Conferences
Anya Marinkovich will be moderating on 3 October 2024 a panel of leading construction arbitration specialists (Veronique Buehrlen KC, Keating Chambers, London, Eliane Fischer, Partner of Rothorn Legal, Zurich and James Perry of PS Consulting, Paris) as part of the International Construction Arbitration webinar series of the ICDR.
Pierre-Yves Gunter, on 25 May 2023 and 16 May 2024 (together with several other experienced arbitration practitioners and at the invitation of Professor Andrea Bonomi), shared his arbitration experience with the students of the Master of Business Law of the University of Lausanne. He addressed the key aspects to be considered when drafting an arbitration clause and when appointing arbitrators.
Pierre-Yves Gunter is co-heading the Working Group on “Case Management” of the Association for Innovative Practices in Arbitration (AIPA) and presented the results of the Working Group during the Paris Arbitration Week 2024.
3 October 2023, Pierre-Yves Gunter appeared as speaker with French Professor Claire Debourg at a Conference in Paris of “Comité Français de l’Arbitrage” dedicated to the extension of an arbitration clause to non-signatories.
13 September 2023, Pierre-Yves Gunter made a presentation in Paris at a conference organised by “Comité Français de l’Arbitrage” (French Arbitration Committee) on the status under Swiss law of the extension of the arbitration clause to non-signatories and covered the case law of the last five years; a publication will follow in 2024 in Revue de l’Arbitrage.
13 September 2023, Anya Marinkovich gave a presentation on the topic of “Lex Constructionis: Changes and Variations” for the German Arbitration Institute’s Construction Group, at the offices of RAUE law firm in Berlin. Her presentation addressed the state and development of generally accepted international legal principles in the context of change mechanisms in international construction contracts.
7 September 2023, Anya Marinkovich participated in the ArbitralWomen event “Arbitration and Parenthood” held in Zurich. The no-holds-barred and highly interactive panel explored the shared experiences of arbitration practitioners juggling the demand of work and home life, while panelists contributed with their tips and tricks for finding balance.
18 July 2023, Anya Marinkovich moderated an event for the Society of Construction Law North America’s annual conference in Boston, Massachusetts. The session covered the topic of “Out-of-the-Box ADR Procedures for the Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes”.
28 June 2023 Pierre-Yves Gunter appeared (at the invitation of Professors Bonomi, Ziegler, Lein and Maiani) as Keynote Speaker for the LL.M. graduation ceremony.
On 9 June 2023, Anya Marinkovich spoke alongside Me Stefano Fornara on the topic of the new Supplemental Swiss Rules for Corporate Law Disputes for the ASA Below 40 Spring Event in Geneva.
20 May 2023, Anya Marinkovich participated as a speaker at the Centre for International Legal Studies Mediation Symposium at the beautiful Leopoldskron Palace in Salzburg. Alongside Me Brahim Mouelhi, she debated the usefulness of the Singapore Convention on Mediation as a tool to promote mediation as an effective dispute resolution mechanism for international commercial disputes.