Current Position
- Bonnard Lawson, International Law Firm, Geneva, Switzerland (from Sept. 2017)
Partner- Counsel and arbitrator in international commercial arbitration, including under the ICC, Swiss Rules, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules; counsel in sports arbitration before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS); litigation before Swiss courts, including setting aside proceedings against arbitral awards and enforcement proceedings
Education
- Columbia University School of Law, New York, United States
LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, May 2011- Postdoctoral research in bankruptcy and contracts
- Fellowship: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)
- University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland
Doctor of Laws, summa cum laude, Walther Hug Award, Nov. 2010- Doctoral thesis in bankruptcy and contracts
- University of Neuchâtel, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Master of laws, summa cum laude, July 2002- Exchange program at University of St.Gallen, Switzerland (Oct. 2001 – July 2002)
Bar memberships
- Geneva; New York
Professional experience
- Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler, Geneva, Switzerland (Oct. 2011 – Aug. 2017)
Senior Associate- Counsel, arbitrator and secretary to tribunals in international commercial arbitration, including under the ICC, Swiss Rules, LCIA and UNCITRAL Rules; counsel in sports arbitration before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS); litigation before Swiss courts related to setting aside proceedings and enforcement of arbitral awards
- University of Fribourg, Fribourg, Switzerland (Sept. 2006 – Mar. 2009; Sept. 2009 – July 2010)
PhD candidate- Research and teaching assistant in contract law.
- Swiss Competition Commission, Bern, Switzerland (Nov. 2004 – Aug. 2005)
Trainee- Counsel in antitrust disputes
- Law firm Juvet Schweizer Lambert Burgat, Neuchâtel, Switzerland (May 2003 – Oct. 2004)
Trainee- Litigation before Swiss courts in a variety of disputes including contracts, torts, bankruptcy, and criminal law
- District Court, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland (Nov. 2002 – Apr. 2003)
Trainee- Clerk in a variety of disputes including contracts, torts, bankruptcy, and criminal law
Languages
- French (native), English (fluent), German (fluent), Spanish (basic)
Academic
- Co-Lecturer (with Prof. Thomas Probst) of the seminar on International Contracts and International Arbitration at the University of Fribourg (from Jan. 2015)
Publications
A complete listing of Fabrice Robert-Tissot publications can be found here.