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Teresa M. Giovannini

Address: 

Lalive
Rue de la Mairie, 35
P.O. Box 6569
CH-1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland

Phone Number: 
(41-22) 319 87 00
Fax Number: 
(41-22) 319 87 60
Email: 
tgiovannini@lalive.ch
Born: 
1951, Fribourg
Languages: 
French English Italian German
Nationalities: 
Swiss
Education: 
University of Fribourg Law School (Lic.jur.); The Hague Academy of International Law.
Bar Admission or Professional License: 
Admitted to Geneva Bar 1983
Present Position: 
(Founding) Partner, Lalive Attorneys at Law
Professional Experience: 

Lalive, (Founding) Partner, since 1994. Associate and, starting 1991, Partner in Lalive Budin & Partners (1985-1994); Traineeship with Chiomenti & Associati, Roma (1983-1985); Traineeship with Turrettini & L’Huillier, Geneva (1981-1983); Legal Counsel, University Hospital of Geneva (1977-1981); Legal Counsel, Public Health Department, Fribourg (1974-1977).

Professional Associations: 

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); Swiss Society of International Law; UIA; IBA; Comité français de l’arbitrage; IAI France; CIA London; LCIA; AAA/ICDR.

Panels of Arbitrators: 

AAA, BAC (Beijing Arbitration Commission), CIETAC, The Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), DIAC (Dubai International Arbitration Centre),ICC Swiss National Committee, ICDR) and LCIA, The International Commission on Holocaust Era Insurance Claims (ICHEIC) (until 2007)

Arbitration Experience: 

Chair, Sole Arbitrator, Co-Arbitrator and Counsel (in more than 140 cases) : AAA/ICDR, Swiss Chambers of commerce (Geneva, Zürich, Tessin), ICC, ICHEIC, ICSID, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL, Camera Arbitrale di Milano, Camera Arbitrale di Venezia

Areas of Specialization: 
Arbitration & ADR
Art & Cultural Property
International Litigation
Publications from JURIS: 
Philosophy Can Help Tribunals Draft Awards that Parties will Accept as Legitimate - Chapter 23 - ICDR Handbook on International Arbitration Practice - Second Edition
DECISION BY THE GENEVA COURT OF FIRST INSTANCE RENDERED ON 2 MAY 2005 IN CASE C/1043/2005-15SP - Stockholm International Arbitration Review (SIAR) 2005 No. 3
FINAL ARBITRAL AWARD RENDERED IN SCC CASE 090/2004 IN 2006 - Stockholm International Arbitration Review (SIAR) 2007 No. 2
Philosophy Can Help Tribunals Draft Awards that Parties Will Accept as Legitimate - Dispute Resolution Journal - Vol. 66, No. 2
The Continental European Perspective and Practice of Advocacy - Chapter 21 - The Art of Advocacy in International Arbitration - 2nd Edition
SCC Case 90/2004 - Chapter 10 - SCC Arbitral Awards: 2004-2009
Switzerland: Air (PTY) Ltd. v. International Air Transport Association (IATA) and C. SA - International Arbitration Court Decisions - 3rd Edition
Publications: 

Author of various publications in the areas of civil procedure, arbitration and Art Law (see under www.lalive.ch).