Publications
Das revidierte Kapitel 12 IPRG über die Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (The revised Swiss International Arbitration Act), In: Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess- und Zwangsvollstreckungsrecht (ZZZ), 53/2021, pp. 371-388
Das Parlament verabschiedet die Revision von Kapitel 12 IPRG mit einem Feinschliff (revision of Swiss international arbitration law), In: ASA Bull. 3/2020, pp. 548-579
Zwischen vertraglichem Konsens und grundrechtlichem Zwang – Die unfreiwillige Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (forced arbitration), In: Helmut Heiss / Peter Isler / Wolfgang Portmann / Florent Thouvenin (Eds.), Gedächtnisschrift für Claire Huguenin, St. Gallen, 2019
Saving Time and Costs in Arbitration, In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide: Commentary, Wolters Kluwer, 2nd Ed., The Hague, 2018
Article 43 of the Swiss Rules: Emergency Relief, In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in
Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide: Commentary, Wolters Kluwer, 2nd
Ed., The Hague, 2018
Introduction: ICC Rules, In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland
- The Practitioner's Guide: Commentary, Wolters Kluwer, 2nd Ed., The Hague,
2018
Commentary on Art. 360-362, 364-366, 370-380 ZPO (domestic arbitration), In: Karl Spühler/ Luca Tenchio/ Dominik Infanger (Eds.), Basler Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, 3rd Ed., Basel, 2017
Introduction to Art. 353-399 ZPO (domestic arbitration), In: Karl Spühler/ Luca Tenchio/ Dominik Infanger (Eds.), Basler Kommentar, Schweizerische Zivilprozessordnung, 3rd Ed., Basel, 2017
The Arbitrator’s Duty of Efficiency: A Call for Increased Utilization of Arbitral Powers, In: Patricia Shaugnessy/Sherlin Tung (Eds.), The Powers and Duties of an Arbitrator: Liber Amicorum Pierre A. Karrer, Wolters Kluwer, The Hague, 2017
Swiss Rules of International Arbitration – Commentary, In: Tobias Zuberbühler, Christoph Müller, Philipp Habegger (Eds.), Swiss Rules of International Arbitration: Commentary, Schulthess Verlag, Juris, 2nd ed. 2013
The Revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, New York Dispute Resolution Lawyer, Fall 2012, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 61-63
The Revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, together with Anna Masser, Praxis des Internationalen Privat-und Verfahrensrechts (IPRax), 5/2012, pp. 459-464
The Revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, together with Anna Masser, Anwalts Revue, 4/2012, pp. 175-180
The Revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration – An Overview of the Major Changes, ASA Bull. 2/2012, pp. 269-311
The UNCITRAL Notes on organizing Arbitral Proceedings – Time for an Update?, together with Anna Masser, In: Kröll/ Mistellis/ Rogers/ Perales Viscasillas (Eds.), Liber Amicorum Eric Bergsten. International Arbitration and International Commercial Law: Synergy, Convergence and Evolution, Alphen a/d Rijn 2011, pp. 207-223
(No) forfeiture of right to challenge an award when previous partial award was not challenged?, ASA Bull. 2/2010, pp. 130-136
Switzerland, together with Micha Bühler, In: Guide to National Rules of Procedure for Recognition and Enforcement of New York Convention Awards, Paris, 2009, pp. 279-285
Dissolution of corporations – Commentary on Art. 736-751 CO, together with Gilles Benedick, In: Handkommentar zum Schweizer Privatrecht, Zurich 2007
Document Production – An Overview of Swiss Court and Arbitration Practice, In: ICC International Court of Arbitration Bulletin, 2006 Special Supplement, Document Production in International Arbitration, 2006, pp. 21-34
Case Note on DFT 129 III 727: Extension of arbitration agreements to non-signatories and requirements of form, ASA Bull. 2/2004
Transfer of a prorogation clause in case of assignment – Note on a decision of the Zurich Commercial Court of 13 September 2001, ASA Bull. 4/2002
Arbitration and Groups of Companies – The Swiss Practice, European Business Organization Law Review (EBOR), 3/2002, Vol. 3
Switzerland: Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators, Newsletter of Committee D (Arbitration and ADR) of the International Bar Association Section on Business Law, 2/1997, Vol. 2
Involuntary dissolution suits in Swiss corporate law, Ph.D. thesis, Bern 1996
The 1995 Rules of the International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, Journal of International Arbitration, 4/1995, Vol. 12
Conferences
EIZ - Versicherungsrecht 2023 - Der versicherungsrechtliche Deckungsstreit, Zürich, 26 October 2023, Speaker: Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit als Streitbeilegungsmechanismus in Privatversicherungssachen
Schulthess Forum – Internationale Versicherungsprogramme, Zürich, 28 September 2023, Speaker: Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: mehr als eine blosse Alternative zur Streitbeilegung?
