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.

Significant Accomplishments

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

Migros erwibt Tipesca

Chequers Capital to acquire Spandex from Gilde Buy Out Partners

Crédit Mutuel Arkéa to acquire Keytrade Bank

Recent Developments in Swiss Arbitration: A Modern Framework to a Classical Picture
Interim measures in Swiss arbitration: a comparative perspective in light of the recent Italian reform
U.S. Courts' Assistance to International Arbitrations: Recent Developments and Impact on Arbitrations Seated in Switzerland
Recent Amendments of Swiss Law and of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration in relation to Corporate Law Disputes
Recent jurisprudence of the Swiss Federal Tribunal in international arbitration
The U.S. Supreme Court closes the door on discovery in support of international commercial arbitration
The door remains open for discovery in support of international commercial arbitration in the U.S.
The Use of 28 U.S.C. § 1782 in Swiss Seated Arbitrations
The Effects of the Brexit on the Lugano Convention – A Matter of Time
Schweizer Bundesgericht als Berufungsinstanz in internationalen Sport-Schiedsgerichtsverfahren
Ein Hauch frischer Luft für die schweizerische Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: neues Zentrum und überarbeitete Vorschriften
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