Pierre-Yves Tschanz
(Partner; born 1952)
Degrees:
- Licence en droit (Genève, 1975)
Admission to the Bar:
- Admitted as Conseil juridique in Paris (1988), New York Bar (1981), Geneva Bar (1977)
Other positions held:
- White & Case, Paris office (1986-1988)
- White & Case, Litigation Department, New York (1983-1986)
- Wall Street law firm, Litigation Department, New York (1978-1980)
Areas of specialisations
Arbitration and commercial litigation
Books
- Private international law and arbitration, basic documents
Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel, (co-editor), 1995, with Prof. Andreas Bucher - International Arbitration in Switzerland
Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel, 1989, with Prof. Andreas Bucher
Articles
- Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb, 2011, with Isabelle Fellrath - Commentaire Romand de la Loi fédérale sur le droit international privé (LDIP) / Convention de Lugano (CL) (éd. Andreas Bucher), Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 1re édition, 2011, LDIP Art. 7 (Exception d’arbitrage), LDIP 177 (Arbitrabilité), LDIP 178 (Convention d’arbitrage), LDIP 179 (Tribunal arbitral/Constitution), 180 (Tribunal arbitral/Récusation des arbitres), 181 (Litispendance), LDIP 190 al. 2 let. a (Caractère définitif. Recours/Composition irrégulière), LDIP 190 al. 2 let. b (Caractère définitif. Recours/Compétence), 2011
- De l’opportunité de modifier l’art. 7 LDIP
ASA Bull., pp. 478-484, 2010 - Arbitrages et Procédures Parallèles
Arbitrage Internes et International – Comparativa n° 79, pp. 35-51, 2010 - Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb., pp. 877-909, 2010, with Isabelle Fellrath
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- Compensation for Non-expropriatory Breaches of International Investment Law
The Contribution of the Argentine Awards, 26 J. of Int’l Arbitration, pp. 729-743, 2009, with Jorge Viñuales - Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb., pp. 827-872, 2009, with Isabelle Fellrath - Arbitrage international et sécurité juridique
Mélanges en l’honneur de François Dessemontet, E. Philippin et al. (eds.), CEDIDAC, Vol. 80, pp. 405-412, 2009 - Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb., pp. 1-27, 2008, with Isabelle Fellrath - A suitable forum for Med-Arb
(also published on Mondaq, 31 January 2008), ILO, December 2007, Download - The Award – How to structure it, how detailed? Reasoning and dispositive part, adding insult to injury?
The Resolution of Dispute – From the Hearing to the Award, ASA Special Series No. 29, pp. 25-35, 2007 - Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb., pp. 861-881, 2007, with Isabelle Fellrath - Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb., pp. 827-855, 2006, with Isabelle Fellrath - Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
Rev. arb., pp. 171-196, 2005, with Isabelle Fellrath - Swiss rules of international arbitration
(also published on Mondaq, 28 July 2004), ILO, août 2004, Download - Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration: Switzerland
The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration, D.B. Bishop (ed.), JurisPublishing, pp. 195-232, 2004 - Vers un arbitrage international préventif ?
Société suisse des juristes (SSJ), Rapports et Communications, pp. 7-74, 2002 - Arbitrator's conflicts of interests: Switzerland
Conflicts of Interest in International Commercial Arbitration, ASA Special Series No. 18, pp. 65-79, 2001 - Chronique de jurisprudence suisse
Rev. arb., pp. 885-912, 2001, with Jean-Marie Vuillemin - New rules on evidence in international arbitration
(also published on Mondaq, 17 January 2000), ILO, février 2000, Download - Chronique de jurisprudence suisse : Indépendance des arbitres en droit suisse
Rev. arb., pp. 523-536, 2000 - The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva's Arbitration Rules and their Expedited Procedure
10/4 J. Int’l Arb., pp. 51-58, 1993 - Le choix de l'arbitrage
Baurecht/Droit de la construction, pp. 56-63, 1993 - An Introduction to the Revised Arbitration Rules of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva
2 Am. Rev. Int'l Arb., pp. 163-183, 1991 - A Breakthrough in International Arbitration: Switzerland's New Act
24 Int'l Lawyer, pp. 1107-1118, 1990 - The New Swiss International Arbitration Act
Int'l Bus. L. J., pp.437-456, 1988 - International Arbitration in the United States: the Need for a New Act
3/4 Arb. Int'l, pp. 309-328, 1987 - Le droit américain et la convention de New York
International Commercial Arbitration - Proceedings of the 1st Laval Conference, p. 249, 1986 - Contrats d'Etat et mesures unilatérales de l'Etat devant l'arbitre international
74 Rev. crit. droit int'l privé, pp. 47-84, 1985 - The Contributions of the Aminoil Award to the Law of State Contracts
18 Int'l Lawyer, pp. 245-276, 1984
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Case notes
- Subject matter jurisdiction over separate contracts between the same parties
(also published on Mondaq, 16 May 2008), ILO, May 2008, Download - Supreme Court clarifies pre-arbitration conciliation requirement
(also published on Mondaq, 20 September 2007), ILO, September 2007, Download - Arbitrators may decide jurisdictional issues pending before foreign court
(also published on Mondaq, 27 April 2007), ILO, May 2007, Download - Court grants first revision of arbitral award
(also published on Mondaq,7 February 2007), ILO, February 2007, Download - Confidentiality of Swiss Supreme Court review of arbitral awards
(also published on Mondaq, 28 September 2006), ILO, September 2006, Download
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- Arbitral Tribunals' decisions on competition law are unreviewable in Switzerland
Arbitration Newsletter, 2006, Download - Immediate appeal against interim awards
(also published on Mondaq, 31 May 2005), ILO, May 2005, Download - Awards based on grounds not submitted by the parties
(also published on Mondaq, 8 November 2004), ILO, November 2004, Download - Arbitration clause need not mention all parties bound to arbitrate
(also published on Mondaq, 17 March 2004), ILO, April 2004, Download - Contesting arbitrators' fees
(also published on Mondaq, 18 November 2003), ILO, November 2003, Download - The arbitral tribunal's power to amend contracts
ILO, June 2003, Download - When is a partial award binding on the arbitral tribunal?
