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A Swiss national, John £¨Jean-Christophe£© is qualified both as Swiss attorney-at-law and U.K. Solicitor (England & Wales, n.p.) He holds an LL.M. from LSE.
John works in Beijing since 2003. He joined Global Law Office in 2008 as an Independent Foreign Law Consultant.
Before coming to China, John worked with Lalive & Partners in Geneva, a law firm dedicated to international arbitration. He built up a sound experience in international dispute resolution, both in litigation and arbitration, including international criminal assistance. He obtained a DipICArb from the CIArb of which he is a Fellow.
John acted as counsel or assistant to counsel, to chairman and to co-arbitrator as well as in capacity of secretary of the arbitral tribunal, and drafted legal advice in several international arbitration proceedings involving companies, States, State-controlled entities and international organizations, before and/or under the rules of arbitration institutions including the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL), the United Nations Compensation Claims Commission (UNCC), the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), the European Development Fund (EDF), the China International Economic and Trade Arbitration Commission (CIETAC), the Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC), "Ad Hoc" arbitral tribunals and/or rules. He has also experience in diplomatic protection matters.
John advises foreign and Chinese clients in disputes and commercial matters. He is Chairman of the Swiss Chamber of Commerce in China and member of various professional associations and panels. He regularly publishes articles and participates to conferences and seminars related to arbitration.
Fluent in French, English, German and Spanish, John is reaching an intermediate level in Mandarin.
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