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Michael Feit

Michael Feit

Partner
Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney at Law

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Zurich

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Direct phone: +41 58 658 55 08
michael.feit@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Litigation Arbitration White Collar Crime & Investigations

Michael Feit is singled out by market observers as "a superb lawyer with a very strong track record” in complex international arbitrations.
(WWL Thought Leaders - Arbitration Switzerland)

Michael Feit is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Team. He has extensive experience in representing parties in complex arbitration disputes under all major arbitration rules (including ICC, LCIA, WIPO and Swiss Rules) and in ad hoc proceedings. He also sits as an arbitrator, both in commercial and investment arbitrations (ICC, ICSID, Swiss Rules). Michael Feit has acted in arbitrations seated in civil law and common law jurisdictions on disputes governed by laws from around the globe, including English, French, Russian, Delaware law and the laws of a number of Eastern European States. His practice encompasses a broad range of industries, such as pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, distribution, construction, aviation, telecommunication, railway services, and post M&A disputes. Michael Feit has published numerous articles on commercial and investment arbitration, including more than one hundred reports on arbitration decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. Michael Feit is regularly invited to speak at arbitration conferences.

Michael Feit is singled out by market observers as "a superb lawyer with a very strong track record” in complex international arbitrations.
(WWL Thought Leaders - Arbitration Switzerland)

Michael Feit’s recent victories for his clients include rescinding a share purchase agreement in the value of one billion Russian rubles for fraudulent misrepresentation, fending off a post-M&A claim with an amount at stake exceeding one hundred million US dollars and defending against the extension of an arbitration agreement to a non-signatory under Swiss and French law.

Michael Feit is ranked as a 'Leading Individual' in Swiss arbitration in the current edition of Legal 500, calling him 'THE lawyer in the field of arbitration and there is no greater expert'. In earlier editions, he was consistently ranked as a 'Next Generation Lawyer' in Swiss arbitration, praising him as an 'excellent attorney with outstanding understanding of the relevant matters', 'very knowledgeable in both Swiss and international arbitration rules and law', 'extremely diligent and provides first class legal services to his clients', 'stand-out practitioner' who is 'recommended for his investment arbitration expertise' and as an 'excellent team player and inventive thinker'. Michael Feit has also been repeatedly recognized as a 'Thought Leader' in Swiss arbitration by Who’s Who Legal, including in the current edition, quoting peers and clients underlining his 'stellar understanding of arbitration proceedings', calling him 'highly regarded', 'an excellent lawyer', 'highly intelligent and incredibly knowledgeable', a 'very talented arbitration lawyer!' and 'a very experienced counsel and arbitrator'. In earlier editions, Michael Feit has been recommended by Who’s Who Legal as a 'Global Leader', 'National Leader' and 'Future Leader' praising him as 'a sharp thinker', 'a future heavyweight in the arbitration community', 'a very quick thinker, a real professional and an excellent lawyer who we have always found to be very supportive, always on time and responsive', and lauding him that he 'stands out as a highly intelligent arbitration lawyer, a true strategic thinker and a very effective advocate' and that 'he is a brilliant attorney who has great understanding and knowledge not only of Swiss law but also various parallel relevant laws'. Michael Feit is also recommended by other leading directories Chambers & Partners and Best Lawyers as an arbitration expert.

Michael Feit was educated at Zurich University (lic. iur. 1999, Dr. iur. 2007 awarded with the Issekutz Prize) and New York University (LL.M. 2009, Dean's Graduate Award Scholar). He worked as a law clerk, as a teaching and research assistant at the University of Zurich and as a senior associate in the international arbitration practice group of a major law firm in London.

Michael Feit practices in German and English. He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Investor-State Arbitration 2024 - Chapter 13 (Switzerland)

 | by Michael Feit and Chloé Terrapon Chassot | in: International Comparative Legal Guides Sixth Edition

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | by Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Manuel Bigler, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Letizia Schlegel, Stéphanie Oneyser, Urs P. Gnos, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Christian A. Schmid, Patrick W. Vogel, Alexander Sorton, Samuel Lieberherr, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Theodor Härtsch, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Simone Wetzstein, Valentina Eichin, Irène Suter-Sieber, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Matthieu Seydoux, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Roxane Allot, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch | ed.: 2nd edition

Chapter 14 (Switzerland)

 | by Michael Feit and Chloé Terrapon Chassot | International Comparative Legal Guides | London | "Investor-State Arbitration 2023 - Practical cross-border insights into investor-state arbitration law" | ed.: Fifth Edition

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | by Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch, Ramona Wyss, Andrea Haefeli, Gion Giger, David Vasella, Davide Cerutti, Marco Galli, Roger Staub, Benno Fischer-Siddiqui, Reto Jacobs, Monique Sturny, Thomas P. Müller, Nadja D. Leuthardt, Adriano Antonietti, Valentine Schnyder, Stefan Knobloch, Dimitrios Berger, Dominik Hohler, Jenny Süess, Stéphanie Oneyser, Dario Galli, Michael Kündig, Markus Vischer, Urs Schenker, Rafael Zemp, Patrick W. Vogel, Laurent Schmidt, Christian Lütolf, Daniel Dedeyan, Nico Bernhard, Tervel Stoyanov, Lukas Wyss, Markus Pfenninger, Valentin Wiesner, Rafal Szala, Thiemo Sturny, Roger Ammann, Hubertus Hillerström, Ken Savioz, Ueli Sommer, Simone Wetzstein, Christoph Stutz, Nadine Mäder, Olivier Sigg, Laura Luongo, Francis Nordmann, André Kuhn, Davide Jermini, Christian Eichenberger, Théo Meylan, Thomas Meister, Janine Corti, Robert Desax, Fabienne Limacher, Dieter Hofmann, Rodolphe Gautier, Olivia Sistovaris, Micha Bühler, Michael Feit, Maurice Courvoisier, Oliver M. Kunz, Albane de Ziegler and Pascale Köster | Editor[s]: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch

Voraussetzungen für ein "opting out" in der Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Urteil des Bundesgerichts vom 7. Mai 2019; 4A_540/2018

 | by Michael Feit and Lukas Fellmann [co-author] | in: Causa Sport Die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft 4/2019 | pp. 394 - 410

Swiss Federal Supreme Court Identifies Weakest Link

 | by Michael Feit and Lukas Fellmann [co-author] | in: The Lawyer The Alumni Issue April 2019

Commentary on Article 181 of the PILS

| by Marco Stacher [co-author] and Michael Feit [co-author] | in: Manuel Arroyo (Editor[s]) | "Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner"s Guide" | 2nd Edition | Den Haag

Switzerland continues to lead in international arbitration

 | by Michael Feit | in: The Lawyer The Justice Issue | pp. 69

Federal Supreme Court confirms independence of CAS from FIFA

| by Michael Feit and David Cuendet [co-author] | in: Causa Sport Die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft 3/2018 | pp. 317

Bound before signing on the dotted line

 | by Michael Feit and Michael Cartier [co-author] | in: The Lawyer | pp. 31
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Recognitions


Chambers Global 2024
Who's Who Legal_Recognised
Legal 500 Next Generation Partners 2023
Chambers Europe 2023
Best Lawyers 2024 - Michael Feit

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