Präzisierte Unterscheidung zwischen Teil- und Zwischenentscheid
Philipp Estermann, Laura Rufer, 2023dRSK, published 11 May 2023
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- Representing the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA), Libyan sovereign wealth fund, in civil mutual legal assistance proceedings in Switzerland regarding the production of bank documents in support of foreign proceedings against inter alia Societé Generale for the recovery of assets in the amount of USD 58 million. The matter raised complex issues of international procedure and sanctions and the firm was successful in appealing a decision refusing to grant mutual legal assistance based on international sanctions against the state
- Representing a leading Russian industrial group specialising in metal production in civil proceedings in Geneva against a Geneva-based bank for violation of an asset management agreement arising out of misrepresentations and a change in investment policy, in addition to the non-payment of retrocessions received by the bank. The firm recently succeeded in dismissing a procedural objection raised by the banks and has now initiated separate disclosure proceedings which raise complex procedural issues
- Representing a HNWI and his company against one of the major Swiss banks for wrongful execution of a margin call related to complex OTC structured products related to currencies
- Representing four Cayman law collective investment schemes, in the context of a civil mismanagement claim against a Swiss custodian bank. The funds had lost most of their value following margin calls, which occurred as a result of excessive leverage used on the accounts
- Representing the shareholder of a major Russian e-commerce company in complex attachment proceedings in support of a pending LCIA arbitration and other state court and arbitration proceedings abroad. The firm’s role includes advice and coordination of complex multijurisdictional issues and proceedings
- Representing ultra-high net worth entrepreneurs acting through their family office, against a Geneva-based asset management company in connection with losses incurred due to the mismanagement of funds deposited with a Swiss bank, in particular the non-execution of an order to sell shares in a hedge fund, now bankrupt
Bank fraud: recent developments in Switzerland
Nicolas Ollivier, Roxane Pedrazzini, 2023IBA Litigation Committee newsletter , 28 April 2023
L’état de droit et les avocats à l’épreuve des sanctions contre la Russie
Sandrine Giroud, Grégoire Mangeat, Berem Brun 2023In: Anwalts Revue de l'avocat 2/2023, p. 63-68
ESG litigation in Switzerland - Risks and possible defence strategies
Matthias Gstoehl, 2023Lexology online and LALIVE Blog, 6 March 2023
Sustainable Finance in Switzerland – The Greenwashing Risk
Nicolas Ollivier, Mark-Edern Genoud, 2023Lexology online, 21 February 2023
Dispute Prevention: Opening and operating a Swiss bank account
Nicolas Ollivier, Mark-Edern Genoud, 2023Lexology online, 27 January 2023
Die Vollstreckung ausländischer Entscheide in der Schweiz: Ein unentschiedenes Seilziehen zwischen Formalismus und Effizienz
Laura Knöpfel, Benoît A. Mauron, André Brunschweiler, 2022In: Blätter für Schuldbetreibung und Konkurs (BlSchK), pp. 289-303, 27 January 2023
Zeitpunkt der Begründung der unmöglichen Forderungsbezifferung
Philipp Estermann, Linda Bergauer, 2022dRSK, published 21 September 2022
Trading électronique sur forex avec effet de levier
Nicolas Ollivier, 2022Centre de droit bancaire et financier, 21 July 2022
Zulässige Nebenintervention eines genossenschaftlichen Organs
Philipp Estermann, Laura Rufer, 2022dRSK, published 14 July 2022
The importance of granting legal standing to NGOs in corruption proceedings
Sandrine Giroud, Simine Sheybani 2022Presentation at the Symposium on Supranational Responses to Corruption, 29 April 2022
Article 271 (1) of the Swiss Criminal Code: myth or reality? A summary of the practical implications of this Swiss statutory provision in the context of civil proceedings pending outside of Switzerland
Deborah Hondius, Philipp Fischer 2022In: Jusletter n°1106, 4 April 2022
Corporate Litigation - Clarification on UBO reporting obligations
André Brunschweiler, Judit Ottrubay, 2022In: Lexology, February 2022
Child Arrangements in England and Wales and Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, Werner Jahnel, Megan Griffin, 2021International Family Law, Policy and Practice, vol. 9, no 1, pp. 24-31
Schiedsverfahren in Erbsachen: Länderbericht Schweiz
Werner Jahnel, 2021In: Hans Rainer Künzle (Ed.), Schiedsgerichte in Erbstreitigkeiten, successio-Schriften 3, Schulthess, Zurich, pp. 113-156
Einziehung im Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsstrafrecht
Simone Nadelhofer, 2021("Asset forfeiture in economic and corporate criminal law")
In: Jürg-Beat Ackermann, Günter Heine (Eds.), Wirtschaftsstrafrecht der Schweiz, Stämpfli Verlag, Berne, 2021, pp. 259-289
Overview of Switzerland's domestic anti-corruption legal framework
Marc Henzelin, Deborah Hondius, Anton Vallélian, 2020In: International Bar Association, Anti-Corruption Committee - anti-bribery conventions and legislation: countries overview
30e anniversaire des Principes de base des Nations Unies relatifs au rôle du barreau: défendons le droit de défendre
Sandrine Giroud, Sofia Suarez-Blaser, 2020Anwalts Revue de l'avocat 10/2020, pp. 390-395
The Hague Conference guide to good practice on the use of video-link under the Hague Evidence Convention
Noémie Raetzo, 2020In: IBA Litigation Committee newsletter
Disclosure In Cross-border Disputes: Traversing The Procedural Minefield
Felix Neri, Robert Bradshaw, 2020Mondaq, 15 October 2020
COVID-19: Audiences par vidéoconférence et justice digitale
Sandrine Giroud, Joëlle Becker, Stéphanie Chuffart-Finsterwald, Aurélie Conrad Hari, Aylin Güney King, Mitra Sohrabi 2020In: Anwalts Revue de l’avocat 9/2020, pp. 357-366
L’authenticité des contrats bancaires
Nicolas Ollivier, 2020Centre de Droit Bancaire et Financier, 10 August 2020
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Study Question - Descriptive use as a defence in trade mark proceedings
Thomas Widmer (chair), Gallus Joller, Cyrill Rieder, 2020International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), 2020
Sovereign Immunity - Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, Veijo Heiskanen, Anton Vallélian, 2020In: Stephen Jagusch QC and Odysseas G Repousis, (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through – Sovereign Immunity 2020, pp. 61-67
La charge de la contestation en procédure civile – précise ou motivée ?
