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Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd Offices

Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd
5bis, rue des Alpes
P.O. Box 2088
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
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Mr Elliott Geisinger

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+41 22 707 8000 [email protected]

Work Department

Geneva / International Arbitration / Dispute Resolution / Construction / Energy

Position

Elliott Geisinger heads Schellenberg Wittmer’s International Arbitration Group. Since 1995, his practice has focused on international commercial and investor-state arbitration. Elliott has acted as counsel and arbitrator in complex commercial disputes involving international construction contracts, consortia and joint venture agreements, sponsorship contracts, sales and distribution contracts, among others. He has also acted as lead counsel in several of the most high-profile investor-state cases of the last decade. Elliott regularly represents clients in arbitration-related court proceedings, and several of his cases have been reported on in the official collection of leading Swiss Supreme Court cases and in arbitration journals.

Experience:

  • Elliott has acted as counsel and arbitrator in complex commercial disputes involving international construction contracts, consortia and joint venture agreements, sponsorship contracts, sales and distribution contracts, among others.
  • He regularly represented clients in arbitration-related court proceedings, and several of his cases have been reported on in the official collection of Swiss Supreme Court cases and in arbitration journals

Career

2002 – Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
1996 – Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
1995 – Associate in a Swiss law firm

Languages

  • French
  • English
  • German
  • Spanish
  • Italian

Memberships

  • Member of the Board of FRANCARBI (since 2018)
  • Honorary President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (“ASA”) (since 2020)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of Trustees of FIAA (Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy) (since 2020)
  • Member of the Board of Trustees of FIAA (Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy) (2014-2020)
  • President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (“ASA”) (2014-2019)
  • Author and co-author of several publications in the fields of international arbitration and private international law
  • Gave the Clayton Utz / University of Sydney International Arbitration Lecture in November 2016 on International Arbitration and Independence – Off the Beaten Track

Education

1994 – Bar Admission in Switzerland
1990 – Master of Law, University of Geneva

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Construction

The ‘versatile’ and ‘very knowledgeable’ Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd‘s core stream of work encompasses commercial, residential and development sites, providing its clients with particular knowledge in regard to the hotel industry. The team is able to excel on both the contentious and non-contentious sides of the sphere. Three key players steer the group: Geneva’s Yves Jeanrenaud, who deploys his trilingual capabilities to advise on contractual and contentious issues, Zurich’s Josef Caleff, and Katherine Bell, who is equipped to handle a host of complex construction, engineering and infrastructure projects. Other key players in the practice include Elliott Geisinger, Philippe Bärtsch and Christopher Boog, who strengthen the firm’s offering with their extensive disputes expertise.

Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration

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Elliott Geisinger – Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Accomplished at both a domestic and international level, the ‘strategic, commercial, technically excellent’ practice at Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd has core streams of work including commercial, investment, and sport-related disputes. The practice is helmed by Elliott Geisinger, whose strengths lie in commercial arbitration and investor-state disputes, Christopher Boog, who is well-versed in disputes arising from engineering, commodities and investment issues, and Philippe Bärtsch, who maintains a broad practice that spans M&A, infrastructure and licence disputes. Anya George is entrusted by a consortium of clients, such as states, state-owned entities and private companies, with a range of insurance, commodities and manufacturing mandates, while Stefan Leimgruber holds a wealth of experience in international joint ventures, share purchase agreements and construction contract issues. Philipp Groz is also recommended. Greg Lourie joined the team at the beginning of 2025 with expertise in investment arbitration proceedings.

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