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His work prosecuting and defending matters involving cutting-edge legal theories in high-profile matters brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, the Lanham Act, the California Unfair Competition Law and similar laws in other states has been repeatedly recognized in the legal press and mainstream media.\u0026nbsp; Mr. Akrotirianakis is individually recommended by Chambers in the category of Litigation: General Commercial (California).\u0026nbsp; He has been named among Los Angeles' \"Top 100 Lawyers\" (\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Business Journal\u003c/em\u003e, 2024), among 50 \"2024 Leading Commercial Litigators\" nationally (\u003cem\u003eDaily Journal\u003c/em\u003e), \"Recommended\" in the category of General Commercial Disputes (\u003cem\u003eLegal 500 U.S.\u003c/em\u003e, 2024), a \"Litigation Star\" in California and nationally (\u003cem\u003eBenchmark Litigation\u003c/em\u003e, 2023), an \"Innovative Practitioner\" (\u003cem\u003eFinancial Times\u003c/em\u003e, 2022), and an legal \"MVP\" in the transportation industry (\u003cem\u003eLaw360\u003c/em\u003e), in addition to other honors received from\u0026nbsp;the \u003cem\u003eNational Law Journal\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe American Lawyer\u003c/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Recorder\u003c/em\u003e, and other publications.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Mr. Akrotirianakis served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California, investigating and prosecuting complex fraud and financial crimes, political and law enforcement corruption, civil rights matters, racketeering, and various other violations of federal law, including the CFAA.\u0026nbsp; Following law school, Mr. Akrotirianakis served as a Law Clerk to the late Judge Harry Pregerson, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMr. Akrotirianakis was elected to the firm's Policy Committee in December 2021.\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e","matters":["\u003cp\u003eAs lead counsel, represented global biopharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. against Lanham Act and California\u0026rsquo;s false advertising and unfair competition claims in a federal court lawsuit by generic drugs giant Sandoz Inc. 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After a bench trial, the court awarded the plaintiffs 387.5% of the defendant's prelitigation valuation, plus attorney\u0026rsquo;s fees, court costs, and more than two years of prejudgment interest.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresent an international cybersecurity technology company NSO Group in the defense of a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by Facebook, Inc., and WhatsApp Inc. under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and its California analogue. Obtained stay of district court proceedings while the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considers the company\u0026rsquo;s claim that it is entitled to derivative foreign sovereign immunity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a global pharmaceutical company, as plaintiff, in an unfair competition action against a purported compounding pharmacy promoting and selling competing \u0026ldquo;compounded\u0026rdquo; drugs on a national basis. 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Accomplished denial of the petition for injunction and dismissal of the action.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresents the U.S. West Coast\u0026rsquo;s largest marine terminal (by container lifts), responsible for over one million container moves per year in commercial and regulatory matters.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs lead counsel, represented a leading U.S. West Coast marine terminal operator in a labor relations action brought by a union representing mechanics previously employed at the terminal. After asserting a leading-edge position in a motion for judgment on the pleadings, obtained dismissal of the lawsuit and an award of costs.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDefeated class action lawsuit against largest marine container terminal on the U.S. West Coast. 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Matter was resolved with a probationary sentence.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented global network of YouTube content creators and brands in a trade secrets dispute with company\u0026rsquo;s former employees.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented president of Southern California-based construction company in state court criminal investigation concerning alleged theft of public monies. Client received a probationary sentence, and the conviction was expunged entirely shortly thereafter.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRepresented associate general counsel of a Los Angeles-based investment fund in a state court criminal investigation. 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After a bench trial, the court awarded the plaintiffs 387.5% of the defendant's prelitigation valuation, plus attorney’s fees, court costs, and more than two years of prejudgment interest.{{ FIELD }}Represent an international cybersecurity technology company NSO Group in the defense of a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by Facebook, Inc., and WhatsApp Inc. under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and its California analogue. Obtained stay of district court proceedings while the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considers the company’s claim that it is entitled to derivative foreign sovereign immunity.{{ FIELD }}Represented a global pharmaceutical company, as plaintiff, in an unfair competition action against a purported compounding pharmacy promoting and selling competing “compounded” drugs on a national basis. Obtained partial summary judgment as to liability on claims under the federal Lanham Act, California False Advertising Law, and California Unfair Competition Law.{{ FIELD }}The action resolved shortly thereafter on confidential terms, and the court imposed a permanent injunction against the counterparty’s false advertising and unlawful business practices.\nRepresented one of North America’s largest grain companies in a fraudulent transfer action against a former customer. Obtained summary judgment as to liability and a multimillion-dollar award including an award of punitive damages and successfully defended the matter on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.\nAs lead trial counsel, represented a global pharmaceutical company in an action for unfair competition and false advertising against a competitor selling drugs not approved by FDA. After obtaining partial summary judgment as to liability on claims under the federal Lanham Act and the California Unfair Competition Law, a jury awarded the client damages and the court imposed a permanent injunction against the counterparty’s unlawful business practices.\nAs lead counsel, represented one of the world’s largest international containerized freight shipping companies and its terminal operator subsidiary in a business “divorce” from a joint venture partner. Defeated motions for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction and obtained dismissal of the matter and an award of costs.