Grégoire Geissbühler, Célian Hirsch 2020Revue de l’avocat 06-07/2020, pp. 268 ss.
La restitution pénale
Benoît A. Mauron, 2020In: S. Giroud & H. Rordorf (eds), Droit suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales,
Bâle 2020, pp. 143-169
Droit Suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales
Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf-Braun 2020Helbing Lichtenhahn, 1st Edition, 2020
Governance und Kontrolle der Corona Kredite (Governance and control of Corona credits)
Daniel Lucien Bühr, 2020Handelszeitung, 25 June 2020
Les ordres bancaires falsifiés par un organe
Grégoire Geissbühler, 2020CDBF 1132, 18 June 2020
This! Is! Bachelor! Les exigences d’accès au stage d’avocat
Grégoire Geissbühler, Tano Barth 2020Digitaler Rechtsprechungs-Kommentar / Commentaire de Jurisprudence Numérique (dRSK / CJN), 28 May 2020
Preventive approach to incapacity issues
Werner Jahnel, Sandrine Giroud, Sébastien Zulian, 2020International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 28 May 2020
Impact of COVID-19 on Court Operations & Litigation Practice
Sandrine Giroud, Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny 2020IBA Litigation Committee, 20 May 2020
Switzerland: Update on Swiss Government measures for Debtors and Creditors in case of financial distress resulting from COVID-19.
Sandrine Giroud, Benoît A. Mauron, Louise Aellen, 2020LALIVE Blog, 17 April 2020
Art-secured lending: maximizing liquidities opportunities for private art collectors
Sandrine Giroud, Simine Sheybani, 2020International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 9 April 2020
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Noémie Raetzo, 2020In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 9th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2020
Ordonnance 2 COVID-19 : pas de fermeture obligatoire des cabinets
Grégoire Geissbühler, Philippe Geissbühler 2020Revue médicale suisse 2020 ; 16 : 750-1
Impact of Covid-19 on criminal proceedings
Marc Henzelin, Deborah Hondius, Simine Sheybani, Adam El-Hakim, 2020LALIVE Blog, April 2020
Le sort des examens universitaires sous l’ordonnance 2 COVID-19
Grégoire Geissbühler, 2020Jusletter, 30 March 2020
Sandrine Giroud Exclusive Interview for Rosemont Art Advisory
Sandrine Giroud, 2020Rosemont Art Advisory Newsletter (www.rosemont-int.com), 27 March 2020
État de santé apte à faire échec à une demande d’extradition
Sandrine Giroud, 2020In: LawInside (www.lawinside.ch), 21 March 2020
Swiss free ports: still a safe house for private clients' trophy assets?
Sandrine Giroud, Tatiana Jullier, 2020International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 5 March 2020
New Iran-Related Sanctions – Their Likely Swiss Side Effects – The Swiss-Iranian Humanitarian Trade Arrangement
Sandrine Giroud, Daniel Lucien Bühr, André Brunschweiler, Warren Martin, 2020LALIVE Blog, February 2020
Promoting Responsible Practices: The Responsible Art Market Initiative
Sandrine Giroud, Justine Ferland 2020American Bar Association Section of International Law (ABA) – Art & Cultural Heritage Law Newsletter, Fall 2019, p. 3-4
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Noémie Raetzo, 2019In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 8th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2019
Swiss Blocking Statute: update on do’s and don’ts under the threat of criminal sanctions
Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2019LALIVE Blog, December 2019
Asset Recovery 2020
Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2019In: William Christopher, Fiona Simpson, Mary Young, Alun Milford and Melinka Berridge (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2020, pp. 103-111
US Monitorships: The Swiss Perspective
Simone Nadelhofer, Jonathon E. Boroski, 2019IBA International Litigation newsletter, May 2019, pp. 57-60
Le droit des obligations – Vol. 1 : Partie générale
Grégoire Geissbühler, 2020Schulthess, Geneva, Zurich, Basel, 2020
Wer herausgibt was wem woraus? A few thoughts on the case 4A_88/2019 and the Agency without Authority.
