Dr. Bernd EHLE Partner Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box 6569

Dr. Bernd EHLE Partner Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box 6569

Dr. Bernd EHLE
Partner
Rue de la Mairie 35
PO Box 6569
1211 Geneva 6
Switzerland
[email protected]
Phone: +41 22 319 87 00
Fax: +41 22 319 87 60
Admission
Germany, 1998
Geneva, 2004
Areas of practice
Nationality
German, Swiss
International Commercial Contracts
Languages
German
English, French
Spanish
Sports Law
International Arbitration
Domestic and International Litigation
Construction and Infrastructure
Bernd Ehle joined LALIVE in 2003. He specialises in international arbitration and has acted as counsel
and arbitrator in numerous administered and ad hoc international arbitral proceedings governed by
various procedural and substantive laws including Swiss, English, French, German, New York, Turkish
and Ukrainian law. He is experienced in disputes involving the main aspects of commercial
transactions, in particular disputes relating to joint ventures, M&A, distribution and agency, and
projects in the construction, telecommunications and energy sectors. He also represents parties in
Swiss court proceedings, mostly in arbitration-related cases.
Bernd Ehle features in The International Who’s Who of Commercial Arbitration. He acts as co-chair of
the Geneva Group of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association) and is a committee member of the
European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb). Bernd Ehle is also a member of
several other international arbitration associations, including DIS (German Institution of Arbitration),
the Austrian Arbitration Association, LCIA, and ICDR, and a board member of the German-Swiss
Lawyers' Association (DSJV).
Bernd Ehle is a frequent lecturer on Swiss construction law to corporate counsel in the construction
industry in Germany and in Austria.
Prior to joining LALIVE, Bernd Ehle practiced in corporate and commercial law, litigation, and EU law
in Germany with Graf von Westphalen, in Freiburg (2000-2003), and Ehle & Schiller, in Cologne
(1998-1999). He studied law at the Universities of Freiburg and Heidelberg in Germany, and at the
University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International Studies (IUHEI) in Switzerland from
1991 to 1996. He passed his First State examination in Heidelberg in 1996 and his Second State
examination in Freiburg in 1998. Bernd Ehle holds an LL.M. from Northwestern University School of
Law, Chicago, USA (2000), and a Ph.D. from the University of Heidelberg, Germany (2001).
Publications
Moral Damages in Investment Arbitration, Commercial Arbitration and WTO Litigation
Bernd Ehle, Martin Dawidowicz, 2013
In: J. A. Huerta-Goldman, A. Romanetti and F. X. Stirnimann (Eds.), WTO Litigation, Investment
Arbitration, and Commercial Arbitration, Kluwer Law International, 2013, pp. 293-326
Changes to The Swiss Law on General Terms and Conditions: What Do Construction
Practitioners Need to Know?
Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, 2013
In: Construction Law International, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp. 17-21
Switzerland
Michael E. Schneider, Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, 2013
Getting the Deal Through - Construction 2014
Commentary on Article I of the New York Convention
Bernd Ehle, 2012
In: Reinmar Wolff (Ed.), New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral
Awards, Commentaire, C.H. Beck/Hart Publishing/Nomos, 2012, pp. 26-84
Revision der Swiss Rules – erhöhte Effizienz und Flexibilität
Bernd Ehle, Werner Jahnel, 2012
SchiedsVZ (German Arb. J.) 4/2012, pp. 169-177
Effective Use of Demonstrative Exhibits in International Arbitration
Bernd Ehle, 2012
In: Alexander J. Bělohlávek/Naděžda Rozehnalová (Eds.), Czech and Central European Yearbook of
Arbitration 2012, pp. 43-59
Practical aspects of using expert evidence in international arbitration
Bernd Ehle, 2012
In: Marianne Roth/Michael Geistlinger (Eds.), Yearbook on International Arbitration, Vol. II, NWV
Neuer Wissenschaftlicher Verlag, Vienna, 2012, pp. 75-84
Schweizer AGB-Recht im Umbruch
Bernd Ehle, André Brunschweiler, 2012
Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, Betriebs-Berater International, 5/2012, pp. 262-271
The Court of Arbitration for Sport
Bernd Ehle, Guillaume Tattevin, 2012
In: G Wegen and S Wislke (Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2012, Law Business
Research Ltd, London, 2012, pp. 6-9
Privacy and Confidentiality in Arbitration – Switzerland
Bernd Ehle, Noradèle Radjai, 2011
In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, 2011
The Arbitrator as a Settlement Facilitator
Bernd Ehle, 2010
In: Walking A Thin Line - What an Arbitrator Can Do, Must Do or Must Not Do, Recent Developments
and Trends, Colloquium CEPANI40, 29 September 2010, Bruylant, 2010, pp. 77-95
Arbitral institutions – Swiss Chambers of Commerce and Industry
Domitille Baizeau, Bernd Ehle, 2010
