Biography: Arbitration

Elliott Geisinger is a partner and head of Schellenberg Wittmer's arbitration group in Geneva. His practice focuses primarily on international commercial arbitration and he has acted as counsel and as arbitrator in a large number of cases in several fields, including construction and engineering, distribution, sale of goods, joint ventures and consortium agreements. He has represented parties in several Swiss court proceedings relating to arbitration, having acted as counsel of record in several leading cases in the field. In addition to his activities in the field of arbitration, Elliott Geisinger regularly provides advice to clients on Swiss substantive law, in particular contract law. He has also developed a successful practice of contract management in long-term infrastructure projects.

Elliott Geisinger was admitted to the Bar in Switzerland in 1994, after obtaining a law degree at the University of Geneva in 1986 and a Master of Laws in 1990. From 1986 to 1992, he was a teaching and research assistant at the department of private international law of the Geneva Law Faculty. Elliott Geisinger was a trainee and then an associate with another business law firm in Geneva before joining Schellenberg Wittmer in 1996 and becoming a partner in 2002. He became vice-president of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) in 2010, after having been elected to the executive board of ASA in 2007. From 1999 to 2003, he sat on the arbitration committee of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is fluent in English, French and German and has a good reading knowledge of Italian.

Elliott Geisinger has published extensively in his fields of practice and has in particular co-authored an important work on the Swiss Private International Act.

Schellenberg Wittmer is one of the leading business law firms in Switzerland. Over 130 lawyers in Zurich and Geneva advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. The firm's areas of expertise include: banking and finance, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution and international arbitration, intellectual property/information technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, private clients, trusts and estates, foundations, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, white-collar crime and compliance.

Biography: Construction

Elliott Geisinger is a partner and head of Schellenberg Wittmer's arbitration group in Geneva. His practice focuses primarily on international commercial arbitration and he has acted as counsel and as arbitrator in a large number of cases in several fields, in particular construction and engineering and construction consortium agreements. He has also developed a successful practice for contract management in long-term infrastructure projects. In addition, Elliott Geisinger regularly provides advice to clients on Swiss substantive law, in particular contract law. Finally, he regularly represents parties in several Swiss court proceedings relating to arbitration, having acted as counsel of record in several leading cases in the field.

Elliott Geisinger was admitted to the Bar in Switzerland in 1994, after obtaining a law degree at the University of Geneva in 1986 and a Master of Laws in 2000. From 1986 to 2002, he was a teaching and research assistant at the department of private international law of the Geneva Law Faculty. Elliott Geisinger was a trainee and then an associate with another business law firm in Geneva before joining Schellenberg Wittmer in 1996 and becoming a partner in 2002. He became vice president of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) in 2010, after having been elected to the Executive Board of ASA in 2007. From 1999 to 2003, he sat on the arbitration committee of the Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He is fluent in English, French and German and has a good reading knowledge of Italian.

Elliott Geisinger has published extensively in his fields of practice and has in particular co-authored an important work on the Swiss Private International Act.

Schellenberg Wittmer is one of the leading business law firms in Switzerland. Over 110 specialised attorneys in Zurich and Geneva advise domestic and international clients on all aspects of business law. The firm's areas of advice include: banking and finance, competition and antitrust, dispute resolution and international arbitration, intellectual property/information technology, mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital, private clients, trusts and estates, foundations, real estate and construction, restructuring and insolvency, taxation, white-collar crime and compliance.