\nRepresented one of the nation’s largest engineering and construction companies and its subsidiaries in a federal court action brought under the False Claims Act alleging overcharging in federal government contracts.\nAs lead counsel, represented a domestic subsidiary of one of the world’s largest international containerized shipping companies in defense of a federal court action for interim injunctive relief pursuant to Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act. Accomplished denial of the petition for injunction and dismissal of the action.\nRepresents the U.S. West Coast’s largest marine terminal (by container lifts), responsible for over one million container moves per year in commercial and regulatory matters.\nAs lead counsel, represented a leading U.S. West Coast marine terminal operator in a labor relations action brought by a union representing mechanics previously employed at the terminal. After asserting a leading-edge position in a motion for judgment on the pleadings, obtained dismissal of the lawsuit and an award of costs.\nDefeated class action lawsuit against largest marine container terminal on the U.S. West Coast. Plaintiffs had alleged unlawful collection of demurrage during the “West Coast Port Slowdown.” After demonstrating that a terminal cannot be “constructively” closed by labor activity not amounting to a strike, obtained dismissal of the action in its entirety.\nPersuaded a federal agency to withdraw its notice of violation of anti-pollution regulations against a port terminal operator, avoiding approximately $9.2 million in potential penalties.\nPersuaded the National Labor Relations Board to close investigations of marine terminal operator. After the union appealed, the NLRB’s Office of the General Counsel affirmed the declination decisions in the client’s favor.{{ FIELD }}Persuaded the National Labor Relations Board to close investigations of international shipping line and its domestic agent.\nRepresented a marine terminal operator in an investigation by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, mitigating the penalty to just nine percent of the penalty sought.\nServed as lead counsel in a federal criminal investigation of a nationwide ground shipping company suspected of aiding and abetting the trafficking of millions of dollars of counterfeit high fashion goods. No charges were filed.\nRepresented the CEO of a Southern California-based manufacturer, packager, and distributor of health food, nutritional supplements, and cosmetic products in a federal court criminal action alleging import violations. Matter was resolved with a probationary sentence.\nRepresented global network of YouTube content creators and brands in a trade secrets dispute with company’s former employees.\nRepresented president of Southern California-based construction company in state court criminal investigation concerning alleged theft of public monies. Client received a probationary sentence, and the conviction was expunged entirely shortly thereafter.\nRepresented associate general counsel of a Los Angeles-based investment fund in a state court criminal investigation. Investigation was dropped without the filing of any charges.\nRepresented the CEO of China-based petroleum exploration, extraction, and production company in federal court securities action by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.\nRepresented one of the nation’s largest engineering and construction companies and its subsidiaries in a federal court action brought under the False Claims Act alleging overcharging in federal government contracts.\nRepresented the largest health plan in California in a 40-day trial arising out of an enforcement proceeding brought by the California Department of Managed Health Care.\nRepresented California’s largest HMO in dozens of investigations and litigation conducted by the California Department of Managed Health Care.\nRepresented the world’s leading satellite television provider in a major contract dispute with one of its largest retailers.{{ FIELD }}Joe Akrotirianakis is a partner in the Business Litigation Practice Group.  He is an accomplished trial lawyer who has first-chaired or co-chaired 35 trials and arbitrations.  He has never lost a jury trial or bench trial.  Mr. Akrotirianakis represents both plaintiffs and defendants across a broad spectrum of industries, including technology, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and international shipping, transportation and logistics, among others.  A seasoned commercial litigator, and a decorated former federal prosecutor, Mr. Akrotirianakis has litigated matters of the most complex and difficult caliber throughout his more than 25-year career. \nMr. Akrotirianakis regularly practices before federal and state courts throughout California and nationally in matters involving complex commercial litigation, unfair competition, business torts, intellectual property, and federal and state regulatory investigations and defense. His work prosecuting and defending matters involving cutting-edge legal theories in high-profile matters brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA), the California Comprehensive Computer Data Access and Fraud Act, the Lanham Act, the California Unfair Competition Law and similar laws in other states has been repeatedly recognized in the legal press and mainstream media.  Mr. Akrotirianakis is individually recommended by Chambers in the category of Litigation: General Commercial (California).  He has been named among Los Angeles' \"Top 100 Lawyers\" (Los Angeles Business Journal, 2024), among 50 \"2024 Leading Commercial Litigators\" nationally (Daily Journal), \"Recommended\" in the category of General Commercial Disputes (Legal 500 U.S., 2024), a \"Litigation Star\" in California and nationally (Benchmark Litigation, 2023), an \"Innovative Practitioner\" (Financial Times, 2022), and an legal \"MVP\" in the transportation industry (Law360), in addition to other honors received from the National Law Journal, The American Lawyer, The Recorder, and other publications.\nBefore joining King \u0026amp; Spalding, Mr. Akrotirianakis served as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Central District of California, investigating and prosecuting complex fraud and financial crimes, political and law enforcement corruption, civil rights matters, racketeering, and various other violations of federal law, including the CFAA.  Following law school, Mr. Akrotirianakis served as a Law Clerk to the late Judge Harry Pregerson, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.\nMr. Akrotirianakis was elected to the firm's Policy Committee in December 2021.  \n  Partner “He is very thorough and very well experienced.” - Litigation: General Commercial Chambers Guide to the USA, California, 2025 “Joe's most valuable attribute is his ability to anticipate potential outcomes.” -  Litigation: General Commercial Chambers Guide to the USA, California, 2025 Legal Lion of the Week Law360, April 10, 2026 Named among Los Angeles' \"Top 100 Lawyers\" Los Angeles Business Journal, 2024 Named among 50 \"2024 Leading Commercial Litigators\" (nationally) Daily Journal, 2024 The Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation  The Best Lawyers in America, 2024-present Listed as \"Recommended\" in category of General Commercial Disputes Legal 500 U.S., 2022 - present Litigation Star (National) Benchmark Litigation, 2023 - present California Litigation Star Benchmark Litigation, 2023 - present Shortlisted as an \"Innovative Practitioner\" Financial Times, 2022 Named as the only \"Plaintiff Trailblazer\" at a large law firm National Law Journal, 2022 Named a \"Trailblazer: West\" The American Lawyer, 2021 Named a \"California Trailblazer\" The Recorder, 2020 Leaders of Influence: Litigators \u0026amp; Trial Lawyers Los Angeles Business Journal, 2020 Named among \"Top 100 attorneys in Southern California,\" across all practice areas Super Lawyers, 2017 Law360 \"MVP,\" Transportation - Among nation’s top five attorneys serving clients in the transportation industry Law360, 2016 Whittier College Whittier Law School Loyola Law School Loyola Law School Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York U.S. District Court for the Central District of California U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida California Law Clerk, Harry Pregerson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit As lead counsel, represented global biopharmaceutical company Amgen Inc. against Lanham Act and California’s false advertising and unfair competition claims in a federal court lawsuit by generic drugs giant Sandoz Inc. The litigation addressed cutting edge issues relating to the use of RWE in pharmaceutical advertising. The matter resolved two days before trial. As trial counsel, leading defense of an Israeli cyber-intelligence company against novel claims brought under the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) and analogous state law claims in five separate lawsuits filed by WhatsApp, Apple, and several individual plaintiffs in the Northern District of California and the Eastern District of Virginia. As lead trial counsel, represented Everport Terminal Services Inc. in a matter with implications for much of the international trade on the Pacific Coast. In an appellate reversal of an NLRB decision, convinced the D.C. Circuit unanimously to recognize that the NLRB’s decision “would make the system of collective bargaining ... nonsensical and unworkable.” As co-lead counsel, represents American Kidney Fund (AKF) and other plaintiffs in a constitutional challenge to California AB 290. Secured a preliminary injunction against the enforcement of AB 290 on the eve of the statute’s effective date. The Court subsequently granted summary judgment in our clients’ favor. As lead trial counsel, achieved a total victory including a permanent injunction and an award of attorney’s fees in a first-of-its-kind unfair competition lawsuit on behalf of Hope Pharmaceuticals alleging violations of the unfair competition and trade practices laws of California, Florida, Tennessee, South Carolina and Connecticut. As lead counsel, represented Americold Logistics, LLC, in a high-stakes commercial dispute against the nation’s largest publicly-traded grocery distributor, United Natural Foods, Inc. (UNFI). This matter settled on confidential terms shortly before trial. Represented plaintiffs, in a corporate valuation dispute against a defense industry manufacturer of millimeter wave aircraft radar components. After a bench trial, the court awarded the plaintiffs 387.5% of the defendant's prelitigation valuation, plus attorney’s fees, court costs, and more than two years of prejudgment interest. Represent an international cybersecurity technology company NSO Group in the defense of a groundbreaking lawsuit brought by Facebook, Inc., and WhatsApp Inc. under the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act and its California analogue. Obtained stay of district court proceedings while the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit considers the company’s claim that it is entitled to derivative foreign sovereign immunity. Represented a global pharmaceutical company, as plaintiff, in an unfair competition action against a purported compounding pharmacy promoting and selling competing “compounded” drugs on a national basis. Obtained partial summary judgment as to liability on claims under the federal Lanham Act, California False Advertising Law, and California Unfair Competition Law. The action resolved shortly thereafter on confidential terms, and the court imposed a permanent injunction against the counterparty’s false advertising and unlawful business practices.\nRepresented one of North America’s largest grain companies in a fraudulent transfer action against a former customer. Obtained summary judgment as to liability and a multimillion-dollar award including an award of punitive damages and successfully defended the matter on appeal to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.\nAs lead trial counsel, represented a global pharmaceutical company in an action for unfair competition and false advertising against a competitor selling drugs not approved by FDA. After obtaining partial summary judgment as to liability on claims under the federal Lanham Act and the California Unfair Competition Law, a jury awarded the client damages and the court imposed a permanent injunction against the counterparty’s unlawful business practices.\nAs lead counsel, represented one of the world’s largest international containerized freight shipping companies and its terminal operator subsidiary in a business “divorce” from a joint venture partner. Defeated motions for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and preliminary injunction and obtained dismissal of the matter and an award of costs.\nRepresented one of the nation’s largest engineering and construction companies and its subsidiaries in a federal court action brought under the False Claims Act alleging overcharging in federal government contracts.\nAs lead counsel, represented a domestic subsidiary of one of the world’s largest international containerized shipping companies in defense of a federal court action for interim injunctive relief pursuant to Section 10(j) of the National Labor Relations Act. Accomplished denial of the petition for injunction and dismissal of the action.\nRepresents the U.S. West Coast’s largest marine terminal (by container lifts), responsible for over one million container moves per year in commercial and regulatory matters.\nAs lead counsel, represented a leading U.S. West Coast marine terminal operator in a labor relations action brought by a union representing mechanics previously employed at the terminal. After asserting a leading-edge position in a motion for judgment on the pleadings, obtained dismissal of the lawsuit and an award of costs.\nDefeated class action lawsuit against largest marine container terminal on the U.S. West Coast. Plaintiffs had alleged unlawful collection of demurrage during the “West Coast Port Slowdown.” After demonstrating that a terminal cannot be “constructively” closed by labor activity not amounting to a strike, obtained dismissal of the action in its entirety.\nPersuaded a federal agency to withdraw its notice of violation of anti-pollution regulations against a port terminal operator, avoiding approximately $9.2 million in potential penalties.