Pierre-Yves Tschanz

(partner; born 1952)
tschanz@taverniertschanz.com

Degrees:		Licence en droit (Genève, 1975)
Admissions 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 specialisation:

arbitration and commercial litigation

Selected publications:

On Arbitration in Switzerland:
	Chronique de jurisprudence Suisse, Rev.Arb. 171, 2006 827-855 [co-author with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini]
	Arbitral Tribunals' Decisions on Competition Law Are Unreviewable in Switzerland (Arbitration Newsletter), 2006.
	Switzerland: Unchallengeable Awards (Arbitration Newsletter), 2005.
	Chronique de jurisprudence Suisse, Rev.Arb. 171, 2005.
	Compétence et transfert des clauses compromissoires, case note, (2002) REV. ARB. 753.
	Vers un arbitrage international préventif ?, (2002) SSJ 1/2002.
	Chronique de jurisprudence suisse, (2001) REV. ARB. 885.
	Arbitrator's conflicts of interests: Switzerland, (2001) ASA SPECIAL SERIES, NO. 18.
	Swiss arbitration law developments on the websites of mondaq.com, internationallawoffice.com and practicallaw.com.
	Chronique de jurisprudence suisse : indépendance des arbitres, (2000) REV. ARB. 523.
	Private international law and arbitration, basic documents, co-editor with Prof. Andreas Bucher, Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG, Basle (1995).
	Le choix de l'arbitrage, (1992-93) Baurecht 56.
	Admissibilité du recours en révision, note sous Trib. fed., 11 mars 1992: (1993) REV. ARB. 115.
	Le maintien en vigueur de la clause compromissoire en cas de résiliation conventionnelle du contrat, case note, (1990) REV. ARB. 921.
	A Breakthrough in International Arbitration: Switzerland's New Act, 24 INT'L LAW. 1107 (1990).
	Quelques précisions apportées par le Tribunal fédéral suisse à la LDIP, case note, (1991) REV. ARB. 709.
	International Arbitration in Switzerland, co-author with Prof. Andreas Bucher, Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG, Basle (1989).
	The New Swiss International Arbitration Act, (1989) INT'L BUS. L. J. 437.
	La récusation d'un arbitre en droit suisse (intercantonal et international privé), case note, (1989) REV. ARB. 505.
On Arbitration in the United States:
	International Arbitration in the United States: the Need for a New Act, 3 ARB. INT'L 309 (1988).
	Le droit américain et la convention de New York, International Commercial Arbitration - Proceedings of the 1st Laval conference (1986) 249.
On Arbitration in France:
	Le contrôle judiciaire de la validité et du domaine de la clause compromissoire: émergence d'une nouvelle règle matérielle?, case note, (1989) REV. ARB. 691.
On CCIG Arbitration:
	An Introduction to the Revised CCIG Rules, 2 AM. REV. INT'L ARB. 163 (1991).
On State Contracts:
	Contrats d'Etat et mesures unilatérales de l'Etat devant l'arbitre international, 74 REV. CRIT. DROIT INT'L PRIVE 47 (1985).
	The Contributions of the Aminoil Award to the Law of State Contracts, 18 INT'L LAW. 245 (1984).
On Advocacy:
	Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration: Switzerland, the Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration, Juris Publishing, Inc., 2004.

Selected quotes:

	Dispute Resolution:"Tavernier Tschanz boasts a highly regarded arbitration practice, which enjoys a particular reputation for acting as counsel. The firm's prowess in this area 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, 2005 USA special edition on Law Firms in Europe).
	"Tavernier Tschanz in Geneva is internationally renowned for its expertise in Swiss law matters and well versed in the processes of English, US and continental European law. The team services clients from a range of industries. "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, 2006).
	Arbitration/Switzerland: "Pierre-Yves Tschanz (see p.1106) is the lead partner at Tavernier Tschanz's arbitration practice. He focuses on party representation where he has gained a reputation as a "meticulous and well-balanced" advocate".
	Pierre-Yves Tschanz is a “meticulous and technically impressive practitioner” who regularly acts in high-value arbitration. (Chambers Global, 2008).

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