Philippe Bärtsch, LL.M.
Partner
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
15bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Languages:
French, English, German
French, English, German
T +41 22 707 8000
F +41 22 707 8001
philippe.baertsch@swlegal.ch
Philippe Bärtsch is a Partner and Vice-Chair of the firm's International Arbitration Practice Group and he is also a member of the firm's Management Committee. Philippe has extensive experience handling complex international commercial arbitrations.
Practice Areas / Sectors and Industries
Expertise and Experience
- He has acted as counsel and arbitrator in dozens of arbitrations, both ad hoc and institutional, involving a wide array of matters under many different laws
- Representing a large French construction company in a dispute over a piping project in Eastern Europe
- Representing a leading energy company in a high stakes arbitration seated in Paris
- Representing a US multinational in an arbitration seated in London concerning a large wind farm project
- Representing a US multinational in several disputes against distributors and suppliers
- Representing an engineering company in an arbitration relating to the construction of an airport in the Middle East
- Representing a client in a commercial dispute relating to a worldwide sports event
Career
Professional Experience
2012
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
2006-2007
Foreign Associate in a leading US firm in New York (arbitration group)
2003-2011
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
Education and Admission
2004
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Harvard Law School
2002
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2000
lic. Iur., University of Geneva
Additional Professional Activities
- Regular publications and speaking engagements on topics related to arbitration
- Teacher at the Swiss Arbitration Academy
- Member of the Court of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution
- Co-chairs Young Arbitration Practitioners (YAP)
- Co-chairs the marketing committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
Recognitions
- The Legal 500: Dispute Resolution, Arbitration and Sports 2016 - 2018
- Expert Guides: Commercial Arbitration 2014 - 2018
- Who's Who Legal Switzerland: Arbitration 2013 - 2018
„the ‘knowledgeable and responsive’ Philippe Bärtsch is recommended“
Legal 500
Selected Publications
The impact of trade sanctions on contractual obligations and arbitration proceedings
In: International Business Law Journal = Revue du Droit des Affaires Internationales, Issue 4, 2012, pp. 405-437
"Consent" in Sports Arbitration: Which Lessons for Arbitrations Based on Clauses in Bylaws of Corporations, Associations, etc.?
in: ASA Special Series No. 41, Sports Arbitration: A Coach for Other Players?, published by JurisNet, LLC, 2015, pp. 95-122