AIDA Swiss Chapter Event - (Re-)insurance Arbitration, Zürich, 25 September 2023, Speaker: Multi-Party and Multi-Contract Arbitration
Swiss Arbitration Centre - Introducing the Practice Note on the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Webinar, 11 May 2023, Speaker: Costs
ICC YAAF Workshop for Swiss In-House Counsel - The Fundamentals of Dispute Resolution, Basel, 18 October 2022, Discussion Leader
ZAV/ASA-Fachgruppe Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit - Ideen zur Weiterentwicklung des Schiedsstandorts Zürich, Zürich, 29 March 2022, Speaker: Versicherungsrechtliche und rückversicherungsrechtliche Streitigkeiten
EuropaInstitut Zürich, 16 October 2020, Speaker: Das revidierte Kapitel 12 IPRG über die internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (revision of Swiss international arbitration law)
Dispute Resolution International, Paris, 18 June 2019, Speaker: IBA Rules vs. Prague Rules
ASA Group Zurich, Zurich, 15 January 2019, Speaker: Reform von Kapitel 12 IPRG (reform of the Swiss international arbitration act)
2018 Autumn Seminar, Zurich, 8 November 2018, Speaker: Security for Costs: State of Affairs in Switzerland – International Developments
Joint Conference RAA-SCAI-ASA, Moscow, 25 October 2018, Speaker: “Swiss Features” in acting as counsel
LCIA YIAG, Zurich, 18 September 2018, Speaker: Tribunal Secretaries
GAR Live Stockholm, Stockholm, 24 May 2018, Speaker: How to write an arbitral award
Arbitration Forum – Law and Economics Foundation, St. Gallen, 10 – 11 April 2018, Speaker: (Where) does arbitration limp?
25th Croatian Arbitration Days, International Commercial Arbitration – Procedural Issues – Revisited, Zagreb, 7-8 December 2017, Speaker: Preliminary Issues: Structure of the proceedings, bifurcation and summary judgements
2017 Dispute Resolution in M&A Transactions, Warsaw, 18-19 May 2017, Moderator: Roundtable discussion of arbitral institutions: Arbitration in a listed companies environment – pros / cons / necessity – the arbitration institutions’ perspective
Helsinki International Arbitration Day, Helsinki, 18 May 2017, Panelist: How Active Is and Should the Role of an Arbitral Institution and its Secretariat be in the Arbitral Process Vis-à-Vis the Arbitral Tribunal and the Parties?
Atlanta International Arbitration Society, Fifth Annual Conference, International Arbitration in a Not So “Flat” World – Practical Considerations for Counsel and Their Clients, Atlanta, 9-11 October 2016, Speaker: Rules convergence and “flattening” among leading arbitral institutions and venues: To what extent does the choice of institution and seat still matter?
Vis Moot School Switzerland, Zurich, 4 October 2016, Speaker: Harmonization of the arbitral process: good or evil?
ASA jointly with BAC & CIETAC in Beijing; SHIAC in Shanghai, Swiss-Chinese Arbitration Seminar & Workshops, 14-18 June 2016
Global Arbitration Review (GAR), 3rd Annual GAR Live Frankfurt, Frankfurt, 2 June 2016, Moderator: Post-Award proceedings in a cross-border context – When is an award really “annulled”?
Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) / Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC), Swiss Rules of International Arbitration in a Comparative Perspective, Tehran, 27 April 2016, Moderator: International Arbitration Rules of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) in comparison with the Rules of the Tehran Regional Arbitration Centre (TRAC)
Russian Arbitration Association (RAA), 3rd RAA Conference, Moscow, 20 April 2016 , Speaker: Outside View: Leading Arbitration Institutions
University of Belgrade, Faculty of Law, VII Belgrade Arbitration Conference, Belgrade, 11 March 2016, Panelist: Is Harmonization of the Arbitral Process at the Roots of Avoidable Costs and Delay?
ICC/Jagiellonian University, International Dispute Resolution - Diversity towards Convergence, Krakow, 15-16 October 2015, Speaker: Tailor-made dispute management and resolution to fit the business needs
American Bar Association (ABA), Moscow Dispute Resolution Conference, Moscow, 18 September 2015, Speaker: Joinder and Consolidation in International Arbitration
Zurich Moot Alumni Association (ZMAA), Dritter Fachvortrag, Zurich, 26 August 2015, Speaker: Der Vergleich im Verfahren vor staatlichen Gerichten und vor Schiedsgericht: SCHIEDSGERICHT (Settlement before state courts and arbitral tribunals: Arbitral Tribunal)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Centenary Speech, Zurich, 20 August 2015, Speaker: Too many cooks spoil the broth – Is harmonization of the arbitral process at the roots of avoidable costs and delay?
Russian Arbitration Association (RAA), II Annual RAA Conference, Moscow, 23 April 2015, Speaker: Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution
Arbitration Court at Nowy Tomysl Chamber of Commerce, Arbitration and Mediation in Theory and Practice: State and ADR, Nowy Tomysl, 17 April 2015. Speaker: Commercial Arbitration involving states and state entities in Switzerland and under the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
ICC Advanced Arbitration Academy for Central and Eastern Europe, Workshop IV on procedural Orders, Prague, 12 December 2014, Speaker: Provisional Remedies, Security for Costs
Gruppo ASA della Svizzera Italiana, Richieste di edizione, discovery e produzione di documenti nella fase allegatoria e probatoria della procedura civile e arbitrale, Lugano, 20 November 2014, Speaker: Document Production
Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey / Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, Seminar on the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Istanbul, 21 May 2014, Speaker: Roots, Revision and Experiences in a Nutshell / Multi-party and Multi-contract Scenarios under the Swiss Rules
ASA Group Espace Mittelland, Berne, 12 May 2014, Speaker: Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede der Schiedsgerichtspraxis
in Genf und Zürich (Differences in approaches in the arbitral practice in Zurich and Geneva)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitrators Forum (YAF), Paper, paper, everywhere…, London, 6 May 2014, Speaker: Written presentation of case – views from an international arbitrator and counsel
Centro de Arbitragem Comercial, Portuguese Chamber of Commerce, 2nd Intensive Course for Arbitrators, Lisbon, 21-22 March 2014, Speaker: Module V – The Arbitral Award
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2nd Annual MENA Conference: Roundtable on the impact of the place of arbitration, Dubai, 11 March 2014, Speaker: Lis pendens in international arbitration
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), 10 Years of Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Basel, 31 January 2014, Speaker: The workings of the Special Committee and the Arbitration Court
Lithuanian Arbitration Association (LAA), Arbitration: The Experience Of Its Application In The Member States Of The European Union And Its Future Developments In Lithuania, Vilnius, 21-22 November 2013, Speaker: Choosing the right seat of arbitration and the right institutional rules
DIS and Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, Workshop, Stuttgart, 20 November 2013, Speaker: Wie funktioniert die Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (How does the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution operate?)
70. Anniversary Dr. Hans Nater, Zurich, 18 November 2013, Speaker: Decision-making in arbitration – the arbitrator’s perspective
DIS and Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, Workshop, Munich, 6 November 2013, Speaker: Wie funktioniert die Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (How does the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution operate?)
