Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Geneva / International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, Sports.

Philippe Bärtsch is a Vice-Chair of our International Arbitration Practice Group and a Co-Head of our Sports Practice Group. He represents clients in complex international commercial, investment and sports arbitration matters as well as in setting-aside proceedings before the Swiss Supreme Court. Philippe is highly recommended by the legal directories, both as an arbitration and as a sports lawyer.

Experience:

• Counsel and arbitrator in more than 100 complex commercial arbitrations seated in common law and civil law jurisdictions worldwide, involving a wide array of matters and under many different laws
• Main areas of specialization include post M&A disputes, energy, construction / engineering, commodities, pharmaceutical, consumer goods and sports
• Counsel in close to 100 different proceedings before sports arbitral institutions and adjudicative bodies of sports federations, including in some of the highest profile sports cases in recent history

2019-2024 - Managing Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer 2015 - Member of Schellenberg Wittmer's Management Committee 2012 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer 2006 - Foreign Associate in a leading US firm in New York 2003 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

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Member of the Academic Council of the Swiss Arbitration Academy Member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution Co-chair Young Arbitration Practitioners (YAP) Co-chair the marketing committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)

2004 - LL.M., Harvard Law School 2002 - Bar Admission in Switzerland 2000 - lic. Iur., University of Geneva