\nPersuaded the National Labor Relations Board to close investigations of marine terminal operator. After the union appealed, the NLRB’s Office of the General Counsel affirmed the declination decisions in the client’s favor. Persuaded the National Labor Relations Board to close investigations of international shipping line and its domestic agent.\nRepresented a marine terminal operator in an investigation by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, mitigating the penalty to just nine percent of the penalty sought.\nServed as lead counsel in a federal criminal investigation of a nationwide ground shipping company suspected of aiding and abetting the trafficking of millions of dollars of counterfeit high fashion goods. No charges were filed.\nRepresented the CEO of a Southern California-based manufacturer, packager, and distributor of health food, nutritional supplements, and cosmetic products in a federal court criminal action alleging import violations. Matter was resolved with a probationary sentence.\nRepresented global network of YouTube content creators and brands in a trade secrets dispute with company’s former employees.\nRepresented president of Southern California-based construction company in state court criminal investigation concerning alleged theft of public monies. Client received a probationary sentence, and the conviction was expunged entirely shortly thereafter.\nRepresented associate general counsel of a Los Angeles-based investment fund in a state court criminal investigation. 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Her practice focuses on\u0026nbsp;complex international\u0026nbsp;disputes in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sector and other industries (e.g., pharmaceuticals, sports, manufacturing, concessions, consumer goods and energy). Vanessa has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over 50 international arbitrations proceedings both \u003cem\u003ead hoc\u003c/em\u003e and institutional (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, SCC, AAA/ICDR, ICSID, UNCITRAL, CAIP, CAS) and governed by a variety of procedural and substantive civil and common laws.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa is admitted to practice in Switzerland and New York/USA and combines a perfect understanding of the common and civil law systems and legal cultures.\u0026nbsp; She speaks and practices in\u0026nbsp;four languages:\u0026nbsp;English, French, Spanish and German.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also represents parties in arbitration-related court proceedings, such as\u0026nbsp;setting aside proceedings, enforcement actions and applications for interim measures before Swiss and US courts.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa\u0026nbsp;has a particular interest in\u0026nbsp;sport law.\u0026nbsp;She has\u0026nbsp;represented athletes and sport officials in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, represents sponsors and other players in negotiations and commercial sport-related\u0026nbsp;disputes, and collaborates\u0026nbsp;with national and international federations and other entities involved in sport including by investigating and\u0026nbsp;prosecuting violations of safeguarding and other rules and\u0026nbsp;policies.\u0026nbsp;She served as arbitration in the SAM competition 2022, 2023 and 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa has been recognized as a Future Leader in \u003cem\u003eWho's Who Legal: Arbitration since 2022,\u0026nbsp;and in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eLegal 500\u0026nbsp;as an \"\u003cem\u003eexcellent\u003c/em\u003e\" attorney who \"always stays on top of things and is a joy to work with.\"\u0026nbsp;She was a featured ADR Practitioner in the Lagos Court of Arbitration Newsletter, November 2022 (https://www.lca.org.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LCA-November-2022-Newsletter-1.pdf)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa is the Co-Chair of the European Advisory Board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) and an active member of several other arbitration associations and institutions (ArbitralWomen, ASA, NYIAC).\u0026nbsp; She is\u0026nbsp;regularly invited to speak at conferences and seminars on international disputes resolution.\u0026nbsp; She teaches at the Swiss Arbitration Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, and the Construction Industry\" Guest Editor in Construction Law, October 2023, co-authored with Alex Levin Canal and Alexandra Gerdes\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Annulment of Commercial Arbitral Awards by State Courts: A Comparative Study of Spain and Switzerland\", in Matthias Scherer (ed),\u0026nbsp;ASA Bulletin, (\u0026copy;\u0026nbsp;Kluwer Law International; Kluwer Law International 2021, Volume 39 Issue 2) pp. 333 - 354, co-authored with Alex Levin Canal\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Direct and Re-Direct Examination\", in: Stephen Jagusch QC and Philippe Pinsolle (eds.), GAR's \u003cem\u003eThe Guide to Advocacy\u003c/em\u003e, Law Business Research Ltd, 4th\u0026nbsp;edition 2019, co-authored with Anne V\u0026eacute;ronique Schlaepfer\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;A Report on the 2019 CPR European Congress on Business Dispute Management (Part I and Part II)\u0026rdquo;, 2019, \u003cem\u003ein \u003c/em\u003eCPR Speaks (co-authored with Kathleen Fadden).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;A Report on the CPR European Congress on Business Dispute Management (Part I and Part II)\u0026rdquo;, 2018, \u003cem\u003ein \u003c/em\u003eCPR Speaks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema de Suiza en el Arbitraje International\" en 2014 \u0026ndash; Resumen de un nuevo a\u0026ntilde;o de un enfoque de alto nivel respetuoso al arbitraje\" \u003cem\u003eRevista de arbitraje comercial y de inversiones\u003c/em\u003e, \u0026copy;KluwerLaw International; IproLex 2015, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.589-600\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bifurcaci\u0026oacute;n\", in Jorge Luis Collantes Gonz\u0026aacute;lez, \u003cem\u003eEnciclopedia jur\u0026iacute;dica del Arbitraje\u003c/em\u003e, Volumen 47 Biblioteca del Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, (Primera Parte), Lima 2018, pp. 189-190\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Supreme Court in International Arbitration\", in: M\u0026uuml;ller/Rigozzi/Besson (eds.), \u003cem\u003eNew Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2013\u003c/em\u003e, pp. 112-171.\u0026nbsp;Schulthess Juristische Medien AG, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaking Engagements\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"L'approche compar\u0026eacute;e de l'ordre public et des sanctions internationales : convergenceou divergence ?\" Association Swiss d'Arbitrage, July 2025, Paris\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Transatlantic Views on Med-Arb/Arb-Med:\u0026nbsp;Convergency or Chasm?