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1 Dr. Bernd EHLE Partner Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box Geneva 6 Switzerland behle@lalive.ch Phone: Fax: Admission Germany, 1998 Switzerland, 2004 Nationality German, Swiss Languages German English, French Spanish Areas of practice International commercial arbitration Investment Arbitration Litigation Domestic and Cross Border Sectors Construction, Real Estate and Infrastructure Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sports Bernd Ehle joined LALIVE in 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 is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) and a former member of the committee of the Institute's European Branch. He acts as co-chair of the Geneva Group of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association) and is also a member of several other international arbitration associations, including the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), the German Institution of Arbitration (DIS), the Austrian Arbitration Association (ArbAut), and the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA). He features in The International Who's Who of Commercial Arbitration. 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 ( ), and Ehle & Schiller, in Cologne ( ). 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 He passed his First State examination in Heidelberg in 1996 and his Second State examination in Freiburg in 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).

2 Publications Construction (Switzerland) Michael E. Schneider, Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, Cédric Lenoir, 2017 In: Robert S Peckar and Michael S Zicherman (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through. Construction in 27 jurisdictions worldwide , Law Business Research Ltd, 2017, pp Extension of Time Claims and Declaratory Relief in International Construction Arbitration Bernd Ehle, 2015 In: Giovanni Iudica (Ed.), Construction Contract Arbitration and ADR Papers from the Annual Conference of the European Society of Construction Law, Milan, 10 October 2014, pp Getting Off on the Right Foot: Preparation for Case Management Conferences by Counsel with a Special Focus on Arbitration Proceedings under the ICC Rules Bernd Ehle, Laura Spataru-Negura, 2015 Revista Românǎ de Arbitraj, 2015, No. 4, pp Internationales Bau- und Anlagengeschäft vom Vertragsschluss bis zur Streiterledigung Michael E. Schneider, Bernd Ehle, 2015 In: Peter Münch/Nicolas Passadelis/Jens Lehne (Eds.), Handbuch Internationales Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht, Helbing Lichtenhahn, Basel, 2015, pp Construction (Switzerland) Michael E. Schneider, Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, 2015 In: Robert S. Peckar and Michael S. Zicherman (Contributing Eds.), Getting the Deal Through: Construction in 26 jurisdictions worldwide 2015, Law Business Research Ltd, 2015, pp Stories from the Hearing Room: Experience from Arbitral Practice. Essays in Honour of Michael E. Schneider (Preface) Domitille Baizeau, Bernd Ehle, 2015 In: B. Ehle and D. Baizeau (Eds.), Stories from the Hearing Room: Experience from Arbitral Practice. Essays in Honour of Michael E. Schneider, Wolters Kluwer, 2015 Construction (Switzerland) Michael E. Schneider, Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, 2014 In: Robert S Peckar (Contributing Ed.), Getting the Deal Through. Construction in 31 jurisdictions worldwide , Law Business Research Ltd, 2014, pp Construction Arbitration in Switzerland Matthias Scherer, Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, 2014 In: Manuel Arroyo (Ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner's Guide: Commentary, Wolters Kluwer, The Hague, 2013, pp Emergency Arbitration in Practice Bernd Ehle, 2013 In: Christoph Müller/Antonio Rigozzi (Eds.), New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2013, Schulthess, Zurich/Basel/Geneva, 2013, pp 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 Changes to The Swiss Law on General Terms and Conditions: What Do Construction Practitioners Need to Know? Bernd Ehle, Samuel Moss, 2013 Construction Law International, Volume 8, Issue 2, pp Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 2

3 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 Revision der Swiss Rules erhöhte Effizienz und Flexibilität Bernd Ehle, Werner Jahnel, 2012 SchiedsVZ (German Arb. J.), 4/2012, pp 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 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 Schweizer AGB-Recht im Umbruch Bernd Ehle, André Brunschweiler, 2012 Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, Betriebs-Berater International, 5/2012, pp 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 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 Soluţionarea prin arbitraj a disputelor din materia fuziunilor şi achiziţiilor internaţionale Bernd Ehle, 2009 Revista Românǎ de Arbitraj, 2009, No. 1, pp Belated nomination of arbitrator before the Swiss juge d'appui: Three recent decisions Bernd Ehle, 2008 ASA Bull. 2/2008, Vol. 26, pp Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 3

4 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 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 Die Freizügigkeit europäischer Anwälte in der Schweiz Bernd Ehle, 2005 Anwalts Revue de l'avocat, 6-7/2005, Vol. 8, pp 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 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 (commercial edition of the thesis of the University of Heidelberg, 2001) Conferences German Bar Association (DAV) Working Group on International Construction Law Conference: The importance of English contract law in international plant engineering and construction Munich, 9 November 2017 Speaker: Englischsprachige Verträge in der Praxis des deutschen bzw. schweizerischen Anlagenbaus International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) / The Nordic Arbitration Centre (NAC) Conference: Effective Dispute Resolution for International Business Transactions Reykjavík, 7 September 2017 Speaker: Expedited Procedures: Is Faster Always Better? Europa Institut at the University of Zurich (EIZ) 3rd Seminar on Arbitration: Hot Topics Zurich, 31 May 2017 Speaker: Discovery: Wieso, weshalb, warum oder die Frage nach dem richtigen Mass International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA) Seminar: Government Contracts Public Procurement Law and Contract Law Lausanne, 8 April 2017 Speaker: Litigating or arbitrating a construction project with a state some war stories Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 4