Grégoire Geissbühler, 2020Digitaler Rechtsprechungs-Kommentar / Commentaire de Jurisprudence Numérique (dRSK / CJN),
11 February 2020
Conference Report, 3rd IBA Litigation Committee Conference on Private International Law – The latest on Brexit, International Commercial Courts and Sanctions
Benoît A. Mauron, Dominik Elmiger, 2020The IBA International Litigation News, May 2020, pp. 21-24
La crise du Covid-19 révèle le retard numérique de la justice suisse
Marc Henzelin, 2020In: Le Temps, 20 May 2020
Brexit: A New Era for Recognition and Enforcement of English Judgments in Europe or Turning Back the Clock? Lessons to Be Learned From the Swiss Example
Sandrine Giroud, Benoît A. Mauron, Sarah Gabriel, Vlad Meerovich, 2019The Journal of the Dispute Resolution Section of the International Bar Association, May 2019 Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 81-96
Asset Recovery 2019 (Switzerland)
Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Maria Vinogradova, 2019In: Jeremy Garson, Daniel Hudson and Gareth Keillor (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2019, pp. 110-117
Grundlagen des österreichischen Erbrechts unter besonderer Berücksichtigung des österreichisch-schweizerischen Erbfalls
Werner Jahnel, 2019successio Journal for inheritance law, No. 1/19, pp. 65-84
The Legal Picture
Teresa Giovannini, Werner Jahnel, Sandrine Giroud, 2019Arts and Collections Magazine, Vol. 2, 2019, pp. 70-71
Promoting responsible practices: lessons learnt from the responsible art market initiative
Sandrine Giroud, Justine Ferland, 2019Deloitte and ArtTactic Art & Finance Report 2019, 6th Edition, 2019, pp. 244-245
Art collectors' alert – landmark Swiss Supreme Court ruling on returning artworks illicitly exported to country of origin
Sandrine Giroud, Tatiana Jullier, 2019International Law Office (ILO), Private Client & Offshore Services, 29 August 2019
Mandat de gestion – Un oligarque débouté pour omniscience
Nicolas Ollivier, 2019Centre de Droit Bancaire et Financier, 26 March 2019
Defending Swiss Assets from Ex Parte Applications
Alexander Troller, Sandrine Giroud, Benoît A. Mauron, 2019The Lawyer, The Big Four Issue, September 2019, p.64
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, André Brunschweiler, Noémie Raetzo, 2018In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 7th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2018
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Switzerland: Cracking One of the World’s Safe Boxes
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2018New York State Bar Association – International Law Practicum, Vol. 31, Issue 2, 2018, pp. 82-86
The art of taking the initiative: the Responsible Art Market Initiative
Sandrine Giroud, Mathilde Heaton, 2018IBA - Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Publications, July 2018
Issue focus – Art in Latin America: Handle with care
Sandrine Giroud, Alexandre Zielinsky Arregui, 2018STEP Journal, May 2018 Vol. 26, Issue 4, pp. 53
Game changer for Swiss trustees
Sandrine Giroud, Matthias Gstoehl, 2018STEP Journal, December 2017 / January 2018 Vol. 25, Issue 10, pp. 49-51
Sovereign Immunity - Switzerland
Veijo Heiskanen, Sandrine Giroud, 2018In: Tai-Heng Cheng and Odysseas G Repousis, (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through – Sovereign Immunity 2018, pp. 48-52
Asset Recovery 2018 (Switzerland)
Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Maria Vinogradova, 2018In: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Hannah Laming (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2018, pp. 121-128
La valeur patrimoniale sujette à confiscation ou à restitution en procédure pénale ; état des lieux de la jurisprudence et défis actuels
Benoît A. Mauron, 2018PJA 11/2018, pp. 1364
Investor Claims, Regulatory Enforcement and Criminal Proceedings Within the Frame of Initial Coin Offerings
Nicolas Ollivier, 2018Newsletter - TerraLex Connections, 30 May 2018
Swiss courts dismiss foreign currency claims if the currency of the prayers for relief is wrongly denominated
Nicolas Ollivier, Grégoire Geissbühler, 2018IBA International Litigation News, October 2018, pp. 53-56
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2017In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 6th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2017
Encyclopedia of Private International Law – Lugano Convention
Sandrine Giroud, 2017In: Jürgen Basedow, Giesela Rühl, Franco Ferrari and Pedro de Miguel Asensio (Ed.), Vol. I, 2017
Défense de la Défense : L’engagement de l’avocat suisse
Sandrine Giroud, Myriam Fehr Alaoui, Nicolas Gurtner, 2017Anwalts Revue de l’avocat 6/7/2017, pp. 267-270
Art settled on trust: best practices check list for trustees
Sandrine Giroud, Nadja Weber-Guido, 2017Family Office ELITE – Art & Museum Magazine, Spring Issue, 2017, pp. 22-23
The stumbling block in asset management disputes: the quantifcation of damage in Switzerland
Nicolas Ollivier, 2017IBA Banking Law News, Vol. 24, N° 2
Mandat de gestion et calcul du dommage : Le Tribunal fédéral rejette l’application d’un portefeuille hypothétique
Nicolas Ollivier, 2017Centre for Banking and Financial Law (Geneva University), 25 January 2017
Chapter 2, Part II: Commentary on Chapter 12 PILS, Article 184, 3. Taking of Evidence
Marc D. Veit, 2017In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed), Arbitration in Switzerland: The Practitioner's Guide, Kluwer Law International, 1st Edition (2013, pp. 127-140), 2nd Edition (2017)
Anti-corruption & Bribery in Switzerland − A structured guide to anti-corruption and bribery in Switzerland
Roman Huber, Andreas D. Länzlinger, 2016Lexology
Attachment of Assets: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2016In: Lawrence W. Newman (Ed.), Attachment of Assets, JurisNet LLC, 2016
