The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, 02nd December 2021, Fairmont Quasar Istanbul

On December 2nd 2021, Çivi & Partners Law Firm organized an arbitration event «THE SWISS RULES OF INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION – AN ALTERNATIVE FOR LOCAL DISPUTES» with the cooperation of KPMG, Swiss Arbitration Centre, Swiss Arbitration Association, Swiss Chamber of Commerce in Turkey (SCCT), Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte KLG. Since The Swiss Rules of International Arbitration (Swiss Rules) allow the parties to jointly determine the governing law to be applied to their disputes, as well as the duration and place of the proceedings, it brings an alternative solution for local and international disputes. In this event, the possibilities offered by the Swiss International Arbitration Rules were discussed. Mr. Dr. Ali Çivi – Founder of Çivi & Partners Law Firm -, Mr. Roland Brun – Deputy Consul General of Switzerland -,  Mr. Arpat Şenocak – President of SCCT in Istanbul – welcomed the guests with their opening remarks.

       

The insightful panel was moderated by Mr. Oytun Önder, Partner with KPMG Turkey. Eminent spokespersons,
Mrs. Korinna von Trotha – Executive Director of Swiss Arbitration Association & Swiss Arbitration Centre (Geneva) – ,
Mr. Tobias Zuberbühler – Partner with Lustenberger Rechtsanwälte KLG (Zurich) – and Mr. Menent Çelikboya – Partner with Çivi & Partners (Istanbul) shared their valuable insights. Impressive number of attendees joined the event and actively took part in the Q&A session with the spokespersons.