5 Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) Annual Conference: Shaping Arbitral Proceedings to Best Examine Quantum Geneva, 3 February 2017 Speaker: Shaping Arbitral Proceedings to Deal with Claims where Quantum Depends on Information Possessed Solely by the Respondent: the Lawyer s View Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic/KPMG 6th Investment Treaty Arbitration Conference Prague, 13 October 2016 Speaker: Whether non-pecuniary remedies are more readily available in commercial arbitration than they are in investment arbitration, and why that might be so Young ICCA & DIS40 Skills Training Workshop: Effective Written and Visual Advocacy in International Arbitration Berlin, 27 September 2016 Speaker: Best Impressions: Capturing the Tribunal s Attention International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference International Construction Projects Committee (ICP) Washington DC, 21 September 2016 Speaker: Time-related obligations in key jurisdictions: an update (Switzerland) L intervention du juge d appui dans l arbitrage international et interne Geneva, 16 June 2016, Moderator 9th Biennial International Arbitration Symposium Salzburg, 2-5 June 2016 Moderator (Panel on Construction Arbitration) International Bar Association (IBA) International Construction Projects Committee (ICP): Working Weekend Lisbon, 7 May 2016 Moderator: Projects under pressure due to the oil price situation: is there any way out? German-Swiss Lawyers Association (DSJV) Schiedsgerichte im Deutsch-Schweizerischen Rechtsverkehr Berlin, 6 November 2015, Moderator ELSA Switzerland 2nd Summer Law School on Arbitration Geneva, 26 August 2015 Speaker: Annulment of International Arbitral Awards / Career Panel YUKOS understanding the legal, quantum and tax issues in a US$ 50 billion award Geneva, 28 May 2015, Moderator Séminaire intensif de formation à la pratique de l arbitrage international Geneva, 13 March 2015 Speaker: The Request for Arbitration Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 5

6 European Society of Construction Law Annual Conference: Construction Contract, Arbitration and ADR Milan, 10 October 2014 Speaker: Extension of Time Claims and Declaratory Relief in International Construction Arbitration 8th Biennial Symposium on International Arbitration Salzburg, May 2014 Speaker (Panel on Arbitrator Selection and Challenges) Arbitrage global et visions régionales : spécificités de l arbitrage du point de vue de l Asie, du Moyen- Orient et d Amérique latine Geneva, 15 May 2014, Moderator Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) European Branch European ADR: Ethics, Empathy and Exasperation Warsaw, 25 April 2014 Moderator/Speaker: Remedies for Misconduct under the 2013 IBA Guidelines on Party Presentation Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb) European Branch Regional Conference on International Arbitration: Arbitration hearings are different from court hearings Bratislava, 13 March 2014 Speaker: How to prepare for arbitration hearings as counsel Permanent Arbitration Court at the Croatian Chamber of Economy 21st Croatian Arbitration Days Zagreb, 5-6 December 2013 Speaker: Calculation of Damages in Construction Arbitration University of Neuchâtel New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2013 Neuchâtel, 15 November 2013 Speaker: Emergency Arbitration in Practice Arbitration regarding contracts with intermediaries - procedural and substantive questions, including allegations of illegality Geneva, 7 November 2013 International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference - 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) International Chamber of Commerce (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 Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 6

7 ELSA Summer Law School on Arbitration Careers in Arbitration Geneva, 4 September 2013 Management Circle Seminar Schweizer Recht im Anlagenbau (Swiss Law in The Plant Construction Industry) Frankfurt, 16 July 2013 Lecturer, Workshop Director 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, 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 International Arbitration Symposium Salzburg, May 2012 Speaker: Getting off on the right foot: Preparing for Case Management Conferences (Art. 24 ICC Rules 2012) 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 Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) 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, moderator Dispute Boards their use in the construction industry and other domains Geneva, 6 October 2011 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 Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 7

8 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, October 2010 Chair of panel: Role of the expert the party-appointed versus the tribunal-appointed expert Structuring short-term dispute resolution proceedings under pressure Geneva, 16 September th Biennial Symposium on International Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Salzburg, June 2010 Speaker: The use of experts in international arbitration Security for Costs in Insecure Times Geneva, 1 October 2009 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 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 Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 8

9 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, 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 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 Les difficultés pratiques des sentences partielles (Practical difficulties with partial awards) Geneva, 6 December 2007 Co-organiser 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, September 2007 Speaker: Demonstrative evidence in international arbitration 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 State Chancellery of the Republic of Latvia Topicalities in international commercial arbitration Riga, 4-5 September 2006 Speaker: Arbitration of merger & acquisition disputes International arbitration and mediation from the professional s perspective Salzburg, June 2006 Speaker: The relationship between courts and arbitral tribunals in granting interim measures International Business Transactions Salzburg, November 2004 Speaker: Arbitration as dispute resolution mechanism in merger and acquisition disputes Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 9

10 Academic Positions Lecturer University of Münster, Faculty of Law International Commercial Arbitration 2016 Lecturer Fribourg University School of Law, Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Cross-Cultural Business Practice International Construction Contracts (including dispute resolution) Lalive.ch Bernd Ehle page 10

Joachim KNOLL Partner. Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box Geneva 6 Switzerland Phone: Fax:

Joachim KNOLL Partner. Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box Geneva 6 Switzerland Phone: Fax: Joachim KNOLL Partner Rue de la Mairie 35 PO Box 6569 1211 Geneva 6 Switzerland jknoll@lalive.ch Phone: +41 58 105 2000 Fax: +41 58 105 2060 Admission New York (2004) Paris (2011) Geneva (foreign lawyer)