Focus on Collective Redress – Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, Sofian Ghezala, 2016British Institute of International and Comparative Law, Country Reports, 2016
Client access to Swiss banking files
Sandrine Giroud, Nicolas Ollivier, 2016The Lawyer, 10 October 2016, pp. 29
Report on the session, ‘Effective litigation of complex technology disputes and the impact of emerging technologies on the litigation process’
Sandrine Giroud, 2016IBA International Litigation News, September 2016, pp. 11-12
Reddition de compte et preuve à futur
Nicolas Ollivier, 2016Centre de Droit Bancaire et Financier, 15 August 2016
Le TF exclut les demandes en reddition de compte déguisées par voie de requête de preuve à futur
Nicolas Ollivier, 2016Centre de Droit Bancaire et Financier, 19 January 2016
The New Rules of Conduct for Financial Services Providers under the Proposed Swiss Financial Services Act (FinSA)
Alexander Troller, Simon P. Quedens, 2016Newsletter – TerraLex Connections, 19 April 2016
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2016In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 5th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2016
The Enforcement of Foreign Judgments under Brussels I bis: False Alarms and Real Concerns
Philippe Hovaguimian, 2015Journal of Private International Law, Vol. 11 (2015), Issue 2, pp. 212–251
Mediation – Switzerland
Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, 2014In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2015, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2014, pp. 104-110
Mediation – Qatar
Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, Ramy Saleh, Marie-Anne Roberty-Jabbour 2014In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2015, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2014, pp. 79-83
Neutral Territory: The Key Facts on the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, Marc Henzelin, 2014Legal Business, Disputes Yearbook 2014, pp. 28-29
Aristotle’s Statistics: Consistency and Accuracy in International Mass Claims
Veijo Heiskanen, Sandrine Giroud, 2014In: Arthur W. Rovine (Ed.), Contemporary Issues in International Arbitration and Mediation. The Fordham Papers 2013, Brill Nijhoff, 2014, pp. 109-122
Le Règlement Bruxelles I bis, un modèle pour une nouvelle Convention de Lugano ?
Sandrine Giroud, Niklause Meier, Rodrigo Rodriguez, 2014In: E. Guinchard (Ed.), Le nouveau règlement Bruxelles I bis, 2014, Bruylant, pp. 419-447
Take the survey: should art lawyers be the vigils of the art market?
Sandrine Giroud, Charles Boudry, 2014IBA Art, Cultural Institutions and Heritage Law Newsletter September 2014, pp. 7-9
Is your client a « consumer » under the Lugano Convention? The uncertain enforceability of forum selection clauses in attorney-client agreements
Simone Nadelhofer, Sandrine Giroud, 2014International Litigation Newsletter May 2014, pp. 67-69
International Civil Fraud: Switzerland
Alexander Troller, Sandrine Giroud, 2014In: Louis Flannery (Ed.), International Civil Fraud, First ed., 2014, Thomson Reuters (Professional) UK Limited, 2014, pp. 233-242
Swiss chapters of the Globalaw Litigation Guide – Switzerland
Homberger Ani, 2014Globalaw Litigation Guide, Switzerland, December 2014
Swiss court limits assistance to India
Simone Nadelhofer, Alexander Troller, Héloïse Rordorf, 2014STEP Wealth Structuring News Digest 17 February 2014
Additional works performed with owner’s knowledge but without formal approval
Matthias Scherer, Sam Moss, 2014International Law Office, 2014, Newsletter (Construction)
Swiss Legal Issues with Regards to the US Program for Swiss Banks
Alexander Troller, 2014Newsletter-Terralex Connections, 26 June 2014
Swiss chapter of the World Bank Doing Business 2015 Report
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2014World Bank Doing Business 2015 Report, 12th Edition, October 2014
Commentaire des articles 552-556 CO, 574-597 CO et 619 CO (sociétés en nom collectif et en commandite, Bâle 2014)
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2014In: P. Tercier, M. Amstutz (Eds.), Commentaire Romand du Code des Obligations, tome II, 2nd ed.
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2014In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure Code, 3rd Ed., Juris Publishing Inc., 2014
Gerichtsstands- und Schiedsgerichtswahl in trustrechtlichen Angelegenheiten − Unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der schweizerischen Rechtslage
Roman Huber, 2013Diss., Schulthess Zurich
Attachment of Assets: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013In: Lawrence W. Newman (Ed.), Attachment of Assets, Juris Publishing Inc., 2013
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Ed., 2013, Juris Publishing, Inc.,
Amendments extend warranty claim time limit and modify terms and conditions rules
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2013International Law Office, Newsletter, February 2013
Asset recovery 2013 (Switzerland)
Marc Henzelin, Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf, 2013In: Jonathan Tickner, Sarah Gabriel and Alan Bacarese (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Asset Recovery 2013, pp. 98-105
Do You Speak Mareva? How Worldwide Freezing Orders Are Enforced In Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, 2013Yearbook of Private International Law, Vol. 14 (2012/2013), pp. 443-453
Switzerland – Draft Federal Act on the Freezing and Restitution of Potentates’ Assets
Sandrine Giroud, Héloïse Rordorf, 2013IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Newsletter, Vol. 5, No. 2, September 2013, pp. 39-41
Switzerland – Draft Federal Act on the Freezing and Restitution of Ousted Potentates’ Assets
Alexander Troller, Sandrine Giroud, 2013International Enforcement Law Reporter, Vol. 29, Issue 10, October 2013, pp. 363-365
Investors: The Road to a Collective Redress Mechanism in Switzerland?