In: A. Sheppard (Ed.), Comparative Smart Charts, Kluwer Law International Practice Tools, 2010
The Court of Arbitration for Sport
Bernd Ehle, Guillaume Tattevin, 2010
In: G Wegen and S Wislke (Eds.), Getting the Deal Through - Arbitration 2010, Law Business
Research Ltd, London, 2010, pp. 10-13
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Soluţionarea prin arbitraj a disputelor din materia fuziunilor şi achiziţiilor internaţionale
Bernd Ehle, 2009
Revista Românǎ de Arbitraj, 2009, No. 1, pp. 59-65
Belated nomination of arbitrator before the Swiss juge d'appui: Three recent decisions
Bernd Ehle, 2008
ASA Bull. 2/2008, Vol. 26, pp. 392-399
Combining Swiss arbitration with English enforcement - A powerful tool
Michael E. Schneider, Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle, 2007
Chambers Client Report, 2007, Issue 22, p. 39
Concurrent jurisdiction: Arbitral tribunals and courts granting interim relief
Bernd Ehle, 2007
In: Anita Alibekova/Robert Carrow (Eds.), International Arbitration and Mediation - From the
Professional's Perspective, Salzburg, Yorkhill Law Publishing, 2007, pp. 157-169
Arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism in mergers and acquisitions
Bernd Ehle, 2005
In: Campbell (Ed.), The Comparative Law Yearbook of International Business, Kluwer Law
International, The Hague, 2005, pp. 287-311
Die Freizügigkeit europäischer Anwälte in der Schweiz
Bernd Ehle, 2005
Anwalts Revue de l'Avocat, 6-7/2005, Vol. 8, pp. 269-273
Erste Änderung der Swiss Rules: Sitz des Schiedsgerichts an jedem beliebigen Ort
Bernd Ehle, 2004
DSJV-Mitteilungen zum Deutsch-Schweizerischen Rechtsverkehr 3/2004, Deutsch-Schweizerische
Juristenvereinigung, Bonn, pp. 3, 5
Das Grünbuch 'Rom I' - die Modernisierung des EVü steht bevor
Bernd Ehle, 2003
Zeitschrift für Gemeinschaftsprivatrecht (European Community Private Law Review), 2003/2004,
Vol. 1, pp. 49-52
Wege zu einer Kohärenz der Rechtsquellen im europäischen Kollisionsrecht der
Verbraucherverträge
Bernd Ehle, 2002
Frankfurt am Main, Bern, etc., P. Lang, 2002, 323 pages, ISBN 3631389272 (commercial edition of
the thesis of the University of Heidelberg, 2001)
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Conferences
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Arbitration regarding contracts with intermediaries - procedural and substantive questions, including
allegations of illegality
Geneva, 7 November 2013
Organiser, Moderator
IBA Annual conference
IBA International Construction Projects Committee (ICP): Latest Developments in Construction
Boston, 10 October 2013
Speaker: The FIDIC Guidance Memorandum of 1 April 2013 (enforcement of ‘binding’ DAB decisions)
Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) North American Branch & Georgetown University Law Center
Privately-Financed Infrastructure Projects: Managing and Resolving Disputes Involving Commercial and State
Actors
Washington D.C., 4 October 2013
Speaker: State Contracts and Commercial Arbitration (Germany – Switzerland – Austria)
ICC
Advanced PIDA Training International Commercial Arbitration
Paris, 30 September – 1 October 2013
Speaker, Moderator: Setting-up of Claimant’s Strategy in Preparing the Request for Arbitration
Management Circle Seminar
Schweizer Recht im Anlagenbau (Swiss Law in The Plant Construction Industry)
Frankfurt, 16 July 2013
Lecturer, Workshop Director
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Carte Blanche à la Professeure Gabrielle Kaufmann-Kohler
Geneva, 16 May 2013
Co-organiser, Co-moderator
C5 – Business Information in a Global Context
Construction Litigation & Dispute Resolution in the Gulf
Dubai, 10-11 December 2012
Speaker: Insiders’ Perspectives on Successfully Resolving Construction Disputes
Management Circle Seminar
Schweizer Recht im Anlagenbau (Swiss law in the plant construction industry)
Frankfurt, 22 August 2012
Lecturer, Workshop Director
CILS - Center for International Legal Studies
International Arbitration Symposium
Salzburg, Austria, 24-27 May 2012
Speaker: Getting off on the right foot: Preparing for Case Management Conferences (Art. 24 ICC
Rules 2012)
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Joint Seminar with the Association of International Business Lawyers (AIBL): Update on Arbitration for
Users – How and Where In-house Counsel could make a Difference
Geneva, 10 May 2012
Organiser, moderator
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FIAA - Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy
Workshop: Questioning of Expert Witnesses in International Arbitration
Paris, 8-10 December 2011
Faculty member
Young Austrian Arbitration Practitioners (YAAP)
Anniversary Program: Evidence and Conflict of Laws: Emerging Challenges
Vienna, 1 December 2011
Speaker: Law Applicable to the Extension of Arbitration Agreements
German-Swiss Lawyers' Association (DSJV)
Questions relating to money laundering in the attorney’s practice
Geneva, 15 November 2011
Organiser, moderator
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Dispute Boards – their use in the construction industry and other domains