\", Paris Arbitration Week, March 2025, Paris\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"New\u0026nbsp;York and Swiss Perspectives on Arbitration: The Interplay of Arbitral Proceedings and Awards with the Courts,\u0026rdquo; NYIAC/ASA,\u0026nbsp;April 2023: New York\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Expected Disputes of 2023 and How to Prevent Them\", CPR Annual Meeting, March 2023:\u0026nbsp;New Orleans (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"E-Discovery - Virtual Round Table Discussion\", Exterro, March 2023 online\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hot Topics in International Sports Arbitration\" 2022 AtIAS Forum, September 2022: Atlanta (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Welcome to the Party\u0026ndash;Joinder and Consolidation\" 11th Annual AtIAS Conference,\u0026nbsp;September 2022: Atlanta (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"How Lawyers Should Present Damages\" CILS Arbitration Symposium, June 2022:\u0026nbsp;Salzburg (Austria)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Construction and Hospitality disputes Post-COVID\" discussion of Oluwaseun Oloruntimehin's paper \"COVID and Construction Disputes: Lessons Learnt and the Future Outlook\", University of Lausanne, Switzerland, CEDIDAC\u0026nbsp;International Conference, October 2021:\u0026nbsp;Lausanne\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Story-telling, teoria del caso,\u0026nbsp;e interrogatorio de testigos\", 2021 Arbitration Day of the Costa Rican Young Arbitrator, October\u0026nbsp;2021: online\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Recognition and Enforcement of Awards in International Arbitration\", Harvard International Arbitration Law Student Association (HIALSA) Workshop Session,\u0026nbsp;April 2021: online\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the Resolution of Transatlantic Disputes\u0026rdquo;, CPR Y-ADR/DIS40 joint seminar, March 2019: Frankfurt (Germany)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Confidentiality and Ethics in ADR\u0026rdquo;, CPR Annual Meeting, March 2019: Washington, DC (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Cybersecurity in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;, moderator and co-organizer, October 2018: CPR, ICCA and NYCBA Working Group, Geneva (Switzerland)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Optimizing the Successful and Efficient Resolution of Commercial Disputes\", April 2018: SCC \u0026amp; CPR joint conference, Stockholm (Sweden) (co-organizer)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Effective Dispute Resolution Clauses: Perspectives on Drafting Do's and Dont's\", March 2018: CPR Annual Meeting, Atlanta (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Swiss Arbitration Perspective\" ASA at the 2017 Casablanca Arbitration Days, November 2017: Casablanca (Morocco)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"How do in-house counsel view their role in international arbitration?\u0026rdquo; CPR Y-ADR Seminar, moderator, April 2017: Geneva\u0026nbsp;(Switzerland)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Skills-Building Training Session\u0026rdquo;, CPR Annual Meeting, panelist, March 2017: Miami, FL (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A Mock Procedural Hearing under CPR Rules for Administered Arbitration of International Disputes\"; acting as counsel for Claimant, February 2016: New York, NY (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Franchise Agreements: Legal Risks and their Management\", at Legal Risk Management Conference organized by Akademik Conferences,\u0026nbsp; 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The Arbitral Tribunal confirmed the validity of concession agreement and all related contracts and granted to Lima Expresa the vast majority of its construction counterclaims and arbitration costs.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSuccessfully represented a\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eUS pharmaceutical company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in an Swiss Rules arbitration relating to the development and marketing of a generic drug.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresenting\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003ea global energy company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in an ad hoc arbitration against a sovereign state concerning decommissioning of offshore assets.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdvised a\u003cstrong\u003e\u0026nbsp;European energy company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in gas price negotiations with an African state-owned entity.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eRepresented a\u0026nbsp;\u003cstrong\u003eleading railway company\u003c/strong\u003e\u0026nbsp;in an ICC arbitration against two consortium 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Arbitration and Construction and Engineering groups and is based in Geneva. Her practice focuses on\u0026nbsp;complex international\u0026nbsp;disputes in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sector and other industries (e.g., pharmaceuticals, sports, manufacturing, concessions, consumer goods and energy). Vanessa has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over 50 international arbitrations proceedings both \u003cem\u003ead hoc\u003c/em\u003e and institutional (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, SCC, AAA/ICDR, ICSID, UNCITRAL, CAIP, CAS) and governed by a variety of procedural and substantive civil and common laws.\u0026nbsp;[[--readmore--]]\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa is admitted to practice in Switzerland and New York/USA and combines a perfect understanding of the common and civil law systems and legal cultures.\u0026nbsp; She speaks and practices in\u0026nbsp;four languages:\u0026nbsp;English, French, Spanish and German.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShe also represents parties in arbitration-related court proceedings, such as\u0026nbsp;setting aside proceedings, enforcement actions and applications for interim measures before Swiss and US courts.\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa\u0026nbsp;has a particular interest in\u0026nbsp;sport law.\u0026nbsp;She has\u0026nbsp;represented athletes and sport officials in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, represents sponsors and other players in negotiations and commercial sport-related\u0026nbsp;disputes, and collaborates\u0026nbsp;with national and international federations and other entities involved in sport including by investigating and\u0026nbsp;prosecuting violations of safeguarding and other rules and\u0026nbsp;policies.\u0026nbsp;She served as arbitration in the SAM competition 2022, 2023 and 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa has been recognized as a Future Leader in \u003cem\u003eWho's Who Legal: Arbitration since 2022,\u0026nbsp;and in\u0026nbsp;\u003c/em\u003eLegal 500\u0026nbsp;as an \"\u003cem\u003eexcellent\u003c/em\u003e\" attorney who \"always stays on top of things and is a joy to work with.\"\u0026nbsp;She was a featured ADR Practitioner in the Lagos Court of Arbitration Newsletter, November 2022 (https://www.lca.org.