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Domitille Baizeau

Partner

Admission :

England and Wales,
Geneva (First admitted in New Zealand in 1996)

Nationality :

French, New Zealander

Languages :

English , French , Spanish

Geneva

35, Rue de la Mairie
P.O. Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland

Contact :

+41 58 105 2000 +41 58 105 2060
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Domitille Baizeau joined LALIVE in 2004 and has been practising dispute resolution for 23 years, exclusively in international arbitration (commercial and investment) since 2001. She has acted in more than 70 international disputes, as counsel and arbitrator (including presiding arbitrator), in administered arbitrations (including ICC, LCIA, SCC, Swiss Rules, UNCITRAL) and ad hoc proceedings, governed by various procedural and substantive laws, both common law and civil law, including English, Swiss, American, Swedish and French, and by international law.

Her areas of specialization include joint venture, M&A, shareholders, sales, distribution and investment disputes in the energy (oil & gas, solar, mining), telecommunications, commodity trading, infrastructure projects and pharmaceutical sectors.

Domitille Baizeau is a Member of the International Court of Arbitration of the ICC and is Vice President of the Arbitration Court of SCAI which administers arbitrations subject to the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (member of the Court since 2010). She is also a member of the Board of ASA, the Swiss Arbitration Association (and former co-chair of ASA below 40), an officer of the European Users’ Council of the LCIA (and former co-chair of YIAG), a member of the Executive Committee of FIAA (Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy) and a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of Terralex, one of the world’s largest networks of independent law firms. She is in addition a member of the IBA (Arbitration Committee) and an Associate Member of the ICC Institute of World Business Law. She is listed on the panel of arbitrators of the ICC New Zealand Arbitration Committee, the ICC French National Committee and the ICDR. She regularly speaks at conferences and publishes in international arbitration and is a past member of the Editorial Boards of the ASA Bulletin and the ICC Bulletin.

Domitille Baizeau has been ranked for several years by Chambers (Global-wide, Europe-wide and Switzerland) for International Arbitration, as counsel and arbitrator (including Most in Demand Arbitrators, Europe, Band 2), and by The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration. In 2018, she received the GAR ART award of the Best Prepared and Most Responsive Arbitrator and in 2011, she was selected as one of 45 “leading figures” in international arbitration below the age of 45, both accolades following a peer-review process conducted by Global Arbitration Law Review.

Before joining LALIVE, Domitille Baizeau practiced in litigation and arbitration in New Zealand with a leading business law firm and in France with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Paris. She graduated from the University of Canterbury in New Zealand in 1995 (LL.B. First Class Honours) and also holds a Diploma in French law from the Université Paris II Assas-Panthéon.

Domitille Baizeau “impresses with the quality of her preparation and her proactive approach”, say interviewees.

Who’s Who Legal, Most Highly Regarded in Arbitration, Switzerland, 2019

Sources say that Domitille Baizeau is "incredible to watch" in tribunals as well as "super well prepared." She is also reputed in the international market for her work as counsel in high-profile arbitrations in the energy, telecoms and pharmaceutical sectors.

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International): Most in Demand Arbitrators - Europe-wide, 2019

Domitille Baizeau is commended as “an absolutely amazing chair” who draws praise for “her high-level organisation throughout the entire procedure, her precision and great attention to detail.” Commentators add, “She is very good at managing both parties.”

Who's Who Legal, Arbitration, 2019

Awarded the 2018 GAR ART Award for Best Prepared and Most Responsive Arbitrator.

GAR, 2018

Domitille Baizeau receives plaudits as “a very smart lawyer” and “a great specialist” when it comes to arbitration proceedings. One source effuses: “She is at the top of her game and is very pragmatic, particularly in early procedural discussions.”

Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Arbitration, 2018 (ranked in the top 10 Most Highly Regarded Individuals)

Domitille Baizeau attracts praise for her work both as counsel and as arbitrator in significant international cases. "She has an extremely good understanding of both the commercial and the legal sides of a dispute," says one source, while another notes her demonstrable experience both as president and as co-arbitrator on arbitral panels.

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International), Europe-wide, 2018

“She has a "huge amount of knowledge in the area of international arbitration and is very good at developing and pursuing overall strategy."

Chambers Global, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel and Arbitrators, 2018

Domitille Baizeau is always “super-prepared” and “absolutely fantastic” according to market sources, who commend her work both as arbitrator and counsel.