Geneva, 6 October 2011
Organiser, moderator
Management Circle Seminar
Schweizer Recht im Anlagenbau (Swiss law in the plant construction industry)
Cologne, 6 July 2011 – Frankfurt, 8 August 2011 – Munich, 6 September 2011
Lecturer, Workshop Director
WTO
Symposium: WTO Litigation, Investment and Commercial Arbitration, Cross-fertilization and
Reciprocal Opportunities
Geneva, 9 May 2011
Speaker: Legal remedies in International Commercial Arbitration
German-Swiss Lawyers' Association (DSJV)
The Practice of International Arbitration in Switzerland
Lausanne, 30 March 2011
Speaker
Management Circle Seminar
Schweizer Recht im Anlagenbau (Swiss law in the plant construction industry)
Cologne, 17 November 2010 – Munich, 13 December 2010 – Frankfurt, 25 January 2011
Workshop Director
German Institution of Arbitration (DIS) / Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) – European
Branch
Common Law versus Civil Law Approaches to International Commercial Arbitration – Cultural Divide
or Convergence?
Frankfurt, 21-22 October 2010
Chair of panel: Role of the expert – the party-appointed versus the tribunal-appointed expert
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Structuring short-term dispute resolution proceedings under pressure
Geneva, 16 September 2010
Organiser, moderator
CILS - Center for International Legal Studies
6th Biennial Symposium on International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution
Salzburg, Austria, 10-13 June 2010
Speaker: The use of experts in international arbitration
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Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Security for Costs in Insecure Times
Geneva, 1 October 2009
Organiser, moderator
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
L'arbitrage au bord du Léman: hier, aujourd'hui, demain
Geneva, 8 May 2009
Co-organiser, co-chair
Swiss Arbitration Association - ASA Below 40
Challenge of arbitral awards – dos and don’ts
Geneva, 7 May 2009
Speaker: Annulment proceedings – a comparison between Switzerland and the UK
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Révision du Règlement d’arbitrage de la CNUDCI : état des travaux et discussion des modifications
envisagées (Revision of the UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules: current status and discussion of the
envisaged modifications)
Geneva, 18 November 2008
Organiser, moderator
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Recours au Tribunal fédéral – aspects pratiques de la procédure et débat sur le rôle du juge en
arbitrage (Challenge to the Federal Tribunal – practical aspects of the procedure and debate about the
role of the judge in arbitration)
Geneva, 2 October 2008
Organiser, moderator
European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)
Conflict avoidance and resolution in the eastern mediterranean region
Istanbul, 2-4 May 2008
Speaker: Arbitral practice and procedure in Qatar / handling large volumes of documents in
construction arbitration
German-Swiss Lawyers' Association (DSJV)
Foreign takeover of Swiss listed companies: barbarians at the gate?
Geneva, 11 April 2008
Organiser
Swiss Arbitration Association - ASA Below 40
Written and oral advocacy: how to win a case
Zurich, 4 April 2008
Speaker: Flooded with documents? A survival guide
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Geneva Group
Les difficultés pratiques des sentences partielles (Practical difficulties with partial awards)
Geneva, 6 December 2007
Co-organiser, moderator
European Branch of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and the Arbitration Institute
of the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC)
East meets west in Stockholm
Stockholm, 28-30 September 2007
Speaker: Demonstrative evidence in international arbitration
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German-Swiss Lawyers' Association (DSJV)
Die Reform des Europäischen Zollkodex und der deutsch-schweizerische Warenverkehr – Welche
Änderungen bringt die Einführung des “Zugelassenen Wirtschaftsbeteiligten”?
Stuttgart, 17 November 2006
Organiser, moderator
State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia
Topicalities in international commercial arbitration
Riga, Latvia 4-5 September 2006
Speaker: Arbitration of merger & acquisition disputes
Center for International Legal Studies (CILS)
International arbitration and mediation – from the professional’s perspective
Salzburg, 15-18 June 2006
Speaker: The relationship between courts and arbitral tribunals in granting interim measures
Center for International Legal Studies (CILS)
International Business Transactions
Salzburg, 20-23 November 2004
Speaker: Arbitration as dispute resolution mechanism in merger and acquisition disputes
Academic Positions
Lecturer
Fribourg University School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cross-Cultural Business Practice
International Construction Contracts (including dispute resolution)
2012-
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