Simon Bianchi

Associate, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

sbianchi@lalive.law

Simon Bianchi

Simon specialises in international commercial and investment arbitration. He advises and represents clients in complex disputes in a variety of industries, including the pharmaceutical, energy and mining, and construction sectors. He has acted as counsel and tribunal secretary in arbitrations under various procedural rules, including the ICC, UNCITRAL, LCIA, and Swiss Rules.

Recognition

First Prize in the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Young Members Group Writing Competition 2021

Recent publications

Offshore Wind – A Rise in Disputes in an Industry at the Crossroads
SIMON BIANCHI
In: Lexology, October 2023

Arbitration and Swiss Constitutional Law – Mixing Like Oil and Water?
SIMON BIANCHI
In: G. Abboud/F. Maluf/ G. Favero Vaughn (eds), Arbitragem e Constituição, 1st ed., Thomson Reuters Brasil, 2023

The Role of Investor-State Tribunals in Determining the Scope and Content of the Fair and Equitable Treatment Standard – Legitimate Expectations and Proportionality
SIMON BIANCHI
In: Columbia Law School Scholarship Repository, LL.M. Essays and Theses, 2022

Recent conferences

Security for Costs in International Arbitration, Chartered Institute of Arbitrators – Young Members Group
SIMON BIANCHI, Moderator
Webinar, 25 October 2022

Russian Nationalization of Foreign Assets – Issues with Jurisdiction and Enforcement, Columbia International Arbitration Association
SIMON BIANCHI, Moderator
Webinar, 12 April 2022

Breaking into International Arbitration, Columbia International Arbitration Association
SIMON BIANCHI, Moderator
Webinar, 18 January 2022

 

Current memberships

  • Member of ASA and ASA below 40
  • Member of Young ICCA
  • Member of Swiss VYAP
  • Member of Energy Related Arbitration Practitioners (ENERAP)
  • Founding member and Executive Committee member of the Swiss Chapter of ENERAP

Career history

  • Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2019 – present
  • Trainee, Tavernier Tschanz, Geneva, 2018 – 2019

Academic qualifications

  • LLM, Columbia Law School (James Kent Scholar), 2022
  • Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva, 2017
  • Master of Laws, University of Geneva, 2017
  • Certificate in Transnational Law, University of Geneva, 2016
  • Bachelor of International Relations, University of Geneva, 2015