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Gabrielle KAUFMANN-KOHLER |
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Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
3-5, rue du Conseil-Général
PO Box 552
CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
Tel: +41.22.809.6200
Fax: +41.22.809.6201
gabrielle.kaufmann-kohler@lk-k.com
http://www.lk-k.com
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| Languages |
French, English, German (fluent); Spanish, Italian (knowledge) |
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| Nationality |
Switzerland |
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| Bar Admission |
Geneva - 1976
New York - 1982 |
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| Education |
University of Geneva (Licence en droit - 1974); University of Basle, Switzerland (Doctorat en droit (summa cum laude) -1979) |
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Academic
Position |
Professor of Law (Private International Law) - University of Geneva |
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Experience
as Arbitrator |
Chair, sole arbitrator, or member of the tribunal in numerous international and domestic arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the aegis of the ICC, AAA, ICSID, Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIG), Zurich Chamber of Commerce (ZHK), and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; President of the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) ad hoc Division of the Olympic Games; President of the CAS Appeal Division |
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Experience
as Counsel |
Numerous international and domestic arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC, CCIG, ZHK, and the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber in Vienna (VIAC) |
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Awards
Rendered |
• ICSID Case No. ARB/05/7, Saipem SpA v. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Award, 30 June 2009 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/08/5,Burlington Resources Inc. et al v. Republic of Ecuador and Empresa Estatal Petróleos del Ecuador (PetroEcuador), Procedural Order No. 1 Concerning Provisional Measures, 29 June 2009 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/04/13, Jan de Nul NV and Dredging Int'l NV v. Arab Republic of Egypt, Award, 6 Nov 2008 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/05/12, Noble Energy, Inc, MachalaPower Cia Ltda v. Republic of Ecuador and Consejo Nacional de Electricidad (Ecuador), Decision on Jurisdiction, 5 Mar 2008 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/97/3, Compania de Aguas del Aconquija SA and Vivendi Universal SA v. Argentine Republic, Award, 20 Aug 2007 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/05/07, Saipem SpA v. People's Republic of Bangladesh, Decision on Jurisdiction and Recommendation on Provisional Measures, 21 Mar 2007 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/02/5, PSEG Global Inc and Konya Ilgin Elektrik Uretim ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi v. Republic of Turkey, Award, 19 Jan 2007 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• Ad hoc (UNCITRAL) Case, AWG Group Ltd v. Argentine Republic, Decision on Jurisdiction, 3 Aug 2006 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/17, Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona SA and InterAguas Servicios Integrales del Agua SA v. Argentine Republic, Order in Response to a Petition for Participation as Amicus Curiae, 17 Mar 2006 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/17, Suez, Sociedad General de Aguas de Barcelona SA and InterAguas Servicios Integrales del Agua SA v. Argentine Republic, Decision on Jurisdiction, 16 May 2006 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/03/29, Bayindir Insaat Turizm Ticaret Ve Sanayi AS v. Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Decision on Jurisdiction, 14 Nov 2005 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ013, Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club, Decision on employing an ex-employee of mast maker, 8 Nov 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ013, Deutscher Challenger Yacht Club, Decision on purchasing old sails from other Competitors, 3 Oct 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ012, Race Committee v. K-Challenge (FRA 60), Decision, 28 Aug 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ008, Challenger Commission, Decision, 27 June 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ010, Gamla Stans Yacht Sällskap, Decision, 26 June 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ011, Race Committee v. Victory Challenge (SWE 63), Decision, 26 June 