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LCA-November-2022-Newsletter-1.pdf)\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVanessa is the Co-Chair of the European Advisory Board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) and an active member of several other arbitration associations and institutions (ArbitralWomen, ASA, NYIAC).\u0026nbsp; She is\u0026nbsp;regularly invited to speak at conferences and seminars on international disputes resolution.\u0026nbsp; She teaches at the Swiss Arbitration Academy.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublications\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, and the Construction Industry\" Guest Editor in Construction Law, October 2023, co-authored with Alex Levin Canal and Alexandra Gerdes\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Annulment of Commercial Arbitral Awards by State Courts: A Comparative Study of Spain and Switzerland\", in Matthias Scherer (ed),\u0026nbsp;ASA Bulletin, (\u0026copy;\u0026nbsp;Kluwer Law International; Kluwer Law International 2021, Volume 39 Issue 2) pp. 333 - 354, co-authored with Alex Levin Canal\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Direct and Re-Direct Examination\", in: Stephen Jagusch QC and Philippe Pinsolle (eds.), GAR's \u003cem\u003eThe Guide to Advocacy\u003c/em\u003e, Law Business Research Ltd, 4th\u0026nbsp;edition 2019, co-authored with Anne V\u0026eacute;ronique Schlaepfer\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;A Report on the 2019 CPR European Congress on Business Dispute Management (Part I and Part II)\u0026rdquo;, 2019, \u003cem\u003ein \u003c/em\u003eCPR Speaks (co-authored with Kathleen Fadden).\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;A Report on the CPR European Congress on Business Dispute Management (Part I and Part II)\u0026rdquo;, 2018, \u003cem\u003ein \u003c/em\u003eCPR Speaks.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema de Suiza en el Arbitraje International\" en 2014 \u0026ndash; Resumen de un nuevo a\u0026ntilde;o de un enfoque de alto nivel respetuoso al arbitraje\" \u003cem\u003eRevista de arbitraje comercial y de inversiones\u003c/em\u003e, \u0026copy;KluwerLaw International; IproLex 2015, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.589-600\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Bifurcaci\u0026oacute;n\", in Jorge Luis Collantes Gonz\u0026aacute;lez, \u003cem\u003eEnciclopedia jur\u0026iacute;dica del Arbitraje\u003c/em\u003e, Volumen 47 Biblioteca del Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, (Primera Parte), Lima 2018, pp. 189-190\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Supreme Court in International Arbitration\", in: M\u0026uuml;ller/Rigozzi/Besson (eds.), \u003cem\u003eNew Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2013\u003c/em\u003e, pp. 112-171.\u0026nbsp;Schulthess Juristische Medien AG, 2013.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpeaking Engagements\u003c/strong\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"L'approche compar\u0026eacute;e de l'ordre public et des sanctions internationales : convergenceou divergence ?\" Association Swiss d'Arbitrage, July 2025, Paris\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Transatlantic Views on Med-Arb/Arb-Med:\u0026nbsp;Convergency or Chasm?\", Paris Arbitration Week, March 2025, Paris\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"New\u0026nbsp;York and Swiss Perspectives on Arbitration: The Interplay of Arbitral Proceedings and Awards with the Courts,\u0026rdquo; NYIAC/ASA,\u0026nbsp;April 2023: New York\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Expected Disputes of 2023 and How to Prevent Them\", CPR Annual Meeting, March 2023:\u0026nbsp;New Orleans (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"E-Discovery - Virtual Round Table Discussion\", Exterro, March 2023 online\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Hot Topics in International Sports Arbitration\" 2022 AtIAS Forum, September 2022: Atlanta (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Welcome to the Party\u0026ndash;Joinder and Consolidation\" 11th Annual AtIAS Conference,\u0026nbsp;September 2022: Atlanta (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"How Lawyers Should Present Damages\" CILS Arbitration Symposium, June 2022:\u0026nbsp;Salzburg (Austria)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Construction and Hospitality disputes Post-COVID\" discussion of Oluwaseun Oloruntimehin's paper \"COVID and Construction Disputes: Lessons Learnt and the Future Outlook\", University of Lausanne, Switzerland, CEDIDAC\u0026nbsp;International Conference, October 2021:\u0026nbsp;Lausanne\u0026nbsp;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Story-telling, teoria del caso,\u0026nbsp;e interrogatorio de testigos\", 2021 Arbitration Day of the Costa Rican Young Arbitrator, October\u0026nbsp;2021: online\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Recognition and Enforcement of Awards in International Arbitration\", Harvard International Arbitration Law Student Association (HIALSA) Workshop Session,\u0026nbsp;April 2021: online\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the Resolution of Transatlantic Disputes\u0026rdquo;, CPR Y-ADR/DIS40 joint seminar, March 2019: Frankfurt (Germany)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Confidentiality and Ethics in ADR\u0026rdquo;, CPR Annual Meeting, March 2019: Washington, DC (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u0026ldquo;Cybersecurity in International Arbitration\u0026rdquo;, moderator and co-organizer, October 2018: CPR, ICCA and NYCBA Working Group, Geneva (Switzerland)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Optimizing the Successful and Efficient Resolution of Commercial Disputes\", April 2018: SCC \u0026amp; CPR joint conference, Stockholm (Sweden) (co-organizer)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Effective Dispute Resolution Clauses: Perspectives on Drafting Do's and Dont's\", March 2018: CPR Annual Meeting, Atlanta (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"The Swiss Arbitration Perspective\" ASA at the 2017 Casablanca Arbitration Days, November 2017: Casablanca (Morocco)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"How do in-house counsel view their role in international arbitration?\u0026rdquo; CPR Y-ADR Seminar, moderator, April 2017: Geneva\u0026nbsp;(Switzerland)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Skills-Building Training Session\u0026rdquo;, CPR Annual Meeting, panelist, March 2017: Miami, FL (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A Mock Procedural Hearing under CPR Rules for Administered Arbitration of International Disputes\"; acting as counsel for Claimant, February 2016: New York, NY (USA)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Franchise Agreements: Legal Risks and their Management\", at Legal Risk Management Conference organized by Akademik Conferences,\u0026nbsp; 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allegations of nullity of a concession agreement for a toll road construction project. The Arbitral Tribunal confirmed the validity of concession agreement and all related contracts and granted to Lima Expresa the vast majority of its construction counterclaims and arbitration costs.