Mr Pierre-Yves Tschanz Partner Tavernier Tschanz - Lawyer Biography - International Law Office

• Mr Pierre-Yves Tschanz, Partner
• Tavernier Tschanz - Geneva, Switzerland
• tschanz@taverniertschanz.com

Degrees

• Licence en droit
  Geneva 1975

Bar admissions

• 1988, admitted as Conseil juridique in Paris
• 1981 New York Bar
• 1977 Geneva Bar

Main expertise

Arbitration and Commercial litigation

Other positions held

• White & Case
  Paris (1986-1988)
• White & Case, Litigation Department
  New York (1983-1986)
• Wall Street law firm, Litigation Department
  New York (1978-1980)

Selected Publications

Books

• Private international law and arbitration, basic documents
  Helbing & Lichtenhahn Verlag AG, Basle, with Prof. Andreas Bucher, 1995
• International Arbitration in Switzerland
  Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel, 1989, with Prof. Andreas Bucher

Articles

Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)

• Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
  Rev. arb., pp. 877-909, 2010, with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini
• Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
  Rev. arb., pp. 827-872, 2009, with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini
• Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
  Rev. arb., pp. 1-27, 2008, with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini
• Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
  Rev. arb., pp. 861-881, 2007, with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini
• Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
  Rev. arb., pp. 827-855, 2006, with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini
• Chronique de jurisprudence étrangère (Suisse)
  Rev. arb., pp. 171-196, 2005, with Isabelle Fellrath Gazzini
• Chronique de jurisprudence suisse
  Rev. arb., pp. 885-912, 2001, with Jean-Marie Vuillemin
• Chronique de jurisprudence suisse : Indépendance des arbitres en droit suisse
  Rev. arb., pp. 523-536, 2000

 ILO

• A suitable forum for Med-Arb
  (also published on Mondaq, 31 January 2008), ILO, December 2007
• Swiss rules of international arbitration
  (also published on Mondaq, 28 July 2004), ILO, August 2004
• New rules on evidence in international arbitration
  (also published on Mondaq, 17 January 2000), ILO, February 2000

Other contributions

• Commentaire Romand de la Loi fédérale sur le droit international privé (LDIP) / Convention de Lugano (CL) (éd. Andreas Bucher), Helbing & Lichtenhahn, 1re édition, 2011, LDIP Art. 7 (Exception d’arbitrage), LDIP 177 (Arbitrabilité), LDIP 178 (Convention d’arbitrage), LDIP 179 (Tribunal arbitral/Constitution), 180 (Tribunal arbitral/Récusation des arbitres), 181 (Litispendance), LDIP 190 al. 2 let. a (Caractère définitif. Recours/Composition irrégulière), LDIP 190 al. 2 let. b (Caractère définitif. Recours/Compétence), 2011
• De l’opportunité de modifier l’art. 7 LDIP
  ASA Bull., pp. 478-484, 2010
• Arbitrages et Procédures
  Parallèles Arbitrage Internes et International – Comparativa n° 79, pp. 35-51, 2010
• Compensation for Non-expropriatory Breaches of International Investment Law
  The Contribution of the Argentine Awards, 26 J. of Int’l Arbitration, pp. 729-743, 2009, with Jorge Viñuales
• Arbitrage international et sécurité juridique
  Mélanges en l’honneur de François Dessemontet, E. Philippin et al. (eds.), CEDIDAC, Vol. 80, pp. 405-412, 2009
• The Award – How to structure it, how detailed? Reasoning and dispositive part, adding insult to injury?
  The Resolution of Dispute – From the Hearing to the Award, ASA Special Series No. 29, pp. 25-35, 2007
• Advocacy in International Commercial Arbitration: Switzerland
  The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration, D.B. Bishop (ed.), JurisPublishing, pp. 195-232, 2004
• Vers un arbitrage international préventif ?
  Société suisse des juristes (SSJ), Rapports et Communications, pp. 7-74, 2002
• Arbitrator's conflicts of interests: Switzerland
  Conflicts of Interest in International Commercial Arbitration, ASA Special Series No. 18, pp. 65-79, 2001
• The New Swiss International Arbitration Act
  Int'l Bus. L. J., pp.437-456, 1998
• The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva's Arbitration Rules and their Expedited Procedure
  10/4 J. Int’l Arb., pp. 51-58, 1993
• Le choix de l'arbitrage
  Baurecht/Droit de la construction, pp. 56-63, 1993
• An Introduction to the Revised Arbitration Rules of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Geneva
  2 Am. Rev. Int'l Arb., pp. 163-183, 1991
• A Breakthrough in International Arbitration: Switzerland's New Act
  24 Int'l Lawyer, pp. 1107-1118, 1990
• International Arbitration in the United States: the Need for a New Act
  3/4 Arb. Int'l, pp. 309-328, 1987
• Le droit américain et la convention de New York
  International Commercial Arbitration - Proceedings of the 1st Laval Conference, p. 249, 1986
• Contrats d'Etat et mesures unilatérales de l'Etat devant l'arbitre international
  74 Rev. crit. droit int'l privé, pp. 47-84, 1985
• The Contributions of the Aminoil Award to the Law of State Contracts
  18 Int'l Lawyer, pp. 245-276, 1984

