Avvocati Diana Akikol

Diana Akikol

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Telefono diretto: +41 58 658 30 61
diana.akikol@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Aree di attività: Contratti commerciali Arbitrato

Diana Akikol leads the Geneva International Arbitration Group.

Drawing on over 20 years of experience as an advocate, Ms. Akikol represents multinational corporations, national companies, states and state-owned entities in international arbitration proceedings under the major institutional rules and ad-hoc arbitrations under the UNCITRAL Rules. Additionally, she acts for clients in arbitration-related proceedings before the Geneva courts.

Ms. Akikol is also an accomplished arbitrator, having sat as tribunal member (often as president) in more than 60 arbitrations seated in various jurisdictions (Geneva, Zurich, London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna, Istanbul, Hong Kong, etc.) and conducted under a variety of rules (including ICC, Swiss, LCIA, HKIAC, VIAC and DIS).

Ms. Akikol’s practice spans a wide range of matters, with a particular focus on sales of goods, commodities and energy trading, mergers & acquisitions, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, construction and engineering, agency, licence and distribution agreements, as well as services and consultancy agreements.
Ranked as a leader in her field, both in Europe and globally, Diana Akikol “impresses peers with her mastery of complex technical facts and very profound legal knowledge” (Who's Who Legal Arbitration 2019) and is described as “very quick in understanding and very dedicated” (Chambers Global 2020). She is recommended as “one of the best Swiss arbitration lawyers” (Who's Who Legal Global Leader 2023), “a very strong practitioner” (Who's Who Legal 2020 Switzerland Arbitration) and “a highly intelligent and accurate arbitrator” (Who's Who Legal Arbitration Future Leaders Partners 2018).

Ms. Akikol serves as ICC Court member for Switzerland. She is also a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, the Arbitration Commission of ICC Switzerland, the Board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), a Court member of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, and a member of the Board of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC).

Ms. Akikol has published a doctoral thesis on the warranty regime under Swiss law and the UN Sales Convention (CISG) and co-authored a commentary on the CISG. She regularly speaks and publishes in the arbitration field. Several of her contributions deal with award set aside proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court. She recently co-authored a commentary on the Swiss International Arbitration Act.

Ms. Akikol holds a law degree from the University of Fribourg and a doctorate degree from the University of Lucerne, both summa cum laude. She was admitted to the bar in 2002, ranked first of her class. Ms. Akikol started her professional career as law clerk on the Superior Court of Berne, Switzerland (2002-2005) and completed her PhD as a visiting scholar at the University of Michigan Law School (2005-2006), before specializing in international arbitration with another Swiss national law firm (2007-2014). She successfully continued her arbitration practice as a co-founder of a Geneva-based business law boutique (2014-2020) before joining Walder Wyss in 2020.

Diana Akikol is fluent in English, French and German (native).

WWL ranking - Arbitration Switzerland 2023

7 dicembre 2023

The Best Lawyers Awards 2024

16 giugno 2023

Chambers and Partners has moved Walder Wyss’s Arbitration Team up to Band 2 in its 2023 Global Ranking

16 febbraio 2023

Who’s Who Legal has again recognized a record number of Walder Wyss arbitration practitioners as leaders in their field

31 gennaio 2023

Diana Akikol and Andrea Meier have been recognised amongst Switzerland’s twelve "most highly regarded” arbitration specialists

25 marzo 2022

Diana Akikol eletta nella Corte Internazionale di Arbitrato ICC

5 luglio 2021

Record number of arbitration practitioners of Walder Wyss featured in Who’s Who Legal 2020

12 agosto 2020

Il nostro team Contenzioso si rafforza con due nuovi ingressi

1 aprile 2020

Commentary on Article 180a and 180b of the PILS

31 dicembre 2021 | di Diana Akikol e Francesca Borio | in: Simon Gabriel/ Marco Stacher (Editore) | "Berner Kommentar, Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, Art. 176-194 IPRG sowie Art. 7 und 196 IPRG" | Bern

Real Estate Sale and Purchase Agreements - Risks Associated with the Payment of the Broker's Commission by the Buyer / Bankruptcy of a Tenant of Business Premises / Liquidated Damages and Penalties in International Construction Agreements

21 dicembre 2021 | di André Kuhn, Albane Selimi, Julia Lehner, Diana Akikol e Nicole Cleis

Liquidated Damages and Penalties in International Construction Agreements

21 dicembre 2021 | di Diana Akikol, Andrea Meier e Nicole Cleis

International Arbitration 2021: Switzerland - Trends and Developments

16 agosto 2021 | di Diana Akikol, Rodolphe Gautier, Andrea Meier e Dieter Hofmann | in: "Chambers Global Practice Guide" | pag. 20-30

Udienza, lodo; procedure di annullamento

21 maggio 2020 | Relatrice Diana Akikol | LL.M. Program on International Trade Law, ILO International Training Centre

Divulgazione, contestazione, impugnazioni: la prospettiva dei tribunali svizzeri

6 febbraio 2020 | Relatrice Diana Akikol | ASA Annual Conference “Clear Path or Jungle in Commercial Arbitrators' Conflicts of Interest?”

Impugnazione dei lodi arbitrali: la prospettiva svizzera

17 novembre 2019 | Relatori Diana Akikol e Dr. Bernhard Berger | ITOTAM Arbitration Days Turkish-Swiss Arbitration Forum

Udienza, lodo; procedure di annullamento

27 maggio 2019 | Relatrice Diana Akikol | LL.M. Program on International Trade Law, ILO International Training Centre

Procedure di arbitrato d’urgenza

3 aprile 2019 | Relatrice Diana Akikol | Paris Arbitration Week, Conference organised by Revue de Droit des Affaires Internationales/Queen Mary University “Provisional Measures in International Arbitration"

Commento agli articoli da 45 a 48 della CISG

17 marzo 2019 | di Diana Akikol e Lucien Bürki | in: Christoph Brunner/Benjamin Gottlieb (Editore) | "Commentary on the UN Sales Law (CISG)" | Kluwer Law, Haywards Heath