Sebastiano Nessi, LL.M., MCIArb
Senior Associate
Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
15bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Languages:
French, English, German, Spanish
French, English, German, Spanish
T +41 22 707 8000
F +41 22 707 8001
sebastiano.nessi@swlegal.ch
„amongst the most promising rising stars in international arbitration“
40 under 40
„a rising star of the Swiss arbitration community“
Who's Who Legal
„strong academic“
Who's Who Legal
„great advocacy skills“
Who's Who Legal
Sebastiano Nessi is a Senior Associate in our International Arbitration Group in Geneva. Trained in both civil and common law, Sebastiano has advised and represented clients in numerous arbitrations, both ad hoc and under each of the major institutional rules. Sebastiano also sits as an arbitrator.
Practice Areas / Sectors and Industries
Expertise and Experience
- Has acted as counsel for Swiss and international clients (including states and state-owned entities) in a range of complex (commercial and investment) arbitrations, both ad hoc and under each of the major institutional rules, with seats in Geneva, London, New York, Paris, Singapore, Stockholm and Vienna
- Has represented clients on a range of court applications before Swiss courts including the Swiss Supreme Court
- Has advised clients on the structuring of their investment and states on the negotiation and drafting of trade and investment treaties
- Has a broad range of expertise with a particular focus on energy, oil & gas, commodities, pharmaceuticals, sales and distribution, banking, aerospace, construction and sports disputes
- Sits himself as an arbitrator
Career
Professional Experience
2015
Senior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2013
Senior Associate at Allen & Overy LLP, Paris
2010
Associate in a major Swiss law firm in Geneva
Education and Admission
2015
Certificate of Advanced Studies in arbitration, Universities of Lucerne and Neuchâtel
2012
Arbitration Practitioner (ArbP) Diploma, Swiss Arbitration Academy
2009
Master of Laws (LL.M.), Columbia Law School, New York
2006
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2004
Master of Law, University of Geneva
Additional Professional Activities
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC YAF) Representative for Europe and Russia
- Executive Member of the Global Steering Committee of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb YMG)
- Lecturer on commercial and investment arbitration at the University of Paris I, Panthéon-Sorbonne and Sciences Po Law School
„amongst the most promising rising stars in international arbitration“
40 under 40
„a rising star of the Swiss arbitration community“
Who's Who Legal
„strong academic“
Who's Who Legal
„great advocacy skills“
Who's Who Legal
Recognitions
- Who's Who Legal Future Leader in Arbitration (2018-2019)
- LMG Expert Guides: Rising Star (Commercial Arbitration) 2019
- Winner of the 2005 Geneva Bar Rhetoric Art Contest (Concours d'art oratoire Michel A. Nançoz)
Selected Publications
Insolvency and Arbitration
in: Arbitration in Switzerland, The Practitioner's Guide, 2nd ed., 2018, Manuel Arroyo (ed.), Wolters Kluwer, pp. 2687-2705
Price revision in long-term energy contracts: when is it possible to adjust prices or modify the terms of a long-term energy contract under Swiss law?
in: 40 under 40 International Arbitration (2018), Carlos Gonzalez-Bueno ed., Dykinson S.L., pp. 386-398
Expert Witness: Role and Independence
in: Müller C. / Besson S. / Rigozzi, A. (Eds.). - New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2016. - Schulthess, 2016, pp. 72-105
Speaking Engagements
Schellenberg Wittmer: Sharing is Caring – Best Practices of Arbitration Associations Event 2019
Sebastiano Nessi: Organiser, Co-chair and Moderator of ICC Geneva Conference "Enforcement, Setting Aside and Related Treaty Claims: A View from Europe"
Sebastiano Nessi: Speaker and Arbitrator at the 4th Universidad Panamericana Vis Pre-Moot, Guadalajara, Mexico