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Sébastien Besson

Address: 

Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
3-5, rue du Conseil Général
P.O. Box 552
1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland

Phone Number: 
+4122 809 62 00
Fax Number: 
+4122 809 62 01
Email: 
sebastien.besson@lk-k.com
Born: 
1970, Lausanne
Languages: 
English French
Nationalities: 
Swiss
Education: 
1999-2000 – Post graduate program (LLM), Columbia University, School of Law (New York)
1997 – Doctorate in Law (Phd), University of Lausanne, Faculty of Law
1993 – Studies of Law (1989-1993), University of Lausanne (Switzerland)
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
1999 – Attorney-at-Law, (Lausanne/Geneva, Switzerland)
Present Position: 
Partner, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Professor of Law, University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland
Lecturer at the Geneva Master on International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
Professional Experience: 

Partner, Python & Peter, Geneva (2006-2015); Associate, Python Schifferli Peter, Geneva (2000-2006).

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Member of the Board; Former Member of the Special Committee and of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution; International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA); International Arbitration Institute (Paris); Chartered Institute of Arbitrators; Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) Users’ Council; Geneva and Swiss Bar Associations; International Bar Association (IBA).

Arbitration Experience: 

Chairman, sole arbitrator, co-arbitrator and counsel in arbitration cases (including ad hoc, ICC, LCIA, Swiss Rules, CAS); legal expert in arbitration; counsel in court proceedings related to arbitration, in particular challenge proceedings against awards.

Areas of Specialization: 
Agency
Distribution
Joint Ventures
Sales
Construction Contracts
Sports
Banking & Finance
Publications from JURIS: 
Sports Arbitration: Which Lessons for Employment Disputes? - Chapter 9 - Sports Arbitration: A Coach for Other Players? - ASA Special Series No. 41
The Award - Swiss Rules of International Arbitration - 2nd Edition
Introduction and Model Arbitration Clause - Swiss Rules of International Arbitration - 2nd Edition
Role of Arbitrators and Arbitral Institutions in Subsequent Court Proceedings - Chapter 5 - Post Award Issues: ASA Special Series No. 38
Publications: 

More than 60 publications in the fields of international arbitration (including the treatise “Comparative Law of International Arbitration,” together with Professor J.-F. Poudret, 2nd ed. Sweet & Maxwell 2007), dispute settlement, civil procedure and sports law, full list available at https://lk-k.com/publications/.