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Alain Grieder
Zurich

Dr. Alain Grieder, LL.M., FCIArb

Senior Associate

+41 44 215 3617

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Lenny Sigrist

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Lenny.Sigrist@swlegal.ch

Alain Grieder is a Senior Associate in our International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Groups in Zurich and Singapore. His main areas of practice are international and domestic arbitration and commercial litigation. Alain acts as counsel and arbitrator in arbitral proceedings and represents parties in litigation proceedings before Swiss courts. He has particular experience regarding disputes in the manufacturing, trade, insurance and sports industry.

Expertise

  International Arbitration   Dispute Resolution   Restructuring and Insolvency   Insurance   Trade and Transport
  Sports   Energy   Life Sciences   Construction   Blockchain-Technologies & FinTech

Experience

  • Has acted as counsel, sole arbitrator, and tribunal secretary in domestic and international commercial arbitration proceedings (in particular, under the ICC and Swiss Rules)
  • Has represented clients in various litigation proceedings before Swiss courts including before the Swiss Supreme Court
  • Has represented clients in disputes involving sales and distribution agreements, corporate law disputes (including liability of directors and officers and shareholder disputes), insurance contracts, share purchase agreements, joint venture agreements, license agreements, as well as the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards

Career

Professional Experience
2024
Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2018
Associate and Senior Associate at a business law firm in Zurich
2016
Associate at a business law firm in Zurich
2012
Research and Teaching Assistant at University of Basel Law School
2010
Trainee Lawyer at business law firm in Basel
2009
Trainee Law Clerk at District Court of Sissach/Gelterkinden
Education and Admission
2021
Bar Admission in New York State
2020
Fellow Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
2020
Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in Law & Management, University of St.Gallen
2018
LL.M., New York University
2015
Dr. iur., University of Basel
2011
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2009
lic. iur., University of Basel
Additional Professional Activities
  • Member of several professional institutions, including the Swiss and Zurich Bar Associations, the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, ASA below 40, AIJA, and the New York University Alumni Association (NYUAA).
  • Regular publications and speaking engagements in the areas of dispute resolution and arbitration.

Languages

  • German
  • English

Selected Publications

  Country Report Switzerland   Die Schutzschrift in der Praxis   Klage auf Sachgewährleistung beim Unternehmenskauf (Aktienkauf), Vorsorgliche Massnahmen beim Unternehmenskauf   Kommentierte Musterklagen zum Gesellschaftsrecht und zum Geistigen Eigentum   Keine selbständige Prosequierung einer Widerklage gestützt auf die Klagebewilligung für die Hauptklage
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