Finnisseur

Finisseur

In cycling, this refers to a rider who time and again saves his energies or when they are really needed, so that after a long and difficult race he still has the extra reserves required to pull off a great victory. We, too, go the distance to support our clients.

Publications by Bernhard C. Lauterburg

Dispute Resolution Switzerland

Published in May 2010 by Dr. Urs Feller, Marcel Frey and Bernhard C. Lauterburg in Practical Law Company Dispute Resolution Handbook 2010/2011

Article on the main principles of dispute resolution in Switzerland (litigation and arbitration) in civil matters in Q&A format

Independence, Impartiality and Duty of Disclosure in Investment Arbitration

Published in Jan 2010 by Bernhard C. Lauterburg in Investment and Commercial Arbitration – Similarities and Divergences (Eleven International Publishing), together with Noah Rubins (Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer)

The authors discuss potential difficulties in applying concepts on arbitrator challenges developed in commercial arbitration to investment treaty arbitration, which unlike commercial arbitration is not confidential and apolitical but rather public and political in nature with entire populations arguably constituting key stakeholders in the proceedings.