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a US pharmaceutical company in an Swiss Rules arbitration relating to the development and marketing of a generic drug.{{ FIELD }}Representing a global energy company in an ad hoc arbitration against a sovereign state concerning decommissioning of offshore assets.{{ FIELD }}Advised a European energy company in gas price negotiations with an African state-owned entity.{{ FIELD }}Represented a leading railway company in an ICC arbitration against two consortium partners and relating to the construction of an infrastructure project in Western Asia.{{ FIELD }}Represented a French multinational railway company acting as the lead partner of an international consortium of contractors in an ICC arbitration relating to consequences of the termination of a FIDIC Silver Book contract relating to the construction of a commuter railway.{{ FIELD }}Represented a subsidiary of a leading renewable energy company in an ICC arbitration relating to delay in the construction of a large hydraulic pumping storage plant in Europe.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a Spanish contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the complete revamping of an oil refinery in Western Europe.{{ FIELD }}Representation of a Spanish contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the complete revamping of an oil refinery in Western Europe.{{ FIELD }}Successfully representation of the Kingdom of Jordan in a Zurich-based ICC arbitration and a parallel ICSID arbitration brought by a railway company and its Kuwaiti shareholders relating to a failed construction project (successful award recognized in June 2013).{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a leading surveillance company in an ICC dispute relating to the performance of a collateral management agreement.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented the world's leading fast food restaurant company in a Geneva-based ICC arbitration relating to the termination of franchise agreements in Eastern Europe.{{ FIELD }}Represented a major US pharmaceutical company and some of its affiliates in several ICC arbitration and mediation proceedings relating to breaches of distribution and license agreements and intellectual property matters.{{ FIELD }}Successfully represented a luxury jeweler and watch maker in a domain name arbitration under the WIPO Arbitration Rules.{{ FIELD }}Advise and represent parties in setting aside applications against arbitral awards before the Swiss Federal Tribunal.{{ FIELD }}Sitting as arbitrator in several institutional and ad hoc international commercial arbitrations.{{ FIELD }}Advise clients, including a Nigerian oil trading company and an Eastern European sovereign state, in connection with enforcement of arbitral awards and freezing applications before Swiss and foreign courts.{{ FIELD }}Vanessa Alarcon Duvanel is a member of the Firm's International Arbitration and Construction and Engineering groups and is based in Geneva. Her practice focuses on complex international disputes in the construction, engineering and infrastructure sector and other industries (e.g., pharmaceuticals, sports, manufacturing, concessions, consumer goods and energy). Vanessa has acted as counsel or arbitrator in over 50 international arbitrations proceedings both ad hoc and institutional (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, SCC, AAA/ICDR, ICSID, UNCITRAL, CAIP, CAS) and governed by a variety of procedural and substantive civil and common laws. \nVanessa is admitted to practice in Switzerland and New York/USA and combines a perfect understanding of the common and civil law systems and legal cultures.  She speaks and practices in four languages: English, French, Spanish and German. \nShe also represents parties in arbitration-related court proceedings, such as setting aside proceedings, enforcement actions and applications for interim measures before Swiss and US courts. \nVanessa has a particular interest in sport law. She has represented athletes and sport officials in arbitration proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, represents sponsors and other players in negotiations and commercial sport-related disputes, and collaborates with national and international federations and other entities involved in sport including by investigating and prosecuting violations of safeguarding and other rules and policies. She served as arbitration in the SAM competition 2022, 2023 and 2024.\nVanessa has been recognized as a Future Leader in Who's Who Legal: Arbitration since 2022, and in Legal 500 as an \"excellent\" attorney who \"always stays on top of things and is a joy to work with.\" She was a featured ADR Practitioner in the Lagos Court of Arbitration Newsletter, November 2022 (https://www.lca.org.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/LCA-November-2022-Newsletter-1.pdf) \nVanessa is the Co-Chair of the European Advisory Board of the International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution (CPR) and an active member of several other arbitration associations and institutions (ArbitralWomen, ASA, NYIAC).  She is regularly invited to speak at conferences and seminars on international disputes resolution.  She teaches at the Swiss Arbitration Academy.\nPublications\n\"Climate Change, Carbon Emissions, and the Construction Industry\" Guest Editor in Construction Law, October 2023, co-authored with Alex Levin Canal and Alexandra Gerdes\n\"Annulment of Commercial Arbitral Awards by State Courts: A Comparative Study of Spain and Switzerland\", in Matthias Scherer (ed), ASA Bulletin, (© Kluwer Law International; Kluwer Law International 2021, Volume 39 Issue 2) pp. 333 - 354, co-authored with Alex Levin Canal\n\"Direct and Re-Direct Examination\", in: Stephen Jagusch QC and Philippe Pinsolle (eds.), GAR's The Guide to Advocacy, Law Business Research Ltd, 4th edition 2019, co-authored with Anne Véronique Schlaepfer\n“A Report on the 2019 CPR European Congress on Business Dispute Management (Part I and Part II)”, 2019, in CPR Speaks (co-authored with Kathleen Fadden).\n“A Report on the CPR European Congress on Business Dispute Management (Part I and Part II)”, 2018, in CPR Speaks.\n\"Jurisprudencia de la Corte Suprema de Suiza en el Arbitraje International\" en 2014 – Resumen de un nuevo año de un enfoque de alto nivel respetuoso al arbitraje\" Revista de arbitraje comercial y de inversiones, ©KluwerLaw International; IproLex 2015, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp.589-600\n\"Bifurcación\", in Jorge Luis Collantes González, Enciclopedia jurídica del Arbitraje, Volumen 47 Biblioteca del Arbitraje del Estudio Mario Castillo Freyre, (Primera Parte), Lima 2018, pp. 189-190\n\"Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Supreme Court in International Arbitration\", in: Müller/Rigozzi/Besson (eds.), New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2013, pp. 112-171. Schulthess Juristische Medien AG, 2013.\nSpeaking Engagements\n\"L'approche comparée de l'ordre public et des sanctions internationales : convergenceou divergence ?\" Association Swiss d'Arbitrage, July 2025, Paris\n\"Transatlantic Views on Med-Arb/Arb-Med: Convergency or Chasm?