News

Four new associates joined the firm (September 2007)

1 September 2007

The firm is pleased to welcome four new associates. Nathalie Bigler, Laetitia Feuglet and Vincent Tattini, Swiss qualified attorneys-at-law trained in well known Geneva firms, […]

LALIVE contributed to the first commentary in French language of the Swiss code of companies.

1 August 2007

A group of highly reputed practitioners and university professors has completed the first commentary in French of the Swiss company law. The commentary covers all […]

First Lalive lecture organised by HEI in Geneva with LALIVE (9 July 2007)

9 July 2007

On 9 July 2007, the Graduate Institute of International Studies (HEI) and LALIVE organised and co-hosted the first Lalive Lecture at the HEI. The purpose […]

Georges P. Racine and Robert Pietrowski joined the firm (July 2007)

1 July 2007

Georges Racine is a member of the Law Society of England and Wales and the Quebec Bar. His practice focuses on corporate, commercial and international […]

Veijo Heiskanen appointed Chairman of an international claims commission

18 May 2007

The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General, head of the UN mission in Kosovo, has appointed Veijo Heiskanen as Chairman of the Kosovo Property […]

Nicolas Leroux joined the firm (April 2007)

1 April 2007

The Firm is pleased to welcome Nicolas Leroux as a new associate. Nicolas Leroux will in May present his PhD thesis at the University of […]

Veijo Heiskanen designated on the ICSID Panel of Arbitrators (March 2007)

6 March 2007

Dr Veijo Heiskanen has been designated by the Government of Finland on the Panel of Arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes […]

Domitille Baizeau appointed co-chair of ASA Below 40

29 January 2007

In January 2007,Domitille Baizeau was appointed co-chair of ASA Below 40, replacing Anne-Véronique Schläpfer from Schellenberg Wittmer, co-founder of ASA Below 40 in 2000. ASA […]

Christiane de Senarclens joined the firm as a partner, together with Pierre-Olivier Allaz and Mark Barokas.

1 January 2007

A warm welcome to all of them.

Veijo Heiskanen appointed Partner of the firm

1 January 2007

We have the great pleasure of informing you that Dr Veijo Heiskanen, Of Counsel to our firm since 2002, has now joined us as partner. […]

Lecture of Jean-Denis Bredin at LALIVE’s premises (27 September 2006)

27 September 2006

For the inauguration of our new premises, Jean-Denis Bredin, Member of the Académie française and Honorary Professor at University Paris I, will deliver a talk […]

Marc Henzelin elected to the Board of the Business Crime Section of the International Bar Association (22 September 2006)

22 September 2006

Marc Henzelin was elected to sit on the Board of the Business Crime Section of the International Bar Association during the IBA annual conference held in […]

Michael Schneider Elected as President of an UNCITRAL Working Group (11-15 September 2006)

11 September 2006

Michael Schneider was elected as President of one of the UNCITRAL working groups (meeting of 11 to 15 September 2006) in charge of the revision […]

Veijo Heiskanen and Bernd Ehle spoke at arbitration conference in Riga, Latvia (4-5 September 2006)

4 September 2006

Veijo Heiskanen and Bernd Ehle acted as Speakers at the conference on “Topicalities in International Commercial Arbitration”, organized on 4 and 5 September 2006 in […]

Bernd Ehle spoke at the CILS law symposium in Salzburg (15-18 June 2006)

15 June 2006

Bernd Ehle participated in the symposium on “International Arbitration and Mediation – From the Professional’s Perspective” of the Center for International Legal Studies (CILS) in […]

Marc Henzelin elected as a Member of the Council of the European Criminal Bar Association (29 April 2006)

29 April 2006

Marc Henzelin has been elected as a Member of the Council of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) during the Assembly which took place in […]

Matthias Scherer elected as one of the 45 leading arbitration specialists below the age of 45 (31 March 2006)

31 March 2006

Lalive Partner Matthias Scherer has been elected in a peer-voting process conducted by the Global Arbitration Law Review among international arbitration practitioners as one of […]

Teresa Giovannini appointed as a Member of the LCIA Court (10 January 2006)

10 January 2006

Teresa Giovannini has been appointed as a Member of the LCIA Court which comprises 35 Members. See http://www.lcia.org/LCIA_folder/lcia_court_bios.htm

The firm is moving

31 October 2005

As of 31 October 2005, Lalive Attorneys-at-Law is moving to a new address: 35 Rue de la Mairie, 1207 Geneva (P.O.Box 6569, 1211 Geneva 6). […]

Domitille Baizeau appointed as a co-Chair of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the LCIA

15 September 2005

In September 2005, Domitille Baizeau was appointed as a co-Chair of the Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). […]