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Michael E. Schneider

Partner

Geneva:
35, Rue de la Mairie
PO Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland
Contact:
meschneider@lalive.ch
Phone: +41 22 319 87 00
Fax: +41 22 319 87 60
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Admission

Munich (Germany), 1970

Geneva (foreign lawyer)
Nationality

German
Languages

German

English, French

Basic: Spanish, Italian, Arabic
  Areas of practice

Michael E. Schneider is a founding partner of LALIVE.  He has practised in international arbitration for more than 35 years as counsel in ad hoc proceedings and under various rules, including those of the ICC, ICSID, Swiss Rules, Stockholm Institute, the Cairo Regional Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (CRCICA), European Development Fund, UNCITRAL, and before other international bodies, including the WTO Appellate Body and the United Nations Compensation Commission.  He has also acted as arbitrator (chair, sole or co-arbitrator) under the rules of many institutions both in Switzerland and abroad.  He is listed on the panels of arbitrators of the Swiss national committee of the ICC.

 

Michael E. Schneider's main areas of practice are disputes involving States and multinational corporations in construction, industrial engineering and infrastructure projects, natural resources (in particular oil and gas), pharmaceuticals and telecommunications.  He has specific experience in managing large and complex disputes, organising and leading teams of specialists from different fields and different legal and cultural backgrounds.

 

Michael E. Schneider is President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA).  He is also the vice chair of the ICC Commission on Arbitration, and has been a member of several of its working groups (1998 and 2012 revisions of the ICC rules, construction, pre-arbitral referee).  He chaired the UNCITRAL Working Group II (Arbitration) at its Sessions in New York and Vienna (2006-2010) on the revision of the Arbitration Rules and is a member of the executive committee of the Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC).

 

The academic assignments of Michael E. Schneider include Director of Studies at the Centre for Studies and Research at the Hague Academy of International Law (Transnational Arbitration and State Contracts).  He graduated from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva and is a former AIESEC trainee with the Shell Company in Sierra Leone.  Michael E. Schneider studied law and history at the universities of Munich, Bonn and Geneva.

    Lecturer

    Fribourg University School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cross-Cultural Business Practice

    International Construction Contracts (including dispute resolution) / International Joint Ventures

    For more information, see the course outline (International Construction Contracts) and course outline (International Joint Ventures).

    2011-

    Director of Studies

    Center for Studies and Research in International Law and International Relations at The Hague Academy of International Law

    1987

    Consultant

    Geneva Law School and Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva

    1987

Selection of recent conferences (for a complete list, please contact Michael Schneider):

Columbia University NY – Columbia Center for International Commercial and Investment Arbitration
Where public meets private: International law and the dynamic interpretation of treaties in the context of the draft UNCITRAL Rules on Transparency
New York, 5 February 2013
Speaker: The provisions of the Standard concerning its scope of application

UNCITRAL New York
58th Session of the UNCITRAL, Working Group II: Arbitration and Conciliation: Debates and drafting of a legal standard on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration
New York, 4-8 February 2013
Member of the Swiss Delegation

ASA - Swiss Arbitration Association
Inside the black box: How arbitral tribunals operate and reach their decisions
Zurich, 1 February 2013
Moderator: Assistance to the Tribunal: options, advantages and dangers

For more information, see the programme.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Belarus / International University “MITSO” / UNCTAD / UNCITRAL / ICSID
Investment Dispute Settlement Workshop
Minks, Belarus, 19-20 November 2012
Speaker (with J Salasky): Trends in investment arbitration / A brief overview on the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules / The project of developing rules on transparency in treaty-based investor-State arbitration

Global Arbitration Review
3rd Annual GAR LIVE London
London, 8 November 2012
Co-chair: How to make International Arbitration work better?

For more information see the programme.

SAA Swedish Arbitration Association
Swedish Arbitration Days: The Challenge of Taking Evidence in International Arbitration
Stockholm, 13-14 September 2012
Moderator: Witnesses of Fact

For more information, please see the programme.

ASA Geneva Group / AIBL (Association of International Business Lawyers)
Update On Arbitration For Users: How And Where In-House Counsel Could Make A Difference
Geneva, 10 May 2012
Speaker: Choice between ad hoc and Administered Arbitration, including Update on UNCITRAL Rules of Arbitration, and Choice of the Substantive Law

For more information, see the programme.

UNCITRAL – IAI (International Arbitration Institute)
UNCITRAL-IAI one-day Roundtable
Paris, 21 April 2012
Speaker: Reflexions on possible future works that may be undertaken by the UNCITRAL Working Group on Arbitration

ABA American Bar Association – Section of International Law – Dispute Resolution/Litigation
Spring Meeting 2012
New York, 17–21 April 2012
Speaker: Ethics Guidelines for International Arbitration: Room for Debate

United Nations commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber VIAC
VIAC - UNCITRAL 2012 Conference
Vienna, 29–30 March 2012
Speaker: Travaux préparatoires, enactments and case law on interim Measures and preliminary orders; Chair of Session/Moderator: Issues regarding the role of arbitral institutions acting under the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

For more information, see the programme.

