Silja Schaffstein

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First Name
Silja
Firm
LKK Lévy Kaufmann-Kohler
Position
Counsel
Area of Specialisation / Arbitration Experience
Commercial Arbitration, Joint Ventures / Consortia / Shareholder Agreements, Oil and Gas, Sales / Purchases, Sport
Address
Rue du Conseil-Général 3-5, PO Box 552
CH-1211 Geneva 4
Switzerland
E-Mail
silja.schaffstein@lk-k.com
Phone
0041 (0)22 809 62 00
Fax
0041 (0)22 809 62 01
Website
http://www.lk-k.com
Languages
English, German, French
Nationality
Germany
Membership Status
ArbAut
Professional Details
Bar Admission

Geneva, 2013 (entitled to appear before the Swiss courts);

New York 2011

Education

Doctor of Law (Ph.D.), summa cum laude, Ilse Schmitthoff Scholarship in International Commercial Law (Centre of Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary, University of London, United Kingdom; University of Geneva, Law School, Switzerland), 2012;

LL.M., Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar, Columbia University School of Law, New York, USA, 2010;

Diplôme d’études approfondies en droit (D.E.A.), mention très bien, University of Geneva, Law School, Switzerland, 2005;

 Licence en droit, University of Geneva, Law School, Switzerland, 2002.

Publications

 The Doctrine of Res Judicata Before International Commercial Arbitral Tribunals, Oxford University Press, 2016.

Other articles on various topics related to international arbitration, settlement of disputes and sport related disputes.

Professional Associations
  • Association Suisse de l’Arbitrage (ASA) Below 40
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA) and its Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
  • ICC Young Arbitrator Forum (ICC YAF)
  • Young ICCA
  • Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
  • Ordre des Avocats de Genève (Geneva Bar Association)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)