Case notes

• Subject matter jurisdiction over separate contracts between the same parties
  (also published on Mondaq, 16 May 2008), ILO, May 2008
• Supreme Court clarifies pre-arbitration conciliation requirement
  (also published on Mondaq, 20 September 2007), ILO, September 2007
• Arbitrators may decide jurisdictional issues pending before foreign court
  (also published on Mondaq, 27 April 2007), ILO, May 2007
• Court grants first revision of arbitral award
  (also published on Mondaq,7 February 2007), ILO, February 2007
• Confidentiality of Swiss Supreme Court review of arbitral awards
  (also published on Mondaq, 28 September 2006), ILO, September 2006
• Arbitral Tribunals' decisions on competition law are unreviewable in Switzerland
  Arbitration Newsletter, 2006
• Immediate appeal against interim awards
  (also published on Mondaq, 31 May 2005), ILO, May 2005
• Awards based on grounds not submitted by the parties
  (also published on Mondaq, 8 November 2004), ILO, November 2004
• Arbitration clause need not mention all parties bound to arbitrate
  (also published on Mondaq, 17 March 2004), ILO, April 2004
• Contesting arbitrators' fees
  (also published on Mondaq, 18 November 2003), ILO, November 2003
• The arbitral tribunal's power to amend contracts
  ILO, June 2003
• When is a partial award binding on the arbitral tribunal?
  (also published on Mondaq, 14 March 2003), ILO, December 2002
• Uncooperative arbitrators need not delay award
  (also published on Mondaq, 28 August 2002), ILO, September 2002
• Separability of the arbitration agreement and assignment
  (also published on Mondaq, 3 May 2002), ILO, May 2002
• An Arbitrator’s lack of cooperation need not hold up award,
  February 2002
• Note - Tribunal Fédéral Suisse (1re Cour civile), 16 octobre 2001 (Compétence et transfert des clauses compromissoires)
  Rev. arb., 763-769, 2002
• May and must arbitrators supply their own legal grounds?
  (also published on Mondaq, 5 November 2001), ILO, November 2001
• October 2001, Separability of the arbitration agreement and assignment
• Arbitrators' jurisdiction limited by waiver issue pending in foreign Courts
  (also published on Mondaq, 30 July 2001), ILO, August 2001, with Sébastien Roy
• Delay in challenging biased expert
  (also published on Mondaq, 6 February 2001), ILO, February 2001, with Sébastien Roy
• Costs in awards denying jurisdiction
  (also published on Mondaq, 3 August 2000), ILO, August 2000
• Failure to hear evidence
  (also published on Mondaq,12 May 2000), ILO, June 2000
• The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction to entertain applications to revise international arbitral awards, whether interim or final
  ILO, August 1999
• No appeal against Court
  ILO, August 1999
• Location, location, location
  ILO, August 1999
• Arbitrators sitting in Switzerland are not bound by foreign Court decision on jurisdiction
  ILO, August 1999
• Appointing an arbitrator
  ILO, August 1999
• Validity of arbitration clauses
  ILO, August 1999
• Arbitrators' independence
  (also published on Mondaq, 17 June 1999), ILO, June 1999
• Greater or different award to be set aside as ultra petita
  ILO, March 1999
• Note - Tribunal fédéral suisse 11 mars 1992 - société P. v. société S. Ltd (Admissibilité du recours en révision)
  Rev. Arb., pp. 115-123, 1993
• Note - Tribunal Fédéral Suisse (1re Cour civile) 9 avril 1991 - Clear Star Limited v. Centrala Morska Importowo-Eksportova «Centromor» et Centromor SA (Quelques précisions apportées par le Tribunal fédéral suisse à la LDIP)
  Rev. Arb., pp. 709-719, 1991
• Note - Tribunal fédéral suisse (1re Ch. civ.) 15 mars 1990 (Le maintien en vigueur de la clause compromissoire en cas de résiliation conventionnelle du contrat)
  Rev. arb., pp. 921-930, 1990
• Note - Cour d'appel de Paris (1re Ch. urg.) 30 novembre 1988 - Société Korsnas Marma v. société Durand-Auzias; Cour d'appel de Paris (1re Ch. Suppl.) 14 février 1989 - Société Ofer Brothers v. The Tokyo Marine and fire Insurance Co ltd et autres (Le contrôle judiciaire de la validité et du domaine de la clause compromissoire: émergence d'une nouvelle règle matérielle?)
  Rev. Arb., pp. 691-710, 1989
• Note - Tribunal fédéral suisse (1re Cour civile) 16 septembre 1988 - Société Ligier (France) et société Diffusia (Genève) v. société Alfa Lancia industriale (Italie) (La récusation d'un arbitre en droit suisse (intercantonal et international privé) Rev. Arb., pp. 505-513, 1989

