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Pierre A. Karrer

Phone Number: 
+41 44 287 33 33
Fax Number: 
+41 44 287 33 34
Email: 
karrer@pierrekarrer.com
Born: 
1941, Zurich
Languages: 
English French German Italian Dutch Spanish
Nationalities: 
Swiss
Education: 
LL.M. (1970),Yale; Dr. iur., summa cum laude (1967), University of Zurich; Law studies in Zurich, Göttingen, Padova, The Hague, and Yale
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to the Swiss Bar (Zurich 1969)
Present Position: 
Independent Arbitrator in own “boutique” law firm
Areas of Specialization: 
Commercial Arbitration
Construction
Contracts
Distribution & Licensing
International Commercial Arbitration
Mergers & Acquisitions
Oil & Gas
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunications
Tourism & Travel
Publications from JURIS: 
The Civil Law and Common Law Divide: An International Arbitrator Tells It Like He Sees It - Chapter 6 - ICDR Handbook on International Arbitration & ADR - Third Edition
Public Policy in Swiss International Arbitration Law: For Once, Adjectives Make a Difference - Chapter 7 - International Arbitration and Public Policy
PUBLIC POLICY IN SWISS INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION LAW: FOR ONCE, ADJECTIVES MAKE A DIFFERENCE - Stockholm International Arbitration Review (SIAR) 2008 No. 2
The Civil Law and Common Law Divide - International Arbitrator Tells It Like He Sees It - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 63, No. 1
Chapter 6 - Responsibility of Arbitrators and Arbitral Institutions - Leading Arbitrators' Guide to International Arbitration - Third Edition
Eastern Sugar B.V. v. Czech Republic, SCC Case No. 088/2004 (Netherlands/Czech Republic BIT), Partial Award (March 27, 2007)
Eastern Sugar B.V. v. Czech Republic, SCC Case No. 088/2004 (Netherlands/Czech Republic BIT), Final Award
Responsibility of Arbitrators and Arbitral Institutions - Chapter 27
International Dispute Resolution: Mass Claims Commentary - Chapter 8 - ADR and the Law - 22nd Edition
Les Anciens et les Modernes in International Arbitration: Looking Back and Looking Forward - Chapter 20 - Between East and West: Essays in Honour of Ulf Franke
Publications: 

Switzerland’s Private International Law, 2ed, 1993 (with Karl Arnold and Michele Patocchi); Commentary to Art. 187 PIL Statute, 2ed, 2008; Numerous articles on international arbitration; full details on website
www.pierrekarrer.com