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Melissa Magliana

Associée

Admission

New York, 2005

Nationalité

Italienne, suisse

Langues

Anglais , Allemand , Français , Italien , Espagnol

Zurich

Stampfenbachplatz 4
P.O. Box 212
8042 Zurich
Suisse

Contact

+41 58 105 2100

Melissa Magliana est une associée de LALIVE spécialisée dans l’arbitrage commercial international.

Forte d’une expérience dans les juridictions de droit civil et de common law, et titulaire de diplômes de droit américain et suisse, elle conseille et représente des clients dans des procédures d’arbitrage ad hoc et institutionnelles selon les principaux règlements d’arbitrage. Elle agit également en tant qu’arbitre unique, co-arbitre et présidente de tribunaux arbitraux et conseille sur d’autres formes de résolution de conflits et de procédures connexes, telles que la médiation et l’assistance juridique internationale. Son expertise couvre différents secteurs, notamment la construction, le transport, l’industrie pharmaceutique et l’industrie minière, avec un accent particulier sur les contrats de travaux ainsi que sur les litiges entre actionnaires, les partenariats et les coentreprises survenant dans un contexte post-fusion et de projets de construction.

Melissa Magliana est membre du Comité exécutif de la Cour d’arbitrage du Centre suisse d’arbitrage, où elle exerce la fonction de secrétaire de la Cour. Elle est également membre du conseil d’administration de l’Association suisse d’arbitrage (ASA), pour laquelle elle est co-présidente du séminaire pratique de l’ASA et co-présidente d’un groupe de travail du CPR sur l’arbitrage des litiges relatifs aux sciences de la vie. Elle a précédemment été co-présidente de l’ASA below 40 et membre du comité directeur de Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners. Elle est fréquemment invitée à prendre la parole et publie régulièrement des articles sur des questions liées à la résolution de conflits internationaux.

Melissa Magliana a été la lauréate 2016 du Prix ASA pour le plaidoyer en arbitrage commercial international, décerné tous les deux ans à des avocats spécialisés en arbitrage international pour récompenser un plaidoyer exceptionnel en arbitrage international. Elle a également été recommandée par plusieurs annuaires, notamment en tant que leader mondial en arbitrage par Chambers, Legal 500, Who’s Who Legal.

Avant de rejoindre LALIVE, Melissa Magliana a été stagiaire pour l’honorable Carol Bagley Amon à la United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York et a été conseillère en arbitrage et contentieux dans un grand cabinet d’avocats suisse. Elle est diplômée de l’université de Princeton en 1999 (magna cum laude) et a obtenu son Juris Doctor à la faculté de droit de l’université de Columbia en 2004, où elle a été boursière James Kent et rédactrice de la Columbia Law Review. En 2014, elle a obtenu un diplôme de droit suisse (MLaw, magna cum laude) à la faculté de droit de l’université de Lucerne.

"She is an eloquent speaker and presenter who presents persuasive arguments."

Chambers Global, Arbitration Counsel – Switzerland, 2023

Melissa Magliana is "very strong on tactics and strategy."

Legal 500, Switzerland - Dispute Resolution: Arbitration, 2022

Melissa Magliana is “an outstanding advocate” recognised as “a first-choice when it comes to arbitration practitioners in Zurich”.

Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, 2022

The “very smart and pragmatic” Melissa Magliana is a “brilliant lawyer with an ability to develop an outstanding teamwork environment to best assist clients’ goals in complex international disputes”.

Who’s Who Legal: Arbitration, 2021

“Melissa is exceptionally reactive and available. She quickly grasps the controversial point of the case and has an extraordinarily practical approach. Firm but also flexible to accommodate client’s needs”

Legal 500, 2021

Interviewees praise her commercial approach, with one saying “She is very business-oriented, understands how a business thinks and what it needs, and can explain complicated things in a non-legal manner”

Chambers Global, 2021

“Outstanding practitioner” Melissa Magliana is highlighted as an “exceptionally good lawyer with a lot of international experience”. Sources highlight her “excellent legal mind” and add: “There is a lot more to come for Melissa!”

Who’s Who Legal, Arbitration 2020

Melissa Magliana is “superb in advocacy and cross-examination of witnesses”, and “one of the few who manages to be extremely persuasive without being overly aggressive”.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, Arbitration 2020

Melissa Magliana is “an excellent practitioner” who has “mastered the arbitration process very well”. She has significant experience as both counsel and arbitrator across the construction, pharmaceutical and transport sectors.

Who’s Who Legal, Switzerland, 2019

Melissa Magliana is considered "the very best young arbitration practitioner in Switzerland" and impresses peers with "her incredible ability to find the ideal middle ground between utmost legal precision and a sensible practical approach".

Who's Who Legal, Arbitration: Future Leaders, 2018

Melissa Magliana is “one of the leaders of her generation” according to respondents, who consider her “excellent as both counsel and arbitrator” and effuse, “She masters the proceedings very well.”

Who's Who Legal, Arbitration, Switzerland, 2018

Melissa Magliana was described as “amazing”. She is known as “actively involved in the international arbitrational community” and comes highly praised by sources.