Selected speaking engagements

• Methodology to instruct and monitor counsel in complex arbitration/litigation proceedings, while securing the desired outcome
  15th Annual Roundtable, General Counsels, Geneva, June 2010, with Frank Spoorenberg

Selected quotes

• “[Tavernier Tschanz] has celebrated international practice and acts in eye-catching corporate and commercial cases. Pierre Yves is vey easy to work with, as he understands the needs of his clients perfectly”.
  Chambers Europe (Dispute resolution), 2011
• "Outstanding arbitrator".
  Legal 500 EMEA (Arbitration), 2010
• "Pierre-Yves Tschanz is appreciated by clients for his calm, honest, hard-working style as well as his drafting and overview skills".
  Chambers Global (Arbitration), 2010
• “Pierre-Yves Tschanz is held in extremely high regard".
  Legal 500 EMEA (Arbitration), 2009
• “Pierre-Yves Tschanz leads the team and stands out in the field as a fine party representative and arbitrator".
  Chambers Europe and Chambers Global (Arbitration), 2009
• “Other arbitrators recommend Pierre-Yves Tschanz at Tavernier Tschanz. They are recognizing a practitioner with many years of experience acting as counsel to parties in complex international arbitration proceedings around the globe”.
  Legal 500 (Arbitration), 2008
• “Pierre-Yves Tschanz is a meticulous and technically impressive practitioner who regularly acts in high-value arbitration”.
  Chambers Global and Chambers Europe (Arbitration), 2008
• "Absolutely outstanding was how one client summed up Pierre-Yves Tschanz. Peers applaud his ability to bridge the divide between common and civil law”.
  Chambers Global (Arbitration), 2006
• “The firm's prowess in [dispute resolution] is largely due to the presence of the massively experienced Pierre-Yves Tschanz who has led the firm in an impressive number of large and complex cases”.
  The European Legal 500 (Arbitration), USA special edition on Law Firms in Europe, 2005