ASA Below 40, Visiting the Institutions – A visit to the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, Zurich, 19 September 2013, Speaker: The Arbitration Court's perspective: institutional powers and role of Case Administration Committee; appointment of arbitrators and challenges; dealing with jurisdictional issues, multi-party issues and consolidation; scrutiny of costs and other cost issues
Austrian Arbitration Association (ARB AUT), Liechtenstein Arbitration Association (LIS) and Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Dreiländer Konferenz: Schiedsverfahren in Österreich, Liechtenstein und der Schweiz, Innsbruck, 13 September 2013, Speaker: Bildung des Schiedsgerichtes in Mehrparteienverfahren (Constitution of the arbitral tribunal in multi-party arbitration)
Europa Institut, Universität Zurich, Arbitration in Finance Symposium, Zurich, 3 July 2013, Speaker: Switzerland as a place for arbitration: fit for the future?
Court of Arbitration LEWIATAN, Dispute Resolution in M&A, Warsaw, 6-7 June 2013, Speaker: To bifurcate or not to bifurcate?
Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS), Frühjahrsversammlung, Munich, 25 April 2013, Speaker: Administrative Konsequenzen einer Änderung in der Besetzung des Schiedsgericht (Administrative consequences of a change in the composition of the arbitral tribunal)
University of Neuchâtel, Faculty of Law, New Developments in International Arbitration, Neuchâtel, 19 November 2012, Speaker: The revised Rules of International Arbitration
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Annual Conference, Bern, 28 September 2012, Speaker: Formerfordernis, Ausdehnung der Schiedsklausel (requirement of form and extension of the arbitration agreement to third parties)
ICC Russia, Advanced Arbitration Seminar, Moscow, 11 September 2012, Instructor
ICC Germany Case Management Conference, PIDA Seminar, Berlin, 1-2 June 2012, Speaker: Enforcement of Awards
Zurich Chamber of Commerce, The revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Zurich, 7 May 2012, Speaker: The revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
Geneva Chamber of Commerce (CCIG), The revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Geneva, 26 April 2012, Speaker: The revised Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
UNCITRAL / VIAC, Joint Conference, Vienna, 29-30 March 2012, Speaker: The UNCITRAL Rules as Institutional Rules: A few examples from the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
International Bar Association, Annual Conference, Madrid, 7 October 2009, Speaker: Fast Track Arbitrations – Opting in or Opting Out?
University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, 17 October 2008, Speaker: How to become an international arbitration lawyer
5th Biennial Symposium on Arbitration and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Salzburg, 21 June 2008, Speaker. Arbitrators as Settlement Facilitators
International Bar Association, Annual Conference, Singapore, October 2007, Session Chair: Anti-suit injunctions in international arbitration
National University of Singapore, Singapore, 19 October 2007, Speaker: How to become an international arbitration lawyer
San Francisco Conference on International Arbitration, Managing Cross-Cultural Factors, San Francisco, 4-5 October 2007, Speaker: Arbitrators as Settlement Facilitators
Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), UIA Mediation and Arbitration Conference, Istanbul, 18/19 May 2007, Speaker: How to choose the right arbitrator
International Bar Association, Annual Conference, Chicago, 22 September 2006, Session Co-chair: Dispute Resolution Mechanisms for IP Related Disputes
IBA-JCAA International Arbitration Symposium, Tokyo, 18 April 2006, Speaker: Interpretation of Contracts by Arbitral Tribunals – a European Civil Law Perspective
Stiftung für Juristische Weiterbildung, Zeugeneinvernahmen und Zeugenbeweis im Zivilprozess, Zurich, 23 March 2006, Speaker: Witness conferencing
International Bar Association, Annual Conference, Auckland, 26 October 2004, Speaker: Court Support for Arbitration
Singapore Institute of Arbitrators, Singapore, 24 May 2004, Speaker: Arbitrators as Settlement Facilitators
Europainstitut der Universität Zürich, Wiener Kaufrecht, Zurich, November 2001, Workshop leader: Consequences of breach of contract
International Bar Association, Annual Conference, Amsterdam, 19 September 2000, Speaker: Arbitration and Group of Companies – the Swiss Approach