Who's Who Legal, Arbitration, 2018

Extremely thorough and tenacious

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute resolution: Arbitration, 2017

“Really impressive, very active and a quick thinker.” She focuses on commercial and investment arbitration and is experienced acting as counsel and arbitrator under the governing rules of numerous international bodies.

Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Arbitration, 2017

Domitille Baizeau is held in high regard for her expertise in investment and commercial arbitration in a variety of sectors and industries, and has acted on cases concerning the misappropriation of assets, joint ventures and sales of shares. One interviewee comments: "The way she runs arbitrations is very effective." She is admitted to practice in England and Wales.

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International) Global and Europe-wide, 2017

Domitille Baizeau is a “dispute resolution expert” known for her “solutions-oriented approach” to cases.

Who’s Who Legal : Arbitration, 2017

Lalive is ‘in a league of its own’ regarding international arbitration and the ‘strength in depth of its first-class team is outstanding’. Among its ‘many exceptionally bright lawyers’ is the ‘excellent fighter’ Domitille Baizeau.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute resolution: arbitration (Tier 1), 2016

Domitille Baizeau is fully focused on international arbitration with a particular specialism in joint ventures, M&A, shareholders, sales, privatisation and investment disputes. She is seen as a “first-class” practitioner, with a “no-nonsense approach”; one peer adds that she is “an inspiration”.

Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, 2016

One source said : "I rate her very highly - she is a superb team player."

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International) Global-wide (Band 4), 2016

Domitille Baizeau is an increasingly established presence in the international arbitration market, bringing her "straightforward and determined" approach to a variety of cases.

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International) Europe-wide (Band 3), 2016

Domitille Baizeau is “an exceptional lawyer, both extremely knowledgeable and extremely forthright, and an excellent fighter.”

GAR, 2016

Domitille Baizeau is “internationally renowned” in this sector.

Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Arbitration, 2015

Geneva-based Domitille Baizeau is praised by sources for her "eye for detail." She handles disputes relating to pharmaceuticals, transport and construction, including contentious issues arising from distribution and sales, joint ventures and M&A.

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International) Global-wide (Band 5), 2015

Domitille Baizeau has an international profile and an eye for detail which is much appreciated by interviewees. She works from the Geneva office and has wide experience of disputes in the telecoms, construction and energy sectors.

Chambers Global, Arbitration (International) Europe-wide (Band 3), 2015

International arbitration expert Domitille Baizeau is described as "an excellent lawyer." Her areas of expertise include M&A, construction and energy disputes.

Chambers Global, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel, Switzerland (Band 2), 2015

Domitille Baizeau is commended for her “ability to act as counsel, arbitrator and adviser with equal aplomb”.

Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Arbitration, 2014

Increasingly prominent figure Domitille Baizeau in Geneva has an excellent reputation in the Swiss and European arbitration markets for her internationally focused work. Clients state: ‘She is capable of making complicated things as easy as possible, particularly on cross-border work. She focuses on the key issues.”

Chambers Global & Chambers Europe, Arbitration (International) Europe-wide (Band 4), 2014

‘Domitille Baizeau is ‘an energetic and confident lawyer’, say sources. ‘She goes to the heart of the matter and is capable of making complicated things easy. She provides concrete advice.’ Domitille Baizeau ‘is considered to be a leading figure in international arbitration’.

Chambers Global and Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel, Switzerland (Band 2), 2014

The ‘brilliant’ Domitille Baizeau is a ‘real star’ who earns the appreciation of clients, counsel and arbitrators alike.

The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration, 2014

Domitille Baizeau is ‘recognised at home and abroad as a ‘first-class counsel and arbitrator”.

The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration, 2013

Domitille Baizeau is ‘very good at finding pragmatic solutions to problems’.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Lalive, 2013

‘Domitille Baizeau is a key name in international arbitration and trade and investment law'.

Chambers Europe, General Business Law: Geneva 2013

Domitille Baizeau is ‘building a reputation as one of the best around’.

The International Who’s Who Legal of Commercial Arbitration, 2012

‘A great lawyer, very skilful, professional, precise, co-operative’.

Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution, 2012

Domitille Baizeau selected as one of 45 ‘leading figures’ in international arbitration below the age of 45.

