SWITZERLAND Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Pascal Hachem, Nadja Jaisli Kull and Aurélie Conrad Hari Bär & Karrer AG Bär & Karrer AG advises its clients on innovative and complex transactions and representing them in liti - gation, arbitration and regulatory proceedings. Bär & Karrer represents clients in arbitrations and related court and enforcement proceedings. It acts in ad hoc and institutional arbitrations governed by Swiss or foreign law. Its team are experienced in proceedings administered by major arbitral institutions, serving as party-appointed arbitrators, sole arbitrators and chairpersons of arbitral tribunals. Partners of the firm
are active members of executive bodies of arbitral institutions and organisations such as the ICC, SAC and ASA. The quality, size, and experience of its team allow it to handle large and complex cases involving international acquisitions, joint ventures, privatisa - tions, R&D, technology transfers, financing, sales of goods, construction and large projects, commodity trading, sports arbitration, oil and gas, as well as IP/ IT.
Authors
Pascal Hachem is co-head of Bär & Karrer’s arbitration practice group. He specialises in conducting commercial disputes in arbitration, with a particular focal point of his work being international contracts. He has experience in various industries, including energy and energy infrastructure, gas, software, microelectronics, aerospace and transportation, engineering, automotive, medical devices, banking, and insurance. In the areas of general contract law and special commercial and sales law, Pascal Hachem has also acted as an expert on Swiss law and CISG in arbitration as well as in litigation before English and US courts.
handled complex disputes arising from M&A transactions, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements, the sale of goods as well as license and supply agreements. In addition to her work as counsel, Nadja sits as arbitrator (chair, sole arbitrator and co-arbitrator under various institutional rules including the ICC, Swiss, DIS and VIAC Rules).
Aurélie Conrad Hari co-heads the litigation practice at Bär & Karrer and is widely regarded as an expert in complex, multi-jurisdictional disputes. Her practice spans commercial, corporate, financial, and banking
litigation, as well as international arbitration. She has a distinguished track record in handling high-stakes shareholder disputes, employment conflicts, insolvency matters, and asset recovery cases, including the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards. Aurélie is particularly adept at representing clients in commercial arbitration proceedings across various industries, including sales, distribution, agency, construction (notably power plants) and energy.
Nadja Jaisli Kull co-heads Bär & Karrer’s arbitration practice group. She has extensive experience in representing clients in international arbitrations, involving a wide array of matters. She has gained particular
experience in the banking and finance, pharmaceutical and construction industries, and
993 CHAMBERS.COM
Powered by FlippingBook