Pierre-Yves Tschanz

Tavernier Tschanz

11 bis rue Toepffer
Geneva
Switzerland
CH-1206
+41 22 704 37 00
tschanz@taverniertschanz.com

Ranked In

Europe-wide
Arbitration (International) (Band 3)
Europe-wide
Arbitration (International): Most In Demand Arbitrators (Band 1)
Switzerland
Dispute Resolution: Arbitration Counsel (Band 2)
Switzerland
Dispute Resolution: Arbitrators (Band 2)

Profile

Practice Areas: Extensive experience in international arbitration. Mostly active as a counsel but also served as arbitrator in over 100 cases (mostly as chairman).

Career: Licence en droit (1975, Geneva); Geneva Bar (1977); New-York bar (1981); Foreign lawyer in New-York (1978-86) and Paris (1986-88); Admission as Conseil Juridique (Paris, 1998); Joined Tavernier Tschanz as a Partner (1989).

Publications: Numerous publications on arbitration topics in Switzerland, the US and France. Recently, author of the Swiss international arbitration section in the Commentaire Romand on Swiss Private International Law, Prof. A. Bucher ed., 2011.

Personal: Speaks French, English: reads German and Italian.