Fabrice Robert-Tissot

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Fabrice Robert-Tissot

Dr. iur., LL.M., avocat (Genève, New York)

 

  • Autor
    Jusletter

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.