Global Arbitration Law Review, GAR 45under45, 2011

A ‘major player [ ] in Swiss arbitration’.

The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration, 2011

Domitille Baizeau ‘attracting a great deal of praise: Her approach is fact-based, she gets to the point and prefers crisp, clear legal argument to a page- and time-filling approach’.

The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration, 2010

Various entries in Enciclopedia del Arbitraje

Domitille Baizeau, Jaime Gallego, 2018

J. L. Collantes González (Ed), Domitille Baizeau, Jaime Gallego et al. (Coord.), Biblioteca de Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, Vols. 47-48, Lima, 2018

The Arbitrators’ Initiative: When, Why and How Should It Be Used?

Domitille Baizeau, 2016

In: D. Baizeau and F. Spoorenberg (Eds.), The Arbitrators’ Initiative: When, Why and How Should it be used?, ASA Special Series No. 45, Juris, 2016
For more information, please see the Juris site.

Mediation – Qatar

Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, Ramy Saleh, Marie-Anne Roberty-Jabbour 2014

In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2015, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2014, pp. 79-83

Mediation – Switzerland

Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, 2014

In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2015, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2014, pp. 104-110

Commentary on Article 192 of the Swiss Private International Law Act

Domitille Baizeau, 2013

In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide: Commentary, Wolters Kluwer, 2013

Multi-tiered and Hybrid Arbitration Clauses

Domitille Baizeau, Anne-Marie Loong, 2013

In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide: Commentary, Wolters Kluwer, 2013

Mediation – Switzerland

Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, 2013

In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2014, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2013, pp. 100-106

Agreeing to and initiating arbitration – Introduction

Domitille Baizeau, James Castello, 2013

In: A. van den Berg (Ed.), International Arbitration - The Coming of New Age? ICCA Congress Series No. 17 (Singapore, 2012)

Various entries in: Diccionario Terminológico del Arbitraje Internacional y Nacional (Comercial y de Inversiones)

Jaime Gallego, Domitille Baizeau, 2012

J.L. Collantes González (Ed), Domitille Baizeau, Jaime Gallego et al. (Coord.) Biblioteca de Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, Vol. 18, Lima, 2012

The Swiss Chambers of Commerce

Matthias Scherer, Domitille Baizeau, 2012

In: G Wegen and S Wislke (Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2012, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 53-56

Mediation – Qatar

Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, Ramy Saleh 2012

In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Contributing Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2013, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 69-74

Mediation – Switzerland

Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, 2012

In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Contributing Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2013, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 93-99

The Swiss Chambers of Commerce

Matthias Scherer, Domitille Baizeau, 2011

In: G Wegen and S Wislke (Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2011, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2011, pp. 37-40

Appointment and Challenge of Arbitrators - Switzerland

Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, 2011

In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, since 2011

The Swiss chambers of commerce and industry

Matthias Scherer, Domitille Baizeau, 2010

In: G Wegen and S Wislke (Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2010, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2010, pp. 33-35

Sovereign immunity - Switzerland

Sandrine Giroud, Domitille Baizeau, 2010

In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, since 2010

Juris conferences LLC

Fifteenth Annual Leading Arbitrators’ Symposium on the Conduct of International arbitration

Vienna 15/04/2019 Domitille Baizeau Speaker:
Working session 1: Initial organisation of the arbitral proceedings and pre-hearing activities
Working session 3: Effective presentation of evidence

For more information, see the programme.

Knect365

The Future of International Arbitration

London 26/03/2019 Domitille Baizeau Chair of the event and panel moderator: Defending the legitimacy of arbitration

For more information, see the programme.

School of International Arbitration (Queen Mary University of London) and ICC Institute of World Business Law

33rd Annual Joint Symposium of Arbitrators: Ethics in International Arbitration

London 12/03/2018 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Ethical Rules and Duties for Party Representatives in International Arbitration

For more information see the programme and the presentation.

Geneva Bar Association, Foreign Lawyers Section

The Future of Lawyers VII: Women as Leaders in the Law

Geneva 25/01/2018 Domitille Baizeau Speaker

For more information see the programme.

Legal Business

International Arbitration Summit 2017

London 30/11/2017 Domitille Baizeau Panellist: Myth-buster: Litigation funding unravelled.

For more information, see the programme.

