Louis Christe

Louis Christe

Senior Associate
MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law

Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 57 24
louis.christe@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Litigation Arbitration

Louis Christe is a Senior Associate in the Litigation and Arbitration Team. He advices in commercial disputes and represents parties in both domestic and international arbitrations, before State Courts as well as in enforcement proceedings and legal assistance matters.

Louis Christe’s expertise covers complex cases involving different jurisdictions, authorities and languages. Louis Christe has especially gained experience in commercial disputes under institutional arbitration rules (including ICC, LCIA and Swiss Rules). Louis Christe worked in numerous complex and high-value arbitrations in different industries, such as post M&A disputes, distribution, purchase and service agreements, construction and aviation. His professional experience also includes complex proceedings before State Authorities also conducted in Italian and in French.

Louis Christe studied law at the University of Fribourg (MLaw 2015) and at the East China University of Political Science and Law. During his studies, he worked as an intern in a major law firm in Geneva. After his studies and before joining Walder Wyss as an associate, he worked as a trainee lawyer at Walder Wyss Zurich and Lugano as well as a legal counsel for an accounting firm.

Louis Christe speaks Italian, French, German and English.

Interim measures in Swiss arbitration: a comparative perspective in light of the recent Italian reform

| by Louis Christe and Pietro Meineri | in: Rivista dell'Arbitrato Anno XXXIII Fasc. 3 - 2023 | pp. 743 - 771

Recent Developments in Swiss Arbitration: A Modern Framework to a Classical Picture

| by Chloé Terrapon Chassot and Louis Christe | in: International Arbitration Law Review 27 Int. A.L.R., Issue 1 | pp. 1 - 24

U.S. Courts' Assistance to International Arbitrations: Recent Developments and Impact on Arbitrations Seated in Switzerland

| by Louis Christe and David N. Luder [co-author] | in: ASA Bulletin | pp. 777 - 799

Recent Amendments of Swiss Law and of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration in relation to Corporate Law Disputes

| by Louis Christe | Torino | Editor[s]: O. Cagnasso, P. Montalenti, S.A. Cerrato, M. D'Arrigo | "Giurisprudenza Arbitrale"

Recent jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal Tribunal in international arbitration

| by Louis Christe | G. Giappichelli Editore | Torino | Editor[s]: O. Cagnasso, P. Montalenti, S.A. Cerrato, M. D'Arrigo | "Giurisprudenza Arbitrale" | ed.: 1/2022

The Use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in Swiss Seated Arbitrations

| by Louis Christe | in: ASA Bulletin (subscription only) Volume 39, Issue 3 | pp. 521 - 544

The Swiss Federal Tribunal as authority of appeal in international sport arbitration

| by Louis Christe | in: Giurisprudenza Arbitrale 2/2020 | pp. 335 - 353

Limitation of Claims against the Estate

| by Louis Christe [co-author] and Dario Galli [co-author] | in: ius.focus 3/2016 | pp. 5