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ009, Yacht Club Italiano, Decision, 23 June 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ005 and ACJ006, Circolo Vela Dargnano, Decision, 14 June 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ003, El Reto, Decision, 20 May 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ007, Le Cercle de la Voile de Paris, Decision, 12 May 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ004, Société Nautique de Genève, Decision on undertaking by Alinghi in respect of its interactive model, 13 Apr 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No.ACJ004, Société Nautique de Genève, Decision on Approval of Interactive Scale Model of an ACC Yacht, 1 Mar 2005 (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ002, K-Challenge v. Le Defi, Decision, 11 Sep 2004 (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/02/5, PSEG Global Inc and Konya Ilgin Elektrik Uretim ve Ticaret Limited Sirketi v. Republic of Turkey, Decision on Jurisdiction, 4 June 2004 (full text ITA) (excerpts Kluwer)
• America's Cup Case No. ACJ001, K-Challenge AC, S.L. v. Mascalzone Latino – Capitalia Team, Decision, 4 June 2004 (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/00/5, Autopista Concesionada de Venezuela CA (Venezuela) v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Award, 23 Sep 2003 (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICC Case, A. v. Z., Order No. 5 on Claimant’s Request for Interim Relief, 2 Apr 2002 (excerpts Kluwer)
• ICSID Case No. ARB/00/5, Autopista Concesionada de Venezuela CA (Aucoven) v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Decision on Jurisdiction, 27 Sep 2001 (excerpts Kluwer) |
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Publications
Relating to
Arbitration |
Numerous publications on arbitration, international contracts, and E-commerce, including:
• The 32nd America's Cup Jury and its Decisions (Kluwer, 2008) (co-author)
• Arbitrage international: Droit et pratique à la lumière de la LDIP (Schulthess, 2007) (with A. Rigozzi)
• Online dispute resolution - New challenges for contemporary justice (Kluwer, 2004) (with T. Schultz)
• Arbitration at the Olympics – Issues of Fast-Track Dispute Resolution and Sports Law (Kluwer 2001)
• Co-editor, Arbitration of Merger and Acquisition Disputes, ASA Special Series No. 23 (2005) (with A. Johnson)
• Co-editor, International Arbitration in Switzerland - A Handbook for Practitioners (Kluwer, 2004) (with B. Stucki)
• Co-editor, The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, ASA Special Series No. 22 (2004) (with B. Stucki)
• Co-editor, Arbitration in Banking and Financial Matters, ASA Special Series No 20, (2003) (with V. Frossard)
• Co-editor, Investment Treaties and Arbitration, ASA Special Series No. 19 (2002) (with B. Stucki)
• "Is Soft Law Based on a Codification Method? (forthcoming in Proceedings of the ITA/ASIL April 2008 Conference)
• "All disputes with respect to investments” and similar phrases," in Interpretation of treaties, Proceedings of the Queen Mary Initiative on International and European Law, publication forthcoming)
• "Commerce électronique: résolution des litiges et droit applicable [Electronic commerce: dispute resolution and applicable law]" (Hague Academy lecture, publication forthcoming)
• "Interpretive Powers of the Free Trade Commission and the Rule of Law," in Fifteen Years of NAFTA Chapter 11 Arbitration, IAI International Arbitration Series No. 7, 175 (F. Bachand ed., Juris Publishing, 2011)
• "When Arbitrators Facilitate Settlement: Towards a Transnational Standard," Clayton Utz/University of Sydney International Arbitration Lecture," 25(2) Arb. Int’l 187 (2009)
• "How to Handle Parallel Proceedings: A Practical Approach to Issues such as Competence-Competence and Anti-Suit Injunctions," 2(1) Dispute Resol. Int'l 110 (2008)
• "Integrating Mediation into Arbitration: Why It Works in China," 25(4) J. Int’l Arb. 479 (2008) (with F. Kun)
• "Is Consistency a Myth?," in Precedent in International Arbitration, IAI Series on International Arbitration No. 5, at 137 (Y. Banifatemi ed., Juris Publishing, 2008)
• "L'arbitre-conciliateur - Approche statistique de la corrélation entre le rôle de l'arbitre et sa culture juridique," 18(2) ICC Bull. 79 (2008) (with V. Bonnin)
• "Arbitral Precedent: Dream, Necessity or Excuse? (Freshfields Lecture, 2006)," 23(3) Arb. Int’l 357 (2007)
• "Mesures ex parte et injonctions préliminaires [ex parte measures and preliminary injunctions in international arbitration]," in Les mesures provisoires dans l'arbitrage commercial international 91 (J.-M. Jacquet ed., Litec, 2007)