(also published on Mondaq, 14 March 2003), ILO, December 2002, Download - Uncooperative arbitrators need not delay award
(also published on Mondaq, 28 August 2002), ILO, September 2002, Download - Separability of the arbitration agreement and assignment
(also published on Mondaq, 3 May 2002), ILO, May 2002, Download - An Arbitrator’s lack of cooperation need not hold up award, February 2002, Download
- Note - Tribunal Fédéral Suisse (1re Cour civile), 16 octobre 2001 (Compétence et transfert des clauses compromissoires)
Rev. arb., 763-769, 2002 - May and must arbitrators supply their own legal grounds?
(also published on Mondaq, 5 November 2001), ILO, November 2001, Download - Separability of the arbitration agreement and assignment, October 2001, Download
- Arbitrators' jurisdiction limited by waiver issue pending in foreign Courts
(also published on Mondaq, 30 July 2001), ILO, August 2001, with Sébastien Roy, Download - Delay in challenging biased expert
(also published on Mondaq, 6 February 2001), ILO, February 2001, with Sébastien Roy, Download - Costs in awards denying jurisdiction
(also published on Mondaq, 3 August 2000), ILO, August 2000, Download - Failure to hear evidence
(also published on Mondaq,12 May 2000), ILO, June 2000, Download - The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to entertain applications to revise international arbitral awards, whether interim or final
ILO, August 1999, Download - No appeal against Court
ILO, August 1999, Download - Location, location, location
ILO, August 1999, Download - Arbitrators sitting in Switzerland are not bound by foreign Court decision on jurisdiction
ILO, August 1999, Download - Appointing an arbitrator
ILO, August 1999, Download - Validity of arbitration clauses
ILO, August 1999 - Arbitrators' independence
(also published on Mondaq, 17 June 1999), ILO, June 1999, Download - Greater or different award to be set aside as ultra petita
ILO, March 1999, Download - Note - Tribunal fédéral suisse 11 mars 1992 - société P. v. société S. Ltd (Admissibilité du recours en révision)
Rev. Arb., pp. 115-123, 1993 - Note - Tribunal Fédéral Suisse (1re Cour civile) 9 avril 1991 - Clear Star Limited v. Centrala Morska Importowo-Eksportova «Centromor» et Centromor SA (Quelques précisions apportées par le Tribunal fédéral suisse à la LDIP)
Rev. Arb., pp. 709-719, 1991 - Note - Tribunal fédéral suisse (1re Ch. civ.) 15 mars 1990 (Le maintien en vigueur de la clause compromissoire en cas de résiliation conventionnelle du contrat)
Rev. arb., pp. 921-930, 1990 - Note - Cour d'appel de Paris (1re Ch. urg.) 30 novembre 1988 - Société Korsnas Marma v. société Durand-Auzias; Cour d'appel de Paris (1re Ch. Suppl.) 14 février 1989 - Société Ofer Brothers v. The Tokyo Marine and fire Insurance Co ltd et autres (Le contrôle judiciaire de la validité et du domaine de la clause compromissoire: émergence d'une nouvelle règle matérielle?)
Rev. Arb., pp. 691-710, 1989 - Note - Tribunal fédéral suisse (1re Cour civile) 16 septembre 1988 - Société Ligier (France) et société Diffusia (Genève) v. société Alfa Lancia industriale (Italie) (La récusation d'un arbitre en droit suisse (intercantonal et international privé) Rev. Arb., pp. 505-513, 1989
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Speaking engagements
- How Should Arbitrators Handle Requests for Interim Relief
27th Annual Colloquium of Arbitrators on Interim Relief in Arbitration, School of International Arbitration and ICC Institute of World Business Law (dir.), London, March 2012 - Methodology to instruct and monitor counsel in complex arbitration/litigation proceedings, while securing the desired outcome
15th Annual Roundtable, General Counsels, Geneva, June 2010, with Frank Spoorenberg
Quotes
- "Outstanding arbitrator"
Legal 500 EMEA (Arbitration), 2010 - Pierre-Yves Tschanz is appreciated by clients for his "calm, honest, hard-working style" as well as "his drafting and overview skills".
Chambers Global (Arbitration), 2010 - Pierre-Yves Tschanz is held in "extremely high regard"
Legal 500 EMEA (Arbitration), 2009 - Pierre-Yves Tschanz leads the team and stands out in the field as a "fine party representative and arbitrator"
Chambers Europe and Chambers Global (Arbitration), 2009 - Other arbitrators recommend Pierre-Yves Tschanz at Tavernier Tschanz. They are recognizing a practitioner with many years of experience acting as counsel to parties in complex international arbitration proceedings around the globe.
Legal 500 (Arbitration), 2008
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- Pierre-Yves Tschanz is a "meticulous and technically impressive practitioner" who regularly acts in high-value arbitration.
Chambers Global and Chambers Europe (Arbitration), 2008 - "Absolutely outstanding" was how one client summed up Pierre-Yves Tschanz. Peers applaud his ability to bridge the divide between common and civil law.
Chambers Global (Arbitration), 2006 - The firm's prowess in [dispute resolution] is largely due to the presence of the massively experienced Pierre-Yves Tschanz who has led the firm in an impressive number of large and complex cases.
The European Legal 500 (Arbitration), USA special edition on Law Firms in Europe, 2005
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