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Sandra De Vito

Sandra De Vito

Bratschi Ltd, Switzerland

Work Department

Member of the Practice Group Arbitration, Member of the Practice Group Compliance and Investigations, Member of the Practice Group Litigation and Debt Collection, Member of the Practice Group White Collar Crime, Member of the Industry Group Energy and Telecom, Member of the Industry Group International Practice

Position

Attorney-at-Law, Managing Partner, Delegate of the Board of Directors

Career

Managing Partner, Bratschi Ltd. (since 2021) Partner, Bratschi Ltd. (since 2012) Partner, Rohner Attorneys-at-Law (2009-2012) Associate, Altenburger LTD legal + tax, Zurich (2007-2009) Associate, Bär & Karrer AG, Litigation / Arbitration department (2000-2006) In-house counsel in the legal department of a globally active biotechnology company (2004)

Sandra De Vito has worked in the field of civil litigation (including white collar crime where the strategy of a case calls upon) and national as well as international arbitration for 25 years.

She also advises companies as well as members of management and boards of directors in extensive administrative and criminal investigations including internal investigation proceedings.

Her clients include companies and entrepreneurs mainly in the financial, industrial, energy, telecoms and commodities sectors. She advises on disputes arising from M&A transactions, licensing and joint venture agreements, agency agreements, purchase agreements, production and construction projects. Sandra De Vito has acted as chairperson, party and sole arbitrator and counsel in more than 100 arbitrations, mainly in ICC, Swiss Rules, VIAC and ad hoc arbitrations as well as in domestic arbitrations and has supervised more than 40 arbitrations in her capacity as a member of the Court of Arbitration of the Swiss Arbitration Centres.

Admitted to the Swiss Bar since 2000.

Languages

English, German, French, Italian

Memberships

Member of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association) Member of the Swiss and Zurich Bar Associations Member of ArbitralWomen Member of Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit DIS Member of Liechtensteinisches Institut für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit LIS

Education

LL.M.,  London School of Economics and Political Science (2003) lic.iur., University of Zurich (1998) D.E.A., Robert Schuman University in Strasbourg, France (1995)

Personal

Member of the Swiss Commission of Arbitration & ADR of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) (since July 2024) Member of the Special Committeee of the Swiss Arbitration Center (formerly Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution) (2020-2022) Co-Head Bratschi Arbitration Practice Group (2012-2021) Member of the Court of Arbitration of the Swiss Arbitration Center (formerly Swiss Chambers' Arbitration Institution SCAI) (2012-2020) Organizer of the yearly Conference on International Arbitration of the Europe Institute of the University of Zurich (2013-2019) Lecturer at the Schweizerische Richterakademie (2013-2015) Vice-President of the Arbitration Committee of AIJA (2010-2013) Co-founder of the Arbitration Forum – by ASA local groups Co-founder of the «Innovation Conference on International Arbitration» of SCAI Lecturer at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences as part of the CAS Paralegal course (2004-2008) Figures in the ICC National Committee (Switzerland) list of arbitrators
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