Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Dispute Resolution / Banking and Finance / Internal Corporate Investigations / White-Collar Crime and Compliance

Louis Burrus is a Partner and the co-head of the Dispute Resolution Group in Geneva. He is dual-qualified in Switzerland and in England & Wales (Solicitor of the Senior Courts). Louis specializes in domestic and international commercial litigation, in particular in banking and financial disputes. He advises clients in cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes and has extensive experience in conducting corporate internal investigations, including white-collar matters.

Experience:

• Lead counsel to a SIX-listed company in a post-transaction dispute further to the acquisition of a new subsidiary (price-adjustment mechanisms, enforcement of warranties, etc.)
• Acted for a European energy company in enforcing a several hundred million arbitration award (ICC, seat in NYC), including by way of an attachment order (worldwide enforcement case)
• Advising a major Swiss bank participating into the United States Department of Justice’s (DoJ) Program for Non-Prosecution Agreements or Non-Target Letters for Swiss banks (co-Project Manager role)

2016 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer

2014 - Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in London

2010 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

2007 - Junior associate at Baker & McKenzie in Geneva

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Board member of the Swiss LegalTech Association Member of several professional associations such as the Geneva Bar Association, the Swiss Bar Association, the Law Society of England & Wales and the American Bar Association Co-Editor of the Geneva Bar Associations main publication "Lettre du Conseil"

2016 - Bar Admission in England & Wales (Solicitor of the Senior Courts)

2009 - Bar Admission in Switzerland

2007 - Certificate in "International Business Transactions with Chinese Characteristics", Cornell-Bucerius Summer Law Institute in Suzhou, China

2007 - Master of Law, University of Fribourg