Avocates et Avocats Michael Feit
Michael Feit

Michael Feit

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Dr. iur., LL.M., Avocat

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Téléphone direct: +41 58 658 55 08
michael.feit@walderwyss.com

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Domaines d'activité: Contentieux Arbitrage Criminalité économique et enquêtes internes

"Michael Feit is a great strategist. His understanding of commercial law and his calm, strategic approach are second to none." /

"Michael is brilliant, analytical and strategic, making sure that we are always two steps ahead of the counterparty. He always delivers understandable, pragmatic and implementable solutions." - Chambers and Partners

Michael Feit is a partner in the Litigation & Arbitration Team with nearly 20 years of experience in international arbitration and cross-border litigation. He has extensive expertise representing clients in complex disputes under all major arbitration rules (including ICC, LCIA, WIPO and Swiss Rules) and in ad hoc proceedings. Michael Feit also regularly serves as arbitrator, acting as presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, and sole arbitrator (including under the ICC, ICSID, and Swiss Rules).

"Michael Feit is a great strategist. His understanding of commercial law and his calm, strategic approach are second to none." /

"Michael is brilliant, analytical and strategic, making sure that we are always two steps ahead of the counterparty. He always delivers understandable, pragmatic and implementable solutions." - Chambers and Partners

His practice spans both commercial and investment arbitration, with experience in proceedings seated in civil and common law jurisdictions, and disputes governed by a wide range of laws, including Delaware, English, French and various Eastern European laws.
Michael Feit represents clients across a broad range of industries such as pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, gas delivery, fertilizers, distribution, construction, aviation, telecommunications, railways, transshipment services, and in post-M&A disputes.
Michael Feit has published numerous articles on commercial and investment arbitration and over one hundred case reports on arbitration decisions of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. He is also co-author of several leading commentaries on arbitration in Switzerland and is regularly invited to speak at international arbitration conferences.

Michael Feit’s recent victories for his clients include successfully defending against a post-M&A claim with an amount at stake exceeding USD 100 million, securing the dismissal of a USD 35 million damages claim arising from a failed joint venture in the Middle East, achieving a favorable award in a high-value construction arbitration concerning a turnkey project in South-East Asia, rescinding a share purchase agreement worth one billion Russian rubles based on fraudulent misrepresentation and obtaining favorable arbitral awards and Supreme Court decisions dismissing the claims brought against his clients on jurisdictional grounds.

Michael Feit has been repeatedly ranked as a 'Leading Partner' in Swiss arbitration by Legal 500, calling him 'THE lawyer in the field of arbitration and there is no greater expert', 'the go-to person' and 'one of the brightest, most experienced counsel and arbitrator of his generation'. Michael Feit has also been consistently recognized in recent years as a 'Thought Leader' in Swiss arbitration by Lexology (formerly by Who’s Who Legal), quoting peers and clients saying that 'Michael Feit is a highly respected expert in commercial litigation, known for his exceptional ability to navigate complex, high-stakes international disputes, delivering landmark victories' and confirming that 'he receives a plethora of praise for his work in investment arbitration proceedings'. 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 for contract law 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)

 | par Michael Feit et Chloé Terrapon Chassot | dans: International Comparative Legal Guides Sixth Edition

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | par 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 et Pascale Köster | edit.: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch | éd.: 2nd edition

Chapter 14 (Switzerland)

 | par Michael Feit et Chloé Terrapon Chassot | International Comparative Legal Guides | London | «Investor-State Arbitration 2023 - Practical cross-border insights into investor-state arbitration law» | éd.: Fifth Edition

Doing Business in Switzerland – A Practical Guide

 | par 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 et Pascale Köster | edit.: Urs P. Gnos, Theodor Härtsch

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

 | par Michael Feit et Lukas Fellmann [co-auteur] | dans: Causa Sport Die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft 4/2019 | P. 394 - 410

Il Tribunale federale definisce l’anello più debole

 | par Michael Feit et Lukas Fellmann [co-auteur] | dans: The Lawyer The Alumni Issue April 2019

Commentaire de l’art. 181 LDIP

| par Marco Stacher [co-auteur] et Michael Feit [co-auteur] | dans: Manuel Arroyo (edit.) | «Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner"s Guide» | 2nd Edition | Den Haag

Achmea-Earthquake - Time to Consider a Swiss Solution

 | par Michael Feit et Chloé Terrapon Chassot

Il Tribunale federale conferma l’indipendenza del TAS dalla FIFA

| par Michael Feit et David Cuendet [co-auteur] | dans: Causa Sport Die Sport-Zeitschrift für nationales und internationales Recht sowie für Wirtschaft 3/2018 | P. 317

Bindung vor Vertragsunterzeichnung

 | par Michael Feit et Michael Cartier [co-auteur] | dans: The Lawyer | P. 31
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