Domitille has nearly 30 years of experience in dispute resolution and specialises in both international commercial arbitration and investment treaty arbitration. She has been involved in over 100 international disputes, in both ad hoc and administered arbitrations, including under the rules of UNCITRAL, the ICC, LCIA, Swiss Arbitration Centre, SCC Arbitration Institute, ICSID and SIAC, governed by various arbitration and substantive laws, both common law and civil law, and international law.
Hailed as “among the most recognised global practitioners in the field” in Who’s Who Thought Leaders, Arbitration, 2022, Domitille brings a strategic 360-degree view to every case thanks to her extensive experience as arbitrator, including presiding arbitrator. She focuses on commercial and investment disputes across different sectors, in particular energy, mining, pharma and technology. Domitille also advises clients on the challenge of arbitral awards before state courts and other arbitration-related applications.
Recognition
“Domitille Baizeau is excellent and whatever she does is quality. If you have her on a tribunal, things will go right. She has high standards and is a class act.”
Chambers Global & Europe Guides 2026 – International Arbitration: Most In Demand Arbitrators, Band 1
“Domitille Baizeau is really impressive, both in written and oral advocacy. We are really impressed by what she comes up with.”
Chambers Europe Guide 2026 – Arbitrators – Switzerland, Band 2
“Domitille Baizeau is an outstanding counsel. Both her written and oral advocacy skills are most impressive. She knows her files perfectly and leaves no stone unturned.”
Legal 500 EMEA Guide 2026 – Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, Tier 1
Recent publications
Insolvency and Arbitration – National Report on Switzerland
DOMITILLE BAIZEAU, ALEXANDRE SCHWAB
In: IBA Toolkit on Insolvency and Arbitration, IBA Arbitration Committee, since 2021
Quick Answers– Switzerland – Drafting Arbitration Agreements, Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators, State Immunity
DOMITILLE BAIZEAU, ET AL.
In: Quick Answers (previously Comparative Smart Charts), Kluwer Law International, since 2010
Recent conferences
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) - Tylney Hall Symposium 2026
DOMITILLE BAIZEAU, Co-chair, Practice and Procedure
Tylney Hall, UK, 12 September 2026
International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA) - XXVIIth Congress: International Arbitration: Local, Global or Both?
DOMITILLE BAIZEAU, Speaker, The Interplay Between Local Practice and Developing Universal Soft Law
Madrid, 13 April 2026
Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) - Revolutions and Solutions: Future-Proofing Arbitration
DOMITILLE BAIZEAU, Speaker, Around the World and Back
Sydney, Australia, 13 October 2025
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Current professional memberships
- Co-Chair of the Council Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC)
- Member of Governing Board and Governance Committee of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA)
- Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Arbitration Centre (formerly SCAI)
- Member of the Council of the Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration
- Immediate past member of International Court of Arbitration of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), 2018-2024
Career history
- Partner, LALIVE, Geneva, 2008 – present (Managing Partner 2015-2024)
- Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2004 – 2008
- Senior Associate, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Paris, 2001 – 2004
- Solicitor, Lane Neave, New Zealand, 1995 – 2000
Academic qualifications
- LLB (First Class Honours), University of Canterbury, New Zealand, 1995
- Diploma French Law, Université Paris II Assas-Panthéon, 1989
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