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Jean-Christophe (John) Liebeskind

MLaw LL.M. Attorney-at-law Solicitor (England & Wales), LL.M. (L.S.E.), DipICArb, FICArb
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Jean-Christophe (John) Liebeskind

Practice areas

Education

  • University of Geneva, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), 1987
  • The London School of Economics & Political Science (LSE), London, Master of Laws (LL.M.), 1993
  • Admitted to the Geneva Bar, 1990
  • The Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb), Oxford, Diploma in International Commercial Arbitration (DipICArb), 1998
  • Solicitor (England & Wales) (non-practicing), 1999

Practice

  • Lalive & Partners, attorneys, Geneva, 1994–2003
  • SwissCham Beijing, President, Beijing, 2006–2009
  • SwissCham China, President, Beijing, 2008–2009
  • Global Law Office, attorneys, Beijing, since 2008
  • Meyerlustenberger Lachenal (now MLL Legal), Geneva, 2013–2019
  • John Liebeskind Law Firm, Geneva, 2019–2026
  • Swisslegal, Switzerland, since 2026

Further information

  • Secretary of the Editorial Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Bulletin, 1999-2009
  • Arbitrator, Indonesian National Arbitration Board (BANI), 2000
  • International Bar Association (IBA) Committee "D" (Arbitration & ADR), 2000-present
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), 2000-present
  • Pro Bono Counsel, Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 2008
  • Arbitrator, Hong Kong Vis Moot, 2008 and 2010)
  • Chairman, Legal Committee, SwissCham Beijing, 2009-2010
  • Representative in Beijing of the CIArb East Asia Branch, 2010-2011
  • Panel Arbitrator, China International Economic & Trade Commission (CIETAC), Beijing, 2011
  • Panel Arbitrator, Shanghai International Arbitration Commission (SHIAC), Shanghai, 2012
  • Panel Arbitrator, Korean Commercial Arbitration Board (KCAB), 2013
  • Lecturer, Chinese Business Law, Master Degree, Postgraduate School, Switzerland, 2021-present
  • Lecturer, international commercial arbitration, Shanghai University of Political Science & Law, 2026-present
  • Panel Arbitrator, Beijing Arbitration Commission (BAC) (application pending), 2026-present

Publications

  • Chinese Business Law, Stämpfli (due May 2026)
  • The PRC Exchange Control: Compliance
  • and Circumvention, in : Jusletter 27 novembre 2017
  • New Interpretation of the Chinese Arbitration Law, 24 ASA BULL. 717 (4/2006)
  • The Legal Framework of Swiss International Trade and Investments, Vol. 7 No. 3-4 The Journal of World Investment & Trade (Parts I and II) (2006)
  • Dispute Resolution in China, in Behind the China Kaleidoscope, a Guide To China Entry and Operations (Swiss Office of Commercial Expansion et al. eds) 94 (2006)
  • The Letter of Intent in the Mergers and Acquisitions Context: An Update from the Perspective of Swiss Law (with Prof. Henry Peter), in Arbitration of Merger and Acquisition Disputes, 24 ASA SPECIAL SERIES 265 (2005)
  • One-Hundred-Two Swiss Bilateral Investment Treaties: An Overview Of Investor-Host State Dispute Settlement Clauses, 19 ASA Special Series 81 (2002)
  • State-Investor Dispute Settlement Clauses in Swiss Bilateral Investment Treaties, 1 ASA BULL. 27 (2002)
  • Indonesia: A Court Disregards Arbitration Clause, 3 ASA BULL. 625 (2000)
  • Indonesia: A Primer on the New Arbitration Law, 2 ASA BULL. 283 (2000)
  • Un extraordinaire cas pathologique. The Abduction of an Arbitrator: A Disturbing Account of a State's Attempts to Derail an International Arbitration (with Prof. Pierre Lalive) 4 ASA BULL. 511 (1999)