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Georg VON SEGESSER |
IAI Member |
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Schellenberg Wittmer
Löwenstrasse 19
PO Box 1876
CH-8021 Zurich
Switzerland
Tel: +41.44.215.5254
Fax: +41.44.215.5296
georg.vonsegesser@swlegal.ch
http://www.swlegal.ch
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| Languages |
German (native); English, French (fluent); Dutch (good working knowledge) |
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| Nationality |
Switzerland |
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| Bar Admission |
Zurich - 1972 |
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| Education |
University of Zurich (Lic. iur - 1970; Doctor of Law - 1973); FCIArb |
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Experience
as Arbitrator |
Chairman, sole arbitrator, or member of the tribunal in numerous domestic and international arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC, Zurich Chamber of Commerce (ZHK), Swiss Chambers of Commerce, DIS, VIAC and LCIA; co-director, Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts, Switzerland (1998-99) |
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Experience
as Counsel |
Numerous domestic and international arbitration proceedings, ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC, Zurich Chamber of Commerce (ZHK), Swiss Chambers of Commerce and LCIA (trade and sales contracts, mergers and acquisitions, financial transactions, ship building contracts, exploration of natural resources, design and management contracts for the entertainment industry, joint ventures, telecommunications and media, patents and trademarks, license agreements, distributorships, manufacturing agreements, agencies, shareholder agreements) |
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Publications
Relating to
Arbitration |
Reporter for Switzerland, ITA Board of Reporters (KluwerArbitration.com) (since 2003)
• "Decision of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court on the Exemption of Arbitration Functions from VAT," 27(4) ASA Bull. 830 (2009) (with S. Leimgruber)
• "Vorsorgliche Massnahmen im internationalen Schiedsprozess [Provisional and Protective Measures in International Arbitration]," 25(3) ASA Bull. 473 (2007)
• "Commercial Arbitration in Switzerland," in Arbitration World, Jurisdictional Comparison (European Lawyer, 2d ed. 2006)(with A. Jolles)
• "Arbitrating Pre-Closing Disputes in Merger and Acquisition Transactions," in Arbitration of Merger and Acquisition Disputes, ASA Special Series No. 24, at 17 (2005)
• "The New Swiss Rules of International Arbitration," in IBA Newsletter, Vol. 4, No. 2 (2004) and ITA Newsletter, Vol. 18, No. 3 (2004)
• "Interim Measures," in International Arbitration in Switzerland, A Handbook for Practitioners (G. Kaufmman-Kohler and B. Stucki eds., 2004)(with C. Kurth)
• "Witness Preparation in International Commercial Arbitration," 20(2) Bull. ASA 222 (2002)
• "Arbitrability in Estate and Trust Litigation," in The International Academy of Estate and Trust Law 21 (Kluwer, 2000)
• "Das Schiedsgericht für nachrichtenlose Konten in der Schweiz [The Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland]," 1998 Bull. ASA 252 (with H.M. Riemer and B. von der Crone)
• "Disclosure Dilemma in Switzerland," in Transcontinental Trusts 275 (Monitor Press Ltd, 1997)(with L. Chan Keller) |
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Other
Connections
with France |
Member, Swiss National Committee of the ICC; Member, ICC Task Force on "Trusts & Arbitration" |
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