Arbitration Panel

Case 1046 is still pending....

Plenty has been researched on Lord Hoffman on these threads but I thought I'd google WPL's nominee and the President to see what came up. Look like all heavy hitters but Hoffman seems most prestigious (& probably expensive too)


https://www.leboulanger-avocats.com/index.php/component/k2/item/1-philippe-leboulanger.html

BAR ADMISSIONS

Paris (France) since 1970
Athens (Greece) since 2014

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Philippe Leboulanger is the Founding Partner of the law firm.

An acknowledged expert in international arbitration, Philippe has been one of the leading practitioners in the field since 1975. He has handled hundreds of international and domestic (commercial and investment) arbitration cases with a variety of applicable laws (civil and common law legal systems) and parties from all over the world. His extensive experience covers various business sectors, notably, hotel management, energy, oil & gas, construction and turnkey projects, State contracts, sales, commodities, distributorship, agency, franchising, licensing, corporate, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, technology, telecommunications, intellectual property, transport, pharmaceuticals, aeronautics, banking and finance.

Philippe has been consistently acting as Presiding Arbitrator, Sole Arbitrator, co-arbitrator, Counsel and legal expert in arbitration cases conducted under the auspices of all major arbitration institutions (notably ICC, LCIA, ICSID, PCA, CRCICA, DIAC, CCJA/OHADA, SCC, Franco-Arab Chamber of Commerce, AFA, Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution, Lebanese Arbitration Center, Refined Sugar Association) as well as in ad hoc arbitration cases (under the UNCITRAL Rules or otherwise).

He also represents clients in post-arbitration proceedings (setting aside of awards, enforcement proceedings, etc.) before the French courts.

Philippe has argued ground-breaking cases resulting in landmark decisions in the field of arbitration and he is highly regarded for his strategic thinking, business pragmatism, efficient approach, negotiations and advocacy skills.

In addition, he is a frequent lecturer and visiting Professor on international arbitration in numerous universities and law schools worldwide. Philippe also holds key positions within various international arbitration institutions.

EDUCATION

• Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, Ph.D. in Law (Thèse de doctorat), summa cum laude (1982)
• Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, LL.M. (DEA) in Criminal Law (1977)
• Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, LL.M. (DES) in Private Law (1970)
• Paris II Panthéon-Assas University, LL.M. (Diplôme) in Comparative Law (1970)

LANGUAGES

French (native speaker)
English

MEMBERSHIPS

• ICC France
• ICC Institute of World Business Law
• French Arbitration Commission (Comité français de l’arbitrage)
• Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
• French Private International Law Commission (Comité français de droit international privé)
• International Law Association (ILA)
• International Bar Association (IBA)
• Egyptian Society of International Law
• Franco-British Law Society (Association des Juristes Franco-Britanniques)

https://whoswholegal.com/wolfgang-peter

Arbitration 2020

Professional Biography

WWL Ranking: Recommended

WWL says

Wolfgang Peter is one of Europe's key names when it comes to arbitration matters. His expertise lies in acting as counsel and arbitrator in post-M&A, joint venture and contractual disputes.

Biography

Wolfgang Peter is a founding partner of Peter & Kim SA, a new global specialist practice in Switzerland, South Korea, Australia and Singapore, dedicated to international commercial and investment arbitration.

Dr Peter represents major companies from Europe and overseas as counsel in large and complex international arbitrations. He also regularly serves as an arbitrator in high-stakes arbitrations under the auspices of various institutions throughout the world.

He has acted, up to January 2020, in over 255 international arbitrations involving M&A; finance and banking; international trade; joint ventures and industrial cooperation; agency and distribution; licensing transfer of technology and natural resources (in particular gas-price adjustment disputes).

Further to his arbitration practice, Dr Peter has been retained as counsel in numerous Swiss and cross- border mergers and acquisitions as well as corporate finance and IPO transactions. He was a member of the board of several companies in the field of finance and industry.

Before founding Peter & Kim, Wolfgang Peter spent more than three decades leading the arbitration and corporate groups of Peter & Partners, a boutique law firm specialised in arbitration, and of Python & Peter, a major Swiss law firm. Dr Peter also held top management executive positions: he was CEO of the Breguet Watch Group from 1987 to 1995 and managing director of Montres Jaquet-Droz SA from 1995 to 2000.

He studied business administration, political science and law at the universities of Lausanne, Geneva, Harvard and Frankfurt and holds doctorate degrees in business administration (Lausanne) and in law (Frankfurt). He has written various articles on business law and international commercial arbitration; the second edition of his study Arbitration and Renegotiation of International Investment Agreements was published by Kluwer in 1995.

Dr Peter is a member of various arbitration-related organisations, including the Geneva and Swiss Bar associations, the LCIA (board member), the