Antonio Rigozzi | ArbitrationLaw.com

Address:

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

Phone Number:

41 22 809 62 00

Fax Number:

41 22 809 62 01

Email:

antonio.rigozzi@lk-k.com

Born:

1969, Lugano

Languages:

Italian French English German

Nationalities:

Swiss

Education:

PhD, University of Geneva (2004)

Bar Admission or Professional License:

Admitted to the Geneva Bar, 1999

Present Position:

Partner, Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler (2008–); Professor of law at the University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland.

Professional Experience:

Associate, Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva (2002-2007); Visiting Scholar – Swiss National Science Foundation's Fellow, Harvard Law School (2001-2002); Research and Teaching Assistant, Department of Private International Law University of Geneva Law School, (1999-2001); Avocat stagiaire, Python Peter, Geneva (1997-1999).

Professional Associations:

Geneva and Swiss Bar Associations; Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Swiss Sports Law Association (ASDS).

Panels of Arbitrators:

include Swiss Athletics (Chairman of the Arbitral Tribunal); FIA International Court of Appeal (Co-opted Judge); WIPO.

Arbitration Experience:

Counsel or co-counsel in commercial (ICC, LCIA, ICSID, Swiss Rules, ad hoc) and sports (CAS) arbitrations, as well as arbitration-related litigations. Chairman, sole arbitrator, or co-arbitrator in numerous international arbitrations conducted under various sets of rules (including Swiss Rules, ICC, Milan Chamber of Arbitration, VIAC Rules) and ad hoc.

Areas of Specialization:

Entertainment Law

International Contracts

Sports

Publications from JURIS:

"Consent" in Sports Arbitration: Its Multiple Aspects - Chapter 4 - Sports Arbitration: A Coach for Other Players? - ASA Special Series No. 41

Publications:

More than 100 publications on international arbitration (including the treatise International Arbitration – Law and Practice in Switzerland, 3rd edition, OUP 2015, with Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler), dispute settlement and sports law; full list available at https://lk-k.com/publications/.