Sandrine Giroud, Marina Joos, 2013Terralex Newsletter, July 2013
The 2012 Swiss Federal Supreme Court landmark decision on retrocessions: clients are entitled to get their money back
Sandrine Giroud, Simone Nadelhofer, 2013IBA International Litigation News, April 2013, pp. 70-72
Einziehung im Unternehmens- und Wirtschaftsstrafrecht
Simone Nadelhofer, 2013("Asset forfeiture in economic and corporate criminal law")
In: Jürg-Beat Ackermann, Günter Heine (Eds.), Wirtschaftsstrafrecht der Schweiz, Stämpfli Verlag, Berne, 2013, pp. 219-239
Attachment of state assets – a better weapon than immunity: the independent legal personality of the state-owned company
Nicolas Ollivier, 2013IBA International Litigation News, April 2013, pp. 75-78
Commentary of Arts. 34-37 Swiss Rules
Marc D. Veit, 2013In: Tobias Zuberbühler, Christoph Müller, Philipp Habegger (Eds.), Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Commentary, Schulthess, Zurich, 2013
Swiss court prevents the implementation of a WIPO domain name decision
Thomas Widmer, 2013International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), e-News No. 32, October 2013
Cigarette trademarks: « Activate » and « Release » deemed distinctive under Swiss law
Thomas Widmer, 2013International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), e-News No. 31, July 2013, pp. 5 & 13
Swiss Moral Rights permit owner to destroy but no modify house: a recent decision of a Swiss state Court
Thomas Widmer, 2013International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), e-News No. 30, May 2013, pp. 4 & 13
Mediation – Switzerland
Domitille Baizeau, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2014, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2013, pp. 100-106
Mediation – Qatar
Catherine Anne Kunz, Domitille Baizeau, Ramy Saleh 2012In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Contributing Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2013, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 69-74
Assets and Execution of ICSID Awards in Switzerland: How Swiss Courts Deal with Immunity Defences
Sandrine Giroud, 2012ASA Bull. 4/2012, Vol. 28, pp. 758-766
The Weber Initiative: The End To Chalets In The Swiss Alps?
Sandrine Giroud, Lenoir Cédric, 2012TerraLex Newsletter, September 2012
Enforcement of worldwide freezing orders in Switzerland
Simone Nadelhofer, Sandrine Giroud, 2012IBA International Litigation News, May 2012, pp. 44-46
Switzerland: New Standards on the Exchange of Tax-Related Information
Sandrine Giroud, Simone Nadelhofer, 2012In: International Enforcement Law Reporter, Vol. 28, Issue 1, January 2012, pp. 6-12
Possible Enforcement of Worldwide Freezing Orders in Switzerland
Matthias Scherer, Simone Nadelhofer, 2012Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 23 March 2012
Millionenbusse gegen Alstom-Tochter wegen ungenügender Vorkehren gegen Bestechung
Simone Nadelhofer, 2012GesKR - Gesellschafts- und Kapitalmarktrecht, 1/2012, pp. 129-136
Jurisprudence rétrocessions : le TF crée la surprise chez les gérants
Nicolas Ollivier, Frédérique Bensahel, 2012La Banque Suisse, No 1 January 2012, pp. 44-45
Commentaire de la vente aux enchères et de l’échange
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2012In: Prof. L. Thévenoz et Fr. Werro (Eds.), 2nd Ed. of Commentaire Romand du Code des Obligations, tome I
Made in Switzerland : le projet Swissness bat de l’aile
Thomas Widmer, 2012Le Temps, Economie Forum, 17 October 2012, p. 16
Mediation – Switzerland
Domitille Baizeau, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2012In: Renate Dendorfer-Ditges (Contributing Ed.), Getting the Deal Through - Mediation 2013, Law Business Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 93-99
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2011In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Ed., 2011, Juris Publishing, Inc.
Swiss Embargos and their Impact on Contracts Governed by Swiss Law Illustrated by the Swiss Sanctions against Iran
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2011Kluwer Arbitration Blog, April 2011
International Litigation: Parallel Proceedings
Lorraine de Germiny, 2011The International Lawyer, Spring 2011, Vol. 45, No. 1,pp. 175-77
Switzerland: Varying Standards in the Exchange of Information in Tax Matters in the Wake of UBS Case and the German Taxation Agreements
Simone Nadelhofer, Sandrine Giroud, 2011TerraLex Newsletter, December 2011
Chronique de jurisprudence suisse, Convention de Lugano
Sandrine Giroud, 2011Journal du Droit International, July-August-September 2011, No. 3/2011, pp. 678-700
Swiss Government Freezing of Egyptian Assets: The Swiss Practice Regarding Assets of Politically Exposed People of Presumed Illicit Origin
Sandrine Giroud, 2011International Enforcement Law Reporter, Vol. 27, Issue 4, April 2011, pp. 684-686
Cultural issues in litigation in the Asia Pacific Region: Myth or reality? (Report on the Joint Session of the IBA Litigation Committee and the Asia Pacific Forum at the IBA Annual Conference 2010)
Sandrine Giroud, Ilona Aro, 2011IBA Asia Pacific Regional Forum News, Vol. 18, No. 1, February 2011, pp. 29-30
Commentaire romand du Code de procédure pénale suisse, art. 12-21 CPP
Marc Henzelin, Sonja Maeder Morvant, 2011In: Kuhn/Jeanneret (Eds.), Code de procédure pénale suisse, Basel, Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 2011, pp. 79-109
International Joint Ventures and Selected Jurisdictions – Switzerland
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2011In: Hewitt on Joint Ventures, 5th Ed., Sweet & Maxwell, 2011, pp. 645-654
Commentaire des Contrats Commerciaux en droit suisse
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2011In: Ch. Chappuis, S. Marchand, L. Hirsch (Eds.), Commentaire du contrat de Joint-Venture
Chronique de jurisprudence suisse, Loi fédérale de droit international privé, Propriété intellectuelle
Thomas Widmer, 2011Journal du Droit International, April-May-June 2011, No. 2/2011, pp. 465-468
Rechtliche Rahmenbedingungen für NPO in der Schweiz
Roman Huber, Prof. Dr. Dominique Jakob, 2010In: Helmig/Lichtsteiner/Gmür (eds.), Der Dritte Sektor der Schweiz, Länderstudie zum Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project (CNP), Haupt Berne, p. 99-143
Sovereign immunity - Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, Domitille Baizeau, 2010In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, since 2010
Enforcement of foreign arbitral awards: the Swiss pro-enforcement framework and judicial approach
Domitille Baizeau, 2010In: Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution 2010 (Digital Guide, Executiveview.com), pp. 147-149
État de droit et confiscation internationale : Quels enjeux pour l'État helvétique ?
