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Venue Location
Organizer
Organizer
Phone: +41 223107430
Contact Person: Nathalie Lewkowicz-Mellen
About the Seminar
About the Seminar
This ASA below 40 Seminar is open to arbitration practitioners up to approximately forty years of age. It will be divided into three sessions. Each of them will be introduced by short presentations of about ten to fifteen minutes, followed by an interactive discussion amongst the participants. Each session will be led by a moderator. All participants are encouraged to share their experience.
Dress code is smart casual.
Information regarding COVID-19: Please do not attend if you have any COVID‑19 symptoms or if you are subject to quarantine obligations in Switzerland. The number of participants is limited to 45. You are encouraged to wear a mask during the seminar. Please follow distancing rules and hygiene instructions. You may transfer your registration to another person if you notify the organizers of the name and contact details of the other person in advance of the seminar. There are no refunds for cancellations.
Schedule at a glance
Schedule at a glance
Special Guest: Tobias Zuberbühler
Lustenberger, Zurich
10:15 Registration
10:45 Welcome: Olivier Mosimann, Catherine Anne Kunz, Catrice Gayer (Co‑chairs, ASA b40)
11:00 First Session: Written advocacy
12:30 Lunch
14:00 Second Session: Oral advocacy – opening and closing arguments
15:30 Coffee break
16:00 Third Session: Oral advocacy – dealing with fact and expert witnesses
17:30 Closing Remarks
17:30 Pre-dinner drinks at Uto Kulm
19:00 Dinner at Uto Kulm
Seminar Program
Seminar Program
Special Guest: Tobias Zuberbühler
Lustenberger, Zurich
First Session: Written advocacy
Moderator: Tomás Navarro Blakemore, FRORIEP, Geneva
Presenting facts: tips and tricks to bring facts to life
Anna Biasiolo, BonelliErede, Milan
Presenting legal arguments: how to convince the tribunal
Anja Vogt, Niederer Kraft Frey, Zurich
Second Session: Oral advocacy – opening and closing arguments
Moderator: Elena Trabaldo-de Mestral, Schellenberg Wittmer, Geneva
Opening statements: do's and don'ts and the technical toolbox
Marc Krestin, Allen & Overy, Paris
Closing statements: scoring points at the end of the hearing
Gregorio Pettazzi, Freshfields, Frankfurt
Third Session: Oral advocacy – dealing with fact and expert witnesses
Moderator: Roland Kläger, Haver & Mailänder, Stuttgart
Fact witness examination: effective techniques and tools in physical and virtual hearings
Simon Hohler, Thouvenin, Zurich
Expert examination: how to help the tribunal – insights from the tribunal's perspective how to help the tribunal navigate conflicting expert evidence
Laura Azaria, Lalive, Geneva
Special Guest Speaker
Special Guest Speaker
Tickets
Tickets
ASA Below 40 Fall Seminar (Sold Out)
ASA Below 40 Fall Seminar registration fee
CHF300
ASA Below 40 Fall Seminar Dinner
ASA Below 40 Fall Seminar Dinner
CHF90
Location
Location
Uto Kulm, Uetliberg, Zurich