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Thomas P. Bischof

Address: 

6, J.-J. Cart
CH-1006 Lausanne
Switzerland

Phone Number: 
(41-22) 347-18-18
Fax Number: 
(41-22) 347-71-59
Born: 
1959, Lichtensteig, St. Gall
Languages: 
English French German
Nationalities: 
Swiss
Education: 
B.A. 1978; J.D. 1985; LL.M. 1989, Harvard Law School
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to St. Gall bar 1986; Zurich, Basle & Geneva (1986, 1987, 1990)
Professional Experience: 

Attorney, Bär & Karrer, Zurich (1991-1992); Visiting Scholar, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (1989-1990); Judge's Assistant, Supreme Court of St. Gall (1988-1990); Van Calker Scholar, Swiss Institute of Comparative Law (1987-1988); Associate, Tobler & Muller, Rorschach (1986- 1987); Judge's Assistant, St. Gall District Court (1985-1986)

Professional Associations: 

American Society of International Law; Swiss Arbitration Association; Swiss Federation of Attorneys (FSR) Union International des Avocats

Panels of Arbitrators: 

Swiss Arbitration Association

Arbitration Experience: 

Party-appointed arbitrator in construction disputes

Areas of Specialization: 
Banking & Finance
Bankruptcy & Insolvency
Construction
Intellectual Property
Publications from JURIS: 
Publications: 

Co-author, Foreign Investment Disputes (Kluwers 2003); Editor and contributor, Advocacy in International Arbitration (Juris Publishing 2003); Co-Author, Strategic Options Available When Catastrophe Strikes the Major International Energy Project, 36 Tex. J. Int'l L. 635 (2001);Co-Author, Practical Guidelines for Interviewing, Selecting and Challenging Party-Appointed Arbitrators in International Commercial Arbitration, 14 Arb. Int'l 395 (1998).