Sandrine Giroud, 2010In: S. Giroud / A. Borghi (Eds.), État de droit et confiscation internationale, 2010, Edis, pp. 1-17
Switzerland ratifies the United Nations Convention on Jurisdictional Immunities of States and Their Property
Sandrine Giroud, Nicolas Leroux, 2010IBA International Litigation News, September 2010, pp. 39-41
A Swiss Perspective on West Tankers and Its Aftermath: What about the Lugano Convention?
Sandrine Giroud, Alexander R. Markus, 2010ASA Bull. 2/2010, Vol. 28, pp. 230-252
Switzerland – draft Federal Act on the Return of Assets of Illicit Origin
Sandrine Giroud, 2010IBA Anti-Corruption Committee Newsletter, Vol. 2, No. 1, May 2010, pp. 16-17
The unified Swiss Code of Civil Procedure: a major development in Swiss litigation
Sandrine Giroud, 2010In: Litigation, Arbitration and Dispute Resolution 2010 (Digital Guide, Executiveview.com), pp. 141-144
Le dédommagement des victimes étrangères dans le cadre de la procédure suisse d'entraide internationale en matière pénale v. la restitution des avoirs à l'étranger
Marc Henzelin, 2010In: S. Giroud / A. Borghi (Eds.), État de droit et confiscation internationale, 2010, Edis, pp. 147-165
Bonus différés, le prochain dilemme des banques
Alexander Troller, 2010Le Temps, page Finance, 4 June 2010, p. 16
Chronique suisse de Droit international privé, 2005-2010
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2010In: Journal du Droit International (Clunet), 4/2010 and 1/2011
Indirect, consequential and special damages en droits anglais, français, belge, suisse et de la CVIM
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2010In: Revue Belge de droit International et de droit comparé, Bruxelles, 4/2010
ITC Model International Contracts for SMEs
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2010Recueil de modèles de contrats commerciaux, publié sous les auspices de l'OMC/CNUCED, 2010
Swiss Rules of International Arbitration awards before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
Matthias Scherer, Domitille Baizeau, 2009In: Rainer Füeg (Ed.), The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration - Five Years of Experience, Swiss Chambers Court of Arbitration and Mediation, Basel, 2009, pp. 129-151
Baby doc’s odious debts and Haiti’s legal defences
Sandrine Giroud, 2009In: M. Mader/A. Rothenbühler (Eds.), How to Challenge Illegitimate Debt: Theory and Legal Case Studies, Aktion Finanzplatz Schweiz, Basel, November 2009, pp. 97-102
Quelques aspects de la confiscation selon l'art. 70 al. 2 CP
Simone Nadelhofer, 2009ZStR 3/2008, pp. 302
Court considers owner's right to substitute contractors
Michael E. Schneider, 2009International Law Office, 2009, Newsletter
Exclusion ou limitation de garantie dans les ventes de sociétés par aliénation de l’intégralité du capital-actions – Les rapports controversés entre les art. 100 al. 1 et 199 du Code suisse des obligations
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2009In: A. Petitpierre, R. Trigo-Trindad, H. Peter, Ch. Bovet (Eds.), Mélanges, Geneva, 2009, pp. 391-401
Belated nomination of arbitrator before the Swiss juge d'appui: Three recent decisions
Bernd Ehle, 2008ASA Bull. 2/2008, Vol. 26, pp. 392-399
Mutual judicial assistance between Switzerland and the EU States
Marc Henzelin, Sonja Maeder Morvant, 2008Journal of European Criminal Law, 2008, Vol. 3, pp. 49-62
Commentaire des articles 552-556 CO, 574-597 CO et 619 CO (sociétés en nom collectif et en commandite, Bâle 2008)
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2008In: P. Tercier, M. Amstutz (Eds.), Commentaire Romand du Code des Obligations, tome II
L’expert qui n’identifie pas un faux peut-il être responsable à l’égard d’un tiers acquéreur
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2008In: Mélanges en l'honneur du Prof. Guy Keutgen
Modification de l'article 186 de la LDIP suisse : procédures parallèles et litispendance, clarification du législateur après la jurisprudence Fomento
Domitille Baizeau, 2007Les Cahiers de l'Arbitrage, 2007, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 19-24
Table de concordance commentée de la Convention de Lugano révisée du 30 octobre 2007 et de la Convention de Lugano du 16 septembre 1988
Sandrine Giroud, Rodrigo Rodriguez, 2007Jusletter 26, November 2007
Cross-Border Pre-Trial Discovery in Switzerland
Marc D. Veit, 2007WW&P Newsletter
Current trends in investment and financing in developing countries and new opportunities for government lawyers
