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Henry Peter

Address: 

Studio legale e notarile
Sganzini Bernasconi Peter & Gaggini
Via Somaini 10 - 6901 Lugano

Phone Number: 
+4191 910 19 72
Fax Number: 
+4191 923 39 21
Email: 
hpeter@sbpg.ch
Born: 
1957
Languages: 
Italian English French
Nationalities: 
Swiss
Education: 
Law degree, law school of the Geneva University (1979); Diploma of Superior Studies at the Geneva University (1983); Ph.D, law school of the Geneva University (1988)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to the Geneva Bar (1981); Admitted to the Ticino (Lugano) Bar (1984)
Present Position: 
Lawyer, partner, law firm of Sganzini Bernasconi Peter & Gaggini (1988-); Professor, Department of commercial law, law school of the Geneva University (1997-); Head of the Master in Business Law (MBL) program, Lausanne and Geneva Universities; Honorary co
Professional Experience: 

Barrister trainee, Brunschwig, Biaggi & Lévy, Geneva (1979-1981); Visiting scholar, UC Berkeley, California (1983-1984); Summer associate, Carter Ledyard & Milburn, New York (1984-1984); Associate, Sganzini, Lugano, Switzerland (1984-1988); “Chargé de cours,” Department of commercial law, Geneva University (1988-1997)

Professional Associations: 

Canton Ticino Bar Association; Swiss Jurist Society (SSJ); Geneva Association of Business Law (AGDA); ASA; Swiss Association of Sport’s Law (ASDS); IBA; Panathon Club, Ticino (for sport law matters); Association pour le droit des poursuites et de la faillite; Editing board of the Swiss Review of Business Law

Panels of Arbitrators: 

ASA; LCIA; International Arbitration Institute (IAI); Comité français de l’arbitrage (CFA); Swiss Commission of Arbitration, ICC; Member, 31st America’s Cup permanent arbitration panel

Arbitration Experience: 

3 arbitrations as chairman; 5 arbitrations as sole arbitrator; 32 arbitrations as party-appointed arbitrator (of which 21 America’s cup and 1 Swiss Olympic procedures); 9 arbitrations as party’s Counsel

Areas of Specialization: 
Administrative & Regulatory Law
Banking & Finance
Corporate
Distribution & Licensing
Franchise Law
Intellectual Property
Joint Ventures
Sports
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

“La Corporate Governance dans les groupes de sociétés,” Le Gouvernement d’Entreprise, Publication Cedidac, Lausanne 2003 (forthcoming); “Loi fédérale sur la fusion: le point de la situation,” Journal des Tribunaux 2002, Lausanne; “Stakeholders in Formula One: synergies and divergence,” Papers presented at the congress on “Sport Management and Marketing in the 3rd Millennium,” COSPO 2002, Maroussi (Athens), Greek; and numerous other articles.