World Intellectual Property Organsiation (WIPO) & Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition

WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Workshop

Munich 09/11/2017 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Awards

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Procuraduría General del Estado - Ecuador

V Seminario de Derecho Público y de Derecho Internacional/Vth Seminar on Public Law and International Law

Quito 05/10/2017 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Options available upon the termination of Bilateral Investment Treaties (BITs)

For more information, see the programme, Mrs Baizeau’s presentation and her speaking notes.

International Bar Association (IBA)

3rd Annual Investing in Africa Conference

Paris 22/06/2017 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Challenges for investors in Africa: managing legal risks

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) / London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Arbitration Practice Seminar

Villars-sur-Ollons 09/06/2017 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair

For more information, see the programme.

Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) / Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

Arbitrators Training Course

Stockholm 02/05/2017 Domitille Baizeau Speaker / Moderator: The conduct of the proceedings in international arbitration

Haberman Ilett LLP & Serle Court

Quantificatin of damages in international arbitration

Londo 25/04/2017 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Quantification of damages in international arbitration – Selection of issues from a civil law perspective

For more information, see the presentation.

ArbitralWomen

Gathering and Weighing Evidence in Parallel Emergency Arbitration Proceedings

Milan 31/03/2017 Domitille Baizeau Panellist

For more information, see invitation and the report in Global Arbitration Review (GAR).

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

ICC UK Annual Arbitration Conference – Arbitration in a Changing World

London 30/11/2016 Domitille Baizeau Panellist: Brexit: Implications for London as a Seat and for English Law

For more information, see the programme.

International Bar Association (IBA)

Annual Conference - Hot topics in International Arbitration

Washington 23/09/2016 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Deafening Silences in International Arbitration: Sua Sponte Corruption Inquiries in Commercial Arbitration

For more information, see the presentation.

ICCA 2016 Congress

International Arbitration and Its Contribution to the Rule of Law

Port Louis, Mauritius 11/05/2016 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: The Arbitrator’s Duty and Power to Raise the Corruption Defence and Investigate Corruption Sua Sponte

For more information, see the programme and Ms Baizeau’s presentation. Her full article on the subject is being published in the 2016 ICCA Yearbook (Kluwer International).

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) African Users' Council Symposium

Dispute Resolution in Africa

Balaclava, Mauritius 07/05/2016 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair: Arbitration Efficiency: Cost and Duration

For more information, see the programme.

ArbitralWomen / Bryan Cave LLP

How women thrive in international arbitration

London 09/02/2016 Domitille Baizeau Panellist

For more information, see invitation and the report in Global Arbitration Review (GAR).

Vienna Arbitration Center (VIAC) / Arbitration Austria (ArbAut)

Vienna Arbitration Days 2016: The road to predictability in the conduct of the proceedings in international arbitration

Vienna 23/01/2016 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: The role of the arbitral tribunal and counsel

For more information, see Ms Baizeau’s PowerPoint presentation.

International Bar Association (IBA)

2015 Annual Conference – Session on Counsel Ethics (Professional Ethics Committee, Judges’ Forum, Arbitration Committee, Litigation Committee)

Vienna 08/10/2015 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Martial arts ethics: the offensive and defensive use of the rules of professional conduct

Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law

International Construction Contracts and Dispute Resolution

Istanbul 21/02/2015 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Efficient Dispute Resolution in International Construction Disputes: The role of the institution: The Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)

Annual Conference: The Arbitrators' Initiative: When, Why and How Should It Be Used?

Geneva 06/02/2015 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair

For more information, see the programme.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) / German Arbitration Institute (DIS)

Arbitration Practice Seminar

Badenweiler 18/01/2015 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair

For more information, see the programme.

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) - Institute of World Business Law

Annual Meeting: Addressing Issues of Corruption in Commercial and Investment Arbitration

24/11/2014 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair and speaker: Definitions and scope of the issues

For more information, see the programme.

National Association for the Swiss Commodity Industry (STSA) - & Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIG)

Alternative dispute resolution for commodity trading shipping and trade finance (ACT)

London 16/10/2014 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration & the Swiss Rules of Commercial Mediation: A Flexible Procedure for Dispute Resolution

For more information, see the programme and the presentation.

Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)

Swedish Arbitration Days 2014

Stockholm 05/09/2014 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Expert cooperation in the preparation of expert reports: tools, advantages and issues

For more information see the programme.