• "Consolidation of Proceedings in Investment Arbitration: How Can Multiple Proceedings Arising from the Same or Related Situations be Handled Efficiently?," 21(1) ICSID Rev. 59 (2006) (with L. Boisson de Chazournes, V. Bonnin, M.M. Mbengue)
• "Interpretation of Treaties: How Do Arbitral Tribunals Interpret Dispute Settlement Provisions Embodied in Investment Treaties?," in Pervasive Problems in International Arbitration 257 (L. Mistelis and J.D.M. Lew eds., Kluwer, 2006)
• "The Governing Law: Fact or Law? – A Transnational Rule on Establishing its Content," in Best Practices in International Arbitration, ASA Special Series No. 26, at 79 (M. Wirth ed., 2006)
• "The Ordinary Arbitration Procedure of the Court of Arbitration for Sport," in CAS Jubilee Book 69 (2006) (with P. Bärtsch)
• "Insolvency and international arbitration," in The Challenges of Insolvency Law Reform in the 21st Century 257 (H. Peter, N. Jeandin, J. Kilborn eds., 2006) (with L. Lévy)
• "In Search of Transparency and Consistency: ICSID Reform Proposals," 2(5) TDM 8 (2005)
• "Online Dispute Resolution and Its Significance for International Commercial Arbitration," in Global Reflections on International Law, Commerce and Dispute Resolution - Liber Amicorum in honour of Robert Briner 437 (G. Aksen et al. eds., ICC Pub. No. 693, 2005)
• "Global Implications of the U.S. Federal Arbitration Act: The Role of Legislation in International Arbitration," 20(2) ICSID Rev. 339 (2005)
• "The Use of Information Technology in Arbitration," Jusletter 5 December 2005, available on http://www.weblaw.ch/jusletter (with T. Schultz)
• "The Arbitrator and the Law: Does He/She Know It? Apply It? How? And a Few More Questions," 21(4) Arb. Int’l 631 (2005)
• "Le contrat et son droit devant l'arbitre [The contract before the arbitrator]," in Le contrat dans tous ses états 361 (C. Chappuis, F. Bellanger, F. Chaix, A. Lachat Héritier eds., 2004)
• "L'arbitrage d'investissement: entre contrat et traité - entre intérêts privés et intérêt public [Investment Arbitration: between contract and treaty - between private and public interest]," Revue libanaise d'arbitrage No. 32, at 9 (2004)
• "Substantive New Concepts to Improve Arbitral Efficiency," 5 J. World Inv. 69 (2004)
• "'Iura Novit Arbiter' - Est-ce bien raisonnable? Réflexions sur le statut du droit de fond devant l'arbitre international," in De Lege Ferenda - Réflexions sur le droit désirable en l'honneur du Professeur Alain Hirsch 71 (A. Hériter Lachat and L. Hirsch eds., Slatkine, 2004)
• "Annulment of ICSID Awards in Contract and Treaty Arbitrations: Are There Differences," in IAI Series on International Arbitration No. 1, Annulment of ICSID Awards 189 (E. Gaillard and Y. Banifatemi eds., 2004)
• "Qui contrôle l'arbitrage? Autonomie des parties, pouvoirs des arbitres et principe d'efficacité [Who controls the arbitration proceedings? Party autonomy, arbitrators’ powers and procedural efficiency]," in Liber Amicorum Claude Reymond - Autour de l'arbitrage 153 (Litec, 2004)
• "Discovery in International Arbitration," 2(1) German Arb. J. 13 (2004) (with P. Bärtsch)
• "Globalization of Arbitration Procedure," 36 Vand. J. Transn'l L. 1313 (2003)
• "La resolución de los litigios en línea – perspectivas y retos del contencioso internacional contemporáneo," 2003 Rev. Latinoamericana Med. y Arb. 11
• "Arbitration in Air, Space and Telecommunications Law: Arbitration and the Need For Technical or Scientific Expertise," in Proceedings of the International Law Seminar, The Hague February 2001, at 285 (PCA/Peace Palace Papers)
• Arbitration at the Olympics (Kluwer, 2001)
• "Formula 1 Racing and Arbitration: the FIA Tailor-made System for Fast-Track Dispute Resolution," 17 Arb. Int’l 173 (2001)(with H. Peter)
• "Mondialisation et modélisation de la procédure arbitrale [Globalization and standardization of arbitral procedure]," in Le droit saisi par la mondialisation 269 (C.-A. Morand ed., Bruylant, 2001)
• "Arbitration agreements in online business to business transactions," in Law of International Business and Dispute Settlement in the 21st Century, Liber Amicorum Karl-Heinz Böckstiegel 355 (R. Briner, L.Y. Fortier, K.P. Berger, J. Bredow eds., Carl Heymanns Verlag, 2001)
• "Correction and Interpretation of Awards in International Arbitrations Held in Switzerland: Note on a Recent Decision of the Swiss Supreme Court (ATF 126 III 524)," 16(4) Int'l Arb. Rep. 25 (2001), also published in Jusletter of 19 March 2001, available on http://www.weblaw.ch/jusletter (with A. Rigozzi)
• "Arbitration Procedure: Identifying and Applying the Law Governing the Arbitration Procedure – The Role of the Law of the Place of Arbitration," in Improving the Efficiency of Arbitration Agreements and Awards: 40 Years of Application of the New York Convention, ICCA Congress Series No. 9, at 356 (Kluwer, 1999) |
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