Alexander Troller, 2006In: UNITAR Best Practices Series, No. 13, 2006
On the involvement of legal practitioners in government services during the negotiation of international loan agreements – a perspective for developing countries
Alexander Troller, 2005In: UNITAR Best Practices Series, No. 11, 2005
Managing State guarantees in case of default by borrowers from the perspective of developing countries
Alexander Troller, 2005In: UNITAR Occasional Series for the Central Asian Republics and Azerbaijan, 2005, No. 3
Preparing for the negotiation of international financial transactions from the perspective of State borrowers from developing countries
Alexander Troller, 2005In: UNITAR (Ed.), A New Approach to Debt Management, 2005
Commentary to Art. 34 to 37 of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
Marc D. Veit, 2005In: Zuberbühler/ Müller/ Habegger (Editor[s]), Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Commentary, Schulthess
Chronique suisse de Droit international privé, 1995-2005
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2005In: Journal du Droit International (Clunet), 4/2005, pp. 1215
Le rôle du juriste des pays en développement dans l’identification et la négociation de financements syndiqués internationaux
Alexander Troller, 2004In: UNITAR (Ed.), Programme de formation sur les aspects juridiques de la gestion de la dette, Série pratiqueNo 1, 2004
Enforcing English Worldwide Freezing Injunctions in Switzerland, Denilauler, Van Uden and Mietz Revisited
Marc D. Veit, 20045 Business Law International
Le contrat-type pour les Joint-Ventures contractuelles du Centre du Commerce International, au regard des Principes d'Unidroit et d'autres normes d'unification du droit des contrats
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2004In: Revue de Droit Uniforme, 2004-2, pp. 295-314
Commentaire des contrats de vente aux enchères et d’échange (Genève 2003)
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2003In: Contribution au Commentaire Romand du Code des Obligations, tome I (Droit des contrats)
Résiliation extraordinaire injustifiée d’une concession de vente en droit suisse : poursuite ou fin du contrat
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2003In: SJ 2003 II, pp. 91-112
Security for Costs in International Arbitration – Some Comments to Procedural Order No. 14 of 27
Marc D. Veit, 2002ASA Bulletin 1/2005, pp. 116-118
Livre Blanc de la Commission sur la modernisation des règles d'application des art. 81 et 82 du Traité instaurant l'UE – Procédure de consultation – Commentaires du comité ad hoc de la Ligue internationale du droit de la concurrence (LIDC), sic!
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 2000Schulthess, 2000, pp. 151-153
Handelsvertreterrecht in der Schweiz
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 1998In: Handelsvertreterrecht in Deutschland und ausgewählten EU-Staaten, DG-Bank, Francfort s/ Main (Ed.),Neuwied (D), 1998, pp. 182-197
Le transfert des risques dans la vente internationale – Comparaison entre le Code suisse des Obligations et la Convention de Vienne des Nations Unies du 11 avril 1980
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, 1998Collection Genevoise,Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 1998
Commentary on Articles 294, 299, 300, 303, and 304 of the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Act (SchKG)
Christian Exner, Brigitte Umbach-Spahn, Stephan Kesselbach 2017In: Jolanta Kren Kostkiewicz and Dominik Vock (Eds.), Commentary on the Swiss Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, SchKG, 4th ed., based on the 3rd ed. by Carl Jaeger published in 1911, Schulthess Legal Media Ltd, 2017
Request for Provisional Setting Aside of the Objection to the Payment Order (Gesuch um provisorische Rechtsöffnung)
Christian Exner, Karin Graf 2016In: Willi Fischer, Fabiana Theus-Simoni, and Dieter Gessler (Eds.), Commented lawsuit templates for debt enforcement and legal remedies (volume V), Schulthess Legal Media Ltd, 2016, p. 23-34
Legal Remedies of the Debtor against unjustified Debt Collection Proceedings
Christian Exner, 2015In: Peter Breitschmid, Ingrid Jent-Sørensen, Hans Schmid, and Miguel Sogo (Eds.), Facts, Procedure, Enforcement, Festschrift for Isaak Meier on the occasion of his 65th birthday, Schulthess Legal Media Ltd, 2015, p. 139-155
Tightening the Obligation of Companies to initiate Insolvency Proceedings?