Who's Who Legal, Arbitration: Future Leaders, 2017

Rising Star in Commercial Arbitration

LMG, 2015-2018

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Dispensing with written consent – or consent altogether – in third party extensions under the New York Convention: A critical examination of the recent Swiss and U.S. Supreme Court decisions in B. Suisse and GE Energy

Magliana Melissa, Philippe Hovaguimian, 2021

In : b-Arbitra, Belgian Review of Arbitration, 2/2021

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Commentary of Articles 188-189 PILA

Magliana Melissa, Markus Wirth, 2021

In: Basler Kommentar (Honsell et al. Eds.), 2021

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Arbitration in Switzerland

Magliana Melissa, Roman Richers, 2020

In : International Commercial Arbitration : Practitioner's Guide (Balthasar, 2d éd.), [à paraître en 2020]

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Commentary of Article 28 ICC Rules

Magliana Melissa, 2018

In: Arbitration in Switzerland — The Practitioner's Guide (Manuel Arroyo, 2d Ed.) [forthcoming 2018]

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Commentary of Article 26 Swiss Rules

Magliana Melissa, 2018

In: Arbitration in Switzerland — The Practitioner's Guide (Manuel Arroyo, 2d Ed.) [forthcoming 2018]

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Switzerland: Law and Practice

Magliana Melissa, Roman Richers, 2016

In: Chambers Country Practice Guides, International Arbitration 2016 (Friedland, Ed.)

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Evidence Gone Astray

Magliana Melissa, Markus Wirth, 2014

In: Stories from the Hearing Room: Experience from Arbitral Practice: Essays in Honour of Michael E. Schneider (Bernd Ehle & Domitille Baizeau, Eds.), 2014

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Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court

Magliana Melissa, 2012

In: New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration (Christoph Muller & Antonio Rigozzi, Eds. 2012)

Swiss Arbitration: a multi-purpose dispute resolution tool for users in the Gulf States

02/06/2022 Online Magliana Melissa Conférencière

Pour plus d’informations, voir le programme 

Fordham International Arbitration Conference

Contract Interpretation in International Arbitration: Is there a common law – civil law divide that matters?

22/11/2019 New York Magliana Melissa Conférencière

International Institute for Conflict Prevention & Resolution (CPR) Event

Arbitration in the Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences Sectors

17/09/2019 Zurich Magliana Melissa Modératrice

4. Tagung zur Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Hot Topics

Das Kreuzverhör als Mittel zur Wahrheitsfindung?

29/08/2019 Zurich Magliana Melissa Conférencière

11th Annual AIJA Arbitration Conference

Efficiency – the counsel’s perspective

28/06/2019 Zurich Magliana Melissa Conférencière

3rd ICC European Conference on International Arbitration

Oxford style debate: The safeguard of international, European and domestic mandatory rules by arbitral tribunals – practical implications

01/04/2019 Paris Magliana Melissa Conférencière

Camera Arbitrale di Milano

Costituzione e competenza del tribunale arbitrale

23/03/2019 Milan Magliana Melissa Conférencière

The GAR Live Symposium

2nd annual GAR Live Zurich

07/03/2019 Zurich Magliana Melissa Conférencière

CPR Annual Meeting 2019

Faster, better, stronger: Expedited Procedures in Arbitration

01/03/2019 Washington D.C. Magliana Melissa Conférencière

ISTAC M&A Disputes Conference

How to manage M&A disputes

18/01/2019 Istanbul Magliana Melissa Conférencière

ICDR Y&I/YAWP

Panel Discussion: The Art of Advocacy: Tips, Tricks & War Stories

20/09/2018 Londres Magliana Melissa Conférencière

GAR Live

"Different approaches to cross examination and advocacy"

21/06/2018 Istanbul Magliana Melissa Conférencière

Who's Who Legal Future Leaders Arbitration Conference

"What are the top future trends in international arbitration"

09/05/2018 Londres Magliana Melissa Conférencière

ASA Gala Dinner & Advocacy Prize Giving Ceremony

"Laudatio in Honor of Professor Mohamed S. Abdel Wahab"

01/02/2018 Zurich Magliana Melissa

CIArb YMG Conference

"Navigating through common law and civil law waters in international arbitration: Document Production"

12/12/2017 Paris Magliana Melissa Conférencière

Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop

"Should you cross-examine a witness? What do you need to prepare for a cross-examination?"

10/11/2017 Stockholm Magliana Melissa Conférencière

Vis Moot School, University of Zurich

Keynote speech

05/10/2017 Zürich Magliana Melissa Conférencière

ICC YAF Conference on Cost Allocation

Keynote speech

30/06/2017 Zürich Magliana Melissa Conférencière

ASA/ZAV Espace Mittelland

"The New Expedited and Super-Expedited Procedures under the ICC and Swiss Rules: Is faster always better?"

08/05/2017 Berne Magliana Melissa Conférencière

ASA Conference

"Typology of Cases and Typical Difficulties when Dealing with Recovery of Actual Expenses"

03/02/2017 Genève Magliana Melissa Conférencière

AIA | Young ICCA Skills Training Workshop

"Practical aspects of interim measures and emergency arbitrator proceedings"

28/10/2016 Rome Magliana Melissa Conférencière

Roschier Arbitration Forum 2016

"The Winning Strategy"

31/05/2016 Stockholm Magliana Melissa Conférencière

2nd Global Conference of the Co-Chairs' Circle

"Settlement facilitation and preliminary views by arbitrators – an option for every arbitration?"

27/05/2016 Helsinki Magliana Melissa Modératrice

2nd ICDR Y&I Swiss Chalet Debate

"Early Case Assessment – Blessing or Curse? | Loser Pays – What About the Success Fees?"

24/05/2016 Genève Magliana Melissa Modératrice

ICCA 2016 Congress

"International Arbitration and Its Conformity with the Rule of Law"

11/05/2016 Mauritius Magliana Melissa Rapporteur

Young ArbitralWomen Practitioners Launch Conference

"Moving from counsel to arbitrator: How to get your foot in the door – and keep it there"

08/04/2016 Zürich Magliana Melissa Conférencière

CIArb & ArbitralWomen Second International Women's Conference

"This House Believes…"

16/03/2016 Paris Magliana Melissa Conférencière