice President (Pestalozzi, Geneva)
- Stefanie Pfisterer*, Vice President (Homburger, Zurich)
- Paolo Marzolini*, Secretary to the Court (Patocchi & Marzolini, Geneva)
- Martin Aebi (Lenz & Staehlin, Zurich)
- Diana Akikol (Walder Wyss, Geneva)
- Martin Bernet (Bernet Arbitration / Dispute Management, Zurich)
- Luis Capiel* (Arias, Madrid)
- Blaise Carron (University of 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)
- Matteo Galante (MAG legis, Lugano)
- Ulrike Gantenberg * (Gantenberg Dispute Experts, Düsseldorf)
- Daniel Girsberger (University of Lucerne/Kaufmann Ruedi Attorneys, Zurich)
- Zelda Hunter (White & Case, Geneva)
- Sae Youn Kim (Kim & Chang, Seoul)
- Sara Koleilat-Aranjo (Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Dubai)
- Tanya Landon (Sidley Austin, Geneva)
- Vanessa Liborio Garrido de Sousa (Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, Geneva)
- Jean Marguerat (MLL Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep, Geneva)
- Olivier Mosimann (Kellerhals Carrard, Basel)
- Carmen Núñez-Lagos (Núñez-Lagos Arbitration, Paris)
- Guillaume Tattevin (Archipel, Geneva)
- Lukas Wyss (Bratschi, Bern)
- Tobias Zuberbühler* (Zuberbühler Arbitration, Winterthur)
*also member of the Court Special Committee
More information about the Swiss Arbitration Centre here.