Belgian Centre for Arbitration and Mediation (CEPANI)

General Assembly

Brussels 17/06/2014 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: The IBA Guidelines on Party Representation – a Swiss Perspective

For more information, see Ms Baizeau’s address.

TERRALEX

Annual Meeting

Indianapolis 06/06/2014 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair and Speaker: Selecting the Right Forum for Interim Measures in International Disputes – A Case Study

For more information, see the presentation.

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

LCIA European Users’ Council Symposium

Paris 15/02/2014 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair: practice and procedure

World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) & European Liaison Office of the German Research Organizations (KOWI)

Arbitration in R&D and Related Commercial Disputes (Training Workshop)

Brussels 29/11/2013 Domitille Baizeau Trainer: International Arbitration in Context; Organisation of Proceedings; Conduct of the Hearing

For more information, see the programme.

Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) / Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

Arbitrators Training Course

Stockholm 15/10/2013 Domitille Baizeau Speaker/Moderator (with Johnny Herre): The Role of the Presiding Arbitrator

For more information see the course outline.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)

General Meeting and Conference: Confidentiality in Arbitration

Bern 04/10/2013 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Confidentiality in the Proceedings – How is it Dealt with in Practice? Selected issues

For more information see the programme and presentation.

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) / Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC)

LCIA Arab Users’ Council Symposium – International Commercial Arbitration

Doha 21/03/2013 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair, Speaker: Judicial intervention and the role of the Courts

For more information, see the attached programme.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) – Gruppe Espace-Mittelland

The Emergency Arbitrator under the Revised Swiss Rules

Bern 29/10/2012 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: The Emergency Arbitrator under the Revised Swiss Rules: a useful tool or fashionable gimmick?

For more information, see Ms Baizeau’s presentation.

Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)

Swedish Arbitration Days: The Challenge of Taking Evidence in International Arbitration

Stockholm 14/09/2012 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

For more information, please see the programme.

ICCA 2012 Congress

International Arbitration: The Coming of a New Age for Asia (and Elsewhere).

Singapore 12/06/2012 Domitille Baizeau Moderator: Agreeing to and Initiating Arbitration

For more information, see the programme.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group & Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva (CCIG)

Revision of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration

Geneva 26/04/2012 Domitille Baizeau Moderator: Current practice and advantages of the revised rules

For more information, see the programme.

Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA) & Institute of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

Innovation in Arbitration

Stockholm 08/03/2012 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Technology in Arbitration

Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) - LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)

Academic Retreat-Moots

Joingny 03/02/2012 Domitille Baizeau Moot Coach

German Institution of Arbitration - DIS 40

Autumn Colloquium: Ad hoc arbitration – How to master its challenges and avoid its pitfalls

Berlin 18/10/2011 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Ad hoc arbitration - International perspective

For more information, see the programme.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Symposium

The Grove 11/09/2011 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair and Moderator

More information.

Swedish Arbitration Association (SAA)

Annual Meeting - The Legal Reforms in France and Switzerland - What can we learn?

Stockholm 31/05/2011 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: The impact of the new Swiss Federal procedural law on Swiss arbitration

For more information, see the programme and presentation.

Roschier Arbitration Forum

Arbitration Strategy

Stockholm 23/05/2011 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Advocacy Skills and Ethical Considerations: Position changes and new evidence: ambush or justice?

For more information, see the programme and presentation.

ICCA50 – Young ICCA/YAP/ASA below 40

50th Anniversary of ICCA: Today and Tomorrow’s Trends in International Arbitration

Geneva 19/05/2011 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser / Introductory remarks

For more information, see the programme and the list of topics debated. See also more information on the members of the organising committee of ICCA50.

Swiss Arbitration Association - ASA Below 40

Iura novit curia vs right to be heard / The interface between criminal law and arbitration

Zurich 29/10/2010 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA Below 40

Interest and Costs in International Arbitration - A Selection of Issues and Solutions

Geneva 11/06/2010 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

European Users' Council Symposium

Tylney Hall 09/05/2010 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair: Practice and Procedure

More information.

University of Fribourg - Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva

Course by Prof. Tercier: International commercial contracts (incl. Methods of dispute resolution)

Geneva 03/03/2010 Domitille Baizeau Guest speaker: Arbitration in praxis

Young Arbitrators Stockholm (YAS) - Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)

Workshop on International Arbitration

Stockholm 09/02/2010 Domitille Baizeau Moderator

For more information, see the programme.

Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law – University of Stockholm

Master in International Commercial Arbitration

Stockholm 09/02/2010 Domitille Baizeau Guest lecturer: Arbitration and insolvency

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC UK)

Annual Arbitration Conference: Recognition and Enforcement of New York Convention Awards

London 25/11/2009 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Judicial support to recognition and enforcement in Switzerland

For more information, see the programme and Ms Baizeau’s presentation.

University of Neuchatel

New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2009

Neuchatel 13/11/2009 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Arbitration and insolvency: issues of applicable law

For more information, see the presentation and article by Ms Baizeau.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) - Geneva Group

Incidence de la faillite d’une partie sur l’arbitrage (The effects of insolvency on arbitration)

Geneva 18/06/2009 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Applicable law and general issues in light of the Vivendi/Elektrim decisions

For more information see the presentation of Ms Baizeau.

Young Lawyers International Association (AIJA)

Annual Arbitration Conference

Zurich 13/06/2009 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: How to draft orders and awards

For more information see the programme.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) - Geneva Group

L'arbitrage international au bord du Léman : hier, aujourd'hui et demain

Geneva 08/05/2009 Domitille Baizeau Commentator

For further information see the programme.

Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA Below 40

Challenge of Awards – Do’s and Don’ts

Geneva 07/05/2009 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

Please find more information here.

Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA)

Questioning of fact witnesses in international arbitration

Lausanne 12/03/2009 Domitille Baizeau Faculty member

For more information see the FIAA website.

Stockholm Centre for Commercial Law - University of Stockholm

Insolvency issues in arbitration in a cross border context

Stockholm 06/03/2009 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: An overview of the policies, issues, and legal framework. Moderator: Insolvency of a Party - the Impact on Arbitral Proceedings; Resolving the Issues in Practice - what do and should arbitrators do? and Special Issues.

For more information see the conference programme and one of the presentations of Ms Baizeau.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Symposium

Dubai 15/02/2009 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair, Moderator

More information.

Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA Below 40

Confidentiality in International Arbitration: Myth or Reality? - Disposing of the Parties’ Dispute Quickly: The Parties’ Saving Grace or Worst Nightmare?

Geneva 10/10/2008 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

Programme and more information.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Symposium

The Grove 19/09/2008 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair and Moderator

Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA Below 40

Written and Oral Advocacy: How to Win a Case

Zurich 04/04/2008 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

Programme and more information.

Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA Below 40

Terms of Reference and Procedural Orders: what should be agreed or decided at the outset? - Enforcement of arbitral awards, whose problem is it?

Zurich 05/10/2007 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser

Programme and more information.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Symposium

The Grove 14/09/2007 Domitille Baizeau Co-chair and Moderator

More information.

Young Arbitration Practitioners (YAP)

Arbitration in a changing setting

Brussels 04/05/2007 Domitille Baizeau Speaker: Changes which may affect the parties to the dispute

For more information, see the programme.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Madrid 01/03/2007 Domitille Baizeau Co-Chair and Moderator

More information.

Swiss Arbitration Association – ASA Below 40

Interim measures to prevent irreparable harm to one party: what can be done by the Arbitral Tribunal? - The judicial assistance granted by the court of the seat of the Arbitral Tribunal

Geneva 25/01/2007 Domitille Baizeau Moderator: Interim measures

Programme and more information.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Training pro bono seminar: Introduction to International Arbitration

Bucharest, Romania 09/10/2006 Domitille Baizeau Co-organiser, Moderator, Speaker: Arbitral proceedings and conservatory measures

For more information, see the conference programme.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Symposium

Tylney Hall 08/09/2006 Domitille Baizeau Co-Chair and Moderator

More information.

Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG) - London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)

Symposium

Singapore 16/02/2006 Domitille Baizeau Co-Chair and Moderator

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Domitille Baizeau Visiting Lecturer

2002

Institut du Droit Économique et Social, Université de Paris IX Dauphine, France
English Law (DESS students)

Domitille Baizeau Law Tutor

1999

School of Law, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Commercial law

Domitille Baizeau Research assistant

1995

School of law, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Public international law (law of the sea)

Domitille Baizeau Law Tutor

1995

School of Law, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
Introduction to the Legal System