\", Paris Arbitration Week, March 2025, Paris\n\"New York and Swiss Perspectives on Arbitration: The Interplay of Arbitral Proceedings and Awards with the Courts,” NYIAC/ASA, April 2023: New York\n\"Expected Disputes of 2023 and How to Prevent Them\", CPR Annual Meeting, March 2023: New Orleans (USA)\n\"E-Discovery - Virtual Round Table Discussion\", Exterro, March 2023 online\n\"Hot Topics in International Sports Arbitration\" 2022 AtIAS Forum, September 2022: Atlanta (USA)\n\"Welcome to the Party–Joinder and Consolidation\" 11th Annual AtIAS Conference, September 2022: Atlanta (USA)\n\"How Lawyers Should Present Damages\" CILS Arbitration Symposium, June 2022: Salzburg (Austria)\n\"Construction and Hospitality disputes Post-COVID\" discussion of Oluwaseun Oloruntimehin's paper \"COVID and Construction Disputes: Lessons Learnt and the Future Outlook\", University of Lausanne, Switzerland, CEDIDAC International Conference, October 2021: Lausanne \n\"Story-telling, teoria del caso, e interrogatorio de testigos\", 2021 Arbitration Day of the Costa Rican Young Arbitrator, October 2021: online\n\"The Recognition and Enforcement of Awards in International Arbitration\", Harvard International Arbitration Law Student Association (HIALSA) Workshop Session, April 2021: online\n“Cybersecurity and Data Protection in the Resolution of Transatlantic Disputes”, CPR Y-ADR/DIS40 joint seminar, March 2019: Frankfurt (Germany)\n“Confidentiality and Ethics in ADR”, CPR Annual Meeting, March 2019: Washington, DC (USA)\n“Cybersecurity in International Arbitration”, moderator and co-organizer, October 2018: CPR, ICCA and NYCBA Working Group, Geneva (Switzerland)\n\"Optimizing the Successful and Efficient Resolution of Commercial Disputes\", April 2018: SCC \u0026amp; CPR joint conference, Stockholm (Sweden) (co-organizer)\n\"Effective Dispute Resolution Clauses: Perspectives on Drafting Do's and Dont's\", March 2018: CPR Annual Meeting, Atlanta (USA)\n\"The Swiss Arbitration Perspective\" ASA at the 2017 Casablanca Arbitration Days, November 2017: Casablanca (Morocco)\n\"How do in-house counsel view their role in international arbitration?” CPR Y-ADR Seminar, moderator, April 2017: Geneva (Switzerland)\n\"Skills-Building Training Session”, CPR Annual Meeting, panelist, March 2017: Miami, FL (USA)\n\"A Mock Procedural Hearing under CPR Rules for Administered Arbitration of International Disputes\"; acting as counsel for Claimant, February 2016: New York, NY (USA)\n\"Franchise Agreements: Legal Risks and their Management\", at Legal Risk Management Conference organized by Akademik Conferences,  22 October 2014: Alexander Palace Hotel Skopje, (Macedonia)\n\"Everything You Wanted To Know From Corporate Counsel But Were Afraid To Ask\", CPR Annual Meeting, moderator of Y-ADR panel, February 2014: San Diego, CA (USA)\n\"Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Supreme Court in International Arbitration\", Conference on New Developments in International Arbitration organized by CEMAJ (French for Research Center on Alternative and Judicial Dispute Resolution Methods) a group of the Faculty of Law of the University of Neuchâtel, 15 November 2013: Neuchâtel (Switzerland)\n\"How are corporations addressing the high cost of litigation\", moderator and organizer of CPR Y-ADR Seminar, September 2013: Geneva (Switzerland)\n\"The potential of bifurcation or \"summary judgment\" in arbitration\", ASA Below 40 Fall Seminar, November 2012: Zurich (Switzerland) Counsel Future Leader Who's Who Legal / Lexology Arbitration 2025 Future Leader Who'sWho Legal Arbitration 2024 Future Leader Who'sWho Legal Arbitration 2023 Future Leader Who'sWho Legal Arbitration 2022 \"excellent\" attorney who \"always stays on top of things and is a joy to work with\". Legal 500 Switzerland, 2019 University of Neuchatel, Switzerland  New York University New York University School of Law New York Geneva/Switzerland ArbitralWomen ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association ODA - Ordre des avocats de Genève CPR- International Institute for Conflict Prevention and Resolution Representing a multi-billion-dollar U.S. company in a Europe-based commercial arbitration under a 20-year sports sponsorship agreement. Represented a European general contractor in an ICC arbitration arising out of a petrochemical project in Australia involving claims for delay, additional costs, lack of productivity, and penalties Obtained a favorable settlement for a US manufacturing company in a dispute against a European buyer. Obtained a successful award for LIMA EXPRESA S.A.C. (a VINCI Highways subsidiary) in a high profile dispute against the City of Lima relating to allegations of nullity of a concession agreement for a toll road construction project. The Arbitral Tribunal confirmed the validity of concession agreement and all related contracts and granted to Lima Expresa the vast majority of its construction counterclaims and arbitration costs. Successfully represented a US pharmaceutical company in an Swiss Rules arbitration relating to the development and marketing of a generic drug. Representing a global energy company in an ad hoc arbitration against a sovereign state concerning decommissioning of offshore assets. Advised a European energy company in gas price negotiations with an African state-owned entity. Represented a leading railway company in an ICC arbitration against two consortium partners and relating to the construction of an infrastructure project in Western Asia. Represented a French multinational railway company acting as the lead partner of an international consortium of contractors in an ICC arbitration relating to consequences of the termination of a FIDIC Silver Book contract relating to the construction of a commuter railway. Represented a subsidiary of a leading renewable energy company in an ICC arbitration relating to delay in the construction of a large hydraulic pumping storage plant in Europe. Successfully represented a Spanish contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the complete revamping of an oil refinery in Western Europe. Representation of a Spanish contractor in an ICC arbitration relating to the complete revamping of an oil refinery in Western Europe. Successfully representation of the Kingdom of Jordan in a Zurich-based ICC arbitration and a parallel ICSID arbitration brought by a railway company and its Kuwaiti shareholders relating to a failed construction project (successful award recognized in June 2013). Successfully represented a leading surveillance company in an ICC dispute relating to the performance of a collateral management agreement. Successfully represented the world's leading fast food restaurant company in a Geneva-based ICC arbitration relating to the termination of franchise agreements in Eastern Europe. Represented a major US pharmaceutical company and some of its affiliates in several ICC arbitration and mediation proceedings relating to breaches of distribution and license agreements and intellectual property matters. Successfully represented a luxury jeweler and watch maker in a domain name arbitration under the WIPO Arbitration Rules. Advise and represent parties in setting aside applications against arbitral awards before the Swiss Federal Tribunal. Sitting as arbitrator in several institutional and ad hoc international commercial arbitrations. 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