Michael E. Schneider

“Michael Schneider is one of the most prominent arbitrators in the field.”
Chambers Europe, International Arbitration, Most in Demand Arbitrators, 2023 

Ranked Band 1
Chambers Global, Public International Law: most in demand arbitrators, 2023

Michael Schneider is widely acknowledged as one of the most prominent arbitrators in the global market.
Chambers Global, Public International Law: most in demand arbitrators, 2023

Expert Evidence
MICHAEL E. SCHNEIDER, JOACHIM KNOLL, CHRISTOPHE GUIBERT DE BRUET
In: Andreas J. Roquette/Tom Christopher Pröstler (Eds.), International Construction Disputes – A Practitioner’s Guide, C.H.Beck/Hart/Nomos, pp. 305-328, 2022

The Uncertain Future of the Interactive Arbitrator: Proposals, Good Intentions and the Effect of Conflicting Views on the Role of the Arbitrator
MICHAEL E. SCHNEIDER
In: Brekoulakis/Lew/Mistelis (Eds.), The Evolution and Future of International Arbitration, International Arbitration Law Library, volume 37, pp 379 – 392, Kluwer 2016

Non-Monetary Relief in International Arbitration: Principles and Arbitration Practice
MICHAEL E. SCHNEIDER, JOACHIM KNOLL
In: Juris, New York / ASA, Switzerland (Eds.), ASA Performance as a Remedy, Chapter 1, ASA Special Series No. 30, pp. 3-48, 2011

UNCITRAL Working Group II session
MICHAEL E. SCHNEIDER, MELISSA MAGLIANA
Vienna, 30 September to 4 October

DIS Autumn Conference 2024 – Higher, Faster, Further? Drivers of Innovation in Arbitration
MICHAEL E. SCHNEIDER, Keynote Speaker
Berlin, 10 September 2024

 Singapore Law Society – Celebrating 30 Years of the Singapore International Arbitration Act 1994 – Past, Present, Future
MICHAEL E. SCHNEIDER, Panellist: Outlook: The IAA on the Horizon
Singapore, 30 August 2024

• Honorary president of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) 
• Member of the Board of Trustees of the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA)  
• Member of the Court of Arbitration of the Singapore Arbitration Centre 
• Member of the Court of Arbitration of the Abu Dhabi International Arbitration Centre
• Vice-President UNCITRAL (2015 – 2017)
• Chair of UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) (2006 – 2010; 2014 – 2015)

• Senior Counsel, LALIVE, 2021 – present 
• Partner, LALIVE, 1994 – 2020 
• Counsel, Universal Engineering and Finance Corporation (UNEFICO), 1978 – 1987
• Associate / Counsel, Lalive Budin & Partners, 1970 – 1994

• 1st and 2nd State examination, Munich, 1965, 1970
• Comprehensive Doctoral Examination, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva, 1968