Sébastien BESSON

 
Office : Geneva
Rue Firmin-Massot 9, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone(s): +41 22 702 15 15

Fax(es): +41 22 702 14 14


E-Mail : sbesson@pplex.ch

Born : Lausanne, Switzerland, 22.09.1970

Practice areas :
  • International Arbitration
  • Civil Procedure
  • Legal Advice
  • Commercial Contracts
Spoken languages :
  • French
  • English
  • German
Bar admissions :
  • Geneva Bar (2000)
  • Vaud Bar (1999)
Education :
  • Columbia University School of Law (LL.M., 2000)
  • University of Lausanne (Licence en droit, 1993; Doctorate in Law summa cum laude, Prof. Walther Hug's Prize and Fondation Fleuret's Award, 1997)
Positions held :
  • Trainee with Ramelet Reymond & Partners, Lausanne (1997-1999)
  • Research and Teaching Assistant at the University of Lausanne Faculty of Law in civil procedure and international arbitration (1993-1997)
Memberships :
  • Geneva Bar Association
  • Swiss Bar Association
Publications :
  • Numerous articles in the field of international arbitration and civil procedure
  • Comparative Law of International Arbitration, co-author with Prof. Jean-François Poudret, 2nd ed. (translated by S. Berti / A. Ponti), Sweet & Maxwell 2007 (952 pages)
  • Droit comparé de l'arbitrage international, co-author with Prof. Jean-François Poudret, Schulthess / L.G.D.J. / Bruylant 2002 (1179 pages)
  • Arbitrage international et mesures provisoires : étude de droit comparé, doctoral thesis, Schulthess 1998, [Etudes suisses de droit international, vol. 103] (424 pages)
 
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