Christian Exner, Isaak Meier 2007In: Peter Breitschmid, Wolfgang Portmann, Heinz Rey, and Dieter Zobl (Eds.), Basic Questions of the Legal Person, Festschrift for Hans Michael Riemer on the occasion of his 65th birthday, Staempfli Publishers Ltd, 2007, p. 193-227
Information and Consultation Rights of Employees in a Restructuring
Christian Exner, Isaak Meier 2004In: Wolfgang Portmann, Gabriel Aubert, Jean-Philippe Dunand, Adrian von Kaenel, Roland A. Mueller, and Boris Zuercher (Eds.), ARV / DTA – Labour Law, Journal for Labour Law and Unemployment Insurance, Schulthess Legal Media Ltd, 2004, p. 213-233
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Noémie Raetzo, 2021In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2021
13 Apr 2023
LALIVE TOP RANKED BY THE LEGAL 500
08 Mar 2023
Appointment to IBA Asset Recovery Committee
03 Jan 2023
PRESS COVERAGE: NZZ AM SONNTAG PROFILE OF SIMONE NADELHOFER
18 Oct 2022
RECOGNITION IFLR RISING STARS AWARDS EMEA 2022
27 Jan 2021
LALIVE litigation partners’ appointments at the IBA
25 Nov 2020
LALIVE promotes in Geneva, Zurich and London
18 Jun 2020
“Droit suisse des sanctions et de la confiscation internationales”, the new reference book co-edited by Sandrine Giroud
07 May 2020
LALIVE litigation team again highly ranked by The Legal 500
29 Oct 2018
LALIVE promotes four to Counsel
24 Oct 2018
Landmark decision by Swiss Federal Supreme Court regarding Crimea awards
04 Sep 2018
LALIVE opens in London
30 Apr 2018
LALIVE recognised among leading law firms in Switzerland by Bilanz and Le Temps
27 Apr 2018
Marc Henzelin plays key role in Tennis Anti-corruption Report
23 Mar 2018
Simone Nadelhofer appointed Chair of IPBA Anti-Corruption and the Rule of Law Committee
18 Dec 2017
LALIVE promotes André Brunschweiler to the partnership
26 Sep 2017
Domitille Baizeau appointed to Terralex Executive Committee
18 Apr 2017
LALIVE strengthens its Litigation team with the appointment of Matthias Gstoehl to the partnership
01 Jan 2017
Sandrine Giroud appointed Co-Chair of the IBA Litigation Committee’s Young Litigators Forum
24 Nov 2016
LALIVE promotes Sandrine Giroud to the partnership
13 Sep 2016
Press coverage: Simone Nadelhofer on fraud at Basler Kantonalbank
15 Jun 2016
Matthias Scherer resolves medical technology dispute
29 Apr 2016
LALIVE consolidates its rankings in Chambers Europe
20 Apr 2016
Launch of The Pledge Initiative in Switzerland
02 Mar 2016
LALIVE is ranked 10th arbitration practice worldwide by GAR
26 Feb 2015
LALIVE Counsel Sandrine Giroud appointed officer of the IBA Litigation Committee
07 Jan 2015
Press coverage: Lalive adds counsel in Geneva
06 Jan 2015
Promotion to Counsel
19 Dec 2014
Promotion to partnership
04 Dec 2014
Press coverage: Le découplage des prix du gaz
07 May 2014
LALIVE consolidates leading positions in legal directories
20 Feb 2014
Press coverage: Swiss court limits assistance to India
14 Jan 2014
LALIVE appoints four new partners in its Zurich office
14 Jan 2014
LALIVE promotes Thomas Widmer and Laura Halonen to Counsel
01 Nov 2009
Simone Nadelhofer joined LALIVE (November 2009) and will open our Zurich office (February 2010)
'Top international firm' LALIVE is 'very client-oriented, prompt and precise, having a tight grip on the issues involved and offering forward-thinking solutions'. Covering civil and criminal litigation, the ten-partner team focuses especially on commercial, private client, banking and white-collar crime disputes, while also engaging in contentious matters from the employment, real estate and intellectual property fields.
Legal 500, Litigation, 2019
LALIVE has built an outstanding reputation and market position for handling top-flight contentious work, both in litigation or arbitration. It has been active in high-profile matters involving bribery and corruption, both for corporates on self-reporting issues and on independent reviews. It is unusual in the top end of the Swiss market for having built a litigation practice for both corporate and high-net-worth individuals acting against banks.
The Lawyer, 2019
Clients appreciate the team's "deep bench of talent and highly qualified people, which means there is always someone there to jump on to something” and report that the team is "very client-oriented, prompt and at the same time, precise."
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution, 2019
Lalive provides ‘a heavy-weight contentious offering’, including a ‘specialisation in white-collar crime’.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute resolution: Litigation, 2018
"Top-drawer multi-disciplinary team that benefits from offices in Geneva, Zürich and Doha. Standout expertise in banking, energy, asset recovery and white-collar crime disputes. Advises on litigation but is best known for a focus on arbitration, where it acts for sovereign entities and companies. Additional expertise in high-profile investor-state disputes. Possesses particular knowledge of representing clients from the MENA region." One client praises the team's "dedication, expertise and responsiveness". One client states that LALIVE "were more creative and came up with better ideas than the other firm we worked with."
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution, 2017
Lalive is ‘a very good choice’ for litigation, particularly in the areas of financial services and white-collar crime.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute resolution: Litigation, 2017
Lalive is considered ‘a clear market leader’ for international arbitration (...) and is very strong in litigation and contentious banking matters.
Legal 500, Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland: leading firms, 2017
Dispute resolution specialist Lalive has many ‘outstanding’ international arbitration lawyers and is also strong in litigation.
Legal 500, Switzerland, French-speaking Switzerland: leading firms (Tier 2), 2016
Lalive’s ‘excellent’ practice regularly acts for corporations, states and high-net-worth individuals – often politically exposed persons – in civil and criminal matters.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute resolution: Litigation (Tier 2), 2016
"The firm really is in a league of its own."
"The lawyers are great; they are responsive and efficient."
Chambers Europe, Dispute Resolution, 2015
Within dispute resolution, Lalive is a first tier firm, 'Dispute resolution is what Lalive does best' and its ten partner team is 'large enough to cover the client's needs but does not assign too many lawyers to a project'.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution 2013, Tier 1
Lalive provides 'excellent advocacy, good strategic planning and perfect structuring of the proceedings'.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution, 2012, Tier 1
Within Dispute Resolution, Lalive is a first tier firm. The 'well-structured, communicative and organised' group at Lalive includes dedicated arbitration and litigation teams.
Legal 500, Switzerland, Dispute Resolution, 2011
Two 'excellent' names from Lalive feature in this chapter. The 'superb' Marc Henzelin receives recognition for his 'professional manner' and 'depth of expertise'. He is joined by Alexander Troller, a 'true expert'.
Who's Who Legal, Switzerland, Asset Recovery, 2013