The Geneva Chapter of The Alumni Association and the Alumni Office of the Graduate Institute
A Career in International Law
Geneva, 23 February 2012
Speaker

University of Oslo - Faculty of Law - APA project (Arbitration and Party Autonomy)
The impact of the applicable law on the interpretation of contracts - Arbitration and the not unlimited party autonomy
Oslo, 21- 22 November 2011
Panellist: Does international arbitration assume that contracts are written on their own terms or as an interplay with the applicable law? - Panellist: Impact of intellectual property rules and of the arbitrability on the enforceability of arbitral awards

For more information, see the programme.

Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
The Costs of International Arbitration Conference
London, 27- 28 September 2011
Speaker/Moderator: Evidence - how costs can be reduced

For more information, see the programme.

International Chamber of Commerce - ICC
6th Annual ICC New York Conference: the new ICC Rules of Arbitration
New York, 19-20 September 2011
Speaker: General Provisions

For more information see the programme and the new ICC Rules of Arbitration.

Arbitration Academy
International Arbitration Special Summer Course 2011
Paris, 18-22 July 2011
Faculty member: Evidence and the Use of Experts in International Arbitration

For more information see the website of Arbitration Academy. 

Fordham University New York
6th Annual Conference on International Arbitration and Mediation
New York, 14-15 June 2011
Speaker: The New Rules of International Arbitration: Practical and Analytical Issues: The 2010 Revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules

For more information see the programme.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC)
UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules 2010
Istanbul, 31 May 2011
Speaker: Introductory Rules and Composition of the Arbitral Tribunal (Arts 1-16)

International Arbitral Centre of the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber (VIAC)
VIAC-UNCITRAL 2011 Conference
Vienna, 14-15 April 2011
Speaker: Transparency in investment arbitration: Questions regarding the content of a legal standard on transparency; Legal theory of international arbitration: The revised UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules in practice

For more information see the programme.

C.H. Beck - DIS Petersberger Schiedstage 2011
Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit und Insolvenz
Bonn, 25-26 February 2011
Speaker: dinner speech

For more information see the programme.

Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC)
DIAC 4th Arbitration Dialogue
Paris, 16 November 2010
Member of the DIAC Executive Committee and moderator

For more information see the programme.

International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
Arbitral Awards
Dubai, 19-20 October 2010
Speaker: Arbitral case-law

For further information see the programme.

American Bar Association (ABA) / New York City Bar
From Revisions to Reform? Roundtable Discussion on Revising the 1976 UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules to Meet New Demands
New York, 3 February 2010
Speaker as Chairman of the UNCITRAL Working Group

International Bar Association (IBA) - SERIL - International construction projects committee
Time and acceleration issues affecting international construction contracts
Madrid, 7 October 2009
Speaker: Delay in civil law – The Swiss example

See the presentation of M. E. Schneider

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
L’arbitrage international au bord du Léman: hier, aujourd’hui, demain
Geneva, 8 May 2009
Speaker: L’évolution de l’arbitrage en général depuis une trentaine d’années

For further information see the programme.

American Bar Association (ABA)
Roundtable discussion on the revision of the UNCITRAL Rules
New York, 12 February 2009
Speaker on the status of the revision of the UNCITRAL Rules, the recent developments and the remaining challenges to complete the revision of the Rules.

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
The Search for the "Truth" in Arbitration – Is Finding the Truth what Dispute Resolution is About?
Zurich, 6 February 2009
Speaker: Cross-examination – How helpful is it for finding the “Truth”?

For further information, see Mr. Schneider's conference paper and the programme.

Geneva Bar Association (Foreign Lawyers’ Section)
Anti-Money Laundering Regulations and Legal Practice
Geneva, 19 November 2008
Co-organizer and Chair

The relevant conference materials are available from here.

PMG Group of consulting engineers
25th anniversary
Lausanne, 24 October 2008
Speaker: The tribunal's expert: assisting the arbitrators or replacing them?

See the programme and Mr Schneider's speech.

International Bar Association (IBA)
International Construction Projects (ICP) Committee annual conference
Buenos Aires, 12-17 October 2008
Speaker: Termination of construction contracts and completion of the works by replacement contractors & Report of the ICP session on Adopted Projects on recent developments in the Swiss Alptransit Project

13th Geneva Global Arbitration Forum
The Rise of international arbitration in the Gulf States
Geneva, 5-6 December 2007
Speaker: Adapting the legal environment in The United Arab Emirates: acceding to the New York Convention; adopting a modern arbitration law; informing State Court Judges

For more information, see the programme.

Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC), Association of the Mediterranean Chambers of Commerce and Industry (ASCAME)
The Revision and Modernization of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules
Istanbul, 30 November 2007
Speaker: Revision of Section III of the Regulation on the arbitration

ICDR Young and International Conference
How to Tailor Arbitrations to Fit the Individual Case
Paris, 17 November 2007
Speaker: Thinking outside the box

Dubai International Arbitration Centre (DIAC), Association of International Petroleum Negotiators (AIPN), Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Dispute Resolution in International Oil and Gas Contracts
Dubai, 13-14 November 2006
Chair

For more information, see the programme or the website of the Dubai Arbitration Centre.

International Bar Association (IBA)
Annual Conference
Prague, 25-30 September 2005
Speaker: Use of independent experts in arbitration

For more information, see the programme.