Dr Bernd Ehle, LLM

Partner, LALIVE

Bernd specialises in international arbitration, with extensive experience as both counsel and arbitrator in over 100 high-stakes disputes conducted under various arbitration rules and governed by civil and common law. His experience includes serving on dispute adjudication boards.

Bernd advises and represents clients in complex disputes, with a focus on large-scale construction and infrastructure projects, intricate joint venture agreements, M&A transactions and sales and distribution contracts. He is committed to dispute resolution and related capacity building, in particular in Africa, to which a significant portion of his work is related.

Recognised as a “leading light in the next generation of international arbitration practitioners in Switzerland”, Who’s Who Legal Global Leaders, Arbitration, 2022, Bernd also assists and represents clients in the enforcement of arbitral awards and other arbitration-related proceedings before state courts.

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Interim remedies in support of arbitration in Switzerland

Practice Notes

This Practice Note sets out the interim remedies (measures or relief; or provisional, conservatory and emergency measures) available in support of arbitration proceedings (the arbitral process) in Switzerland from both the tribunal and the courts and how to apply for those remedies under Swiss law.

Arbitration

Practice Area

Arbitration

Panel

Contributing Author

Qualified Year

1998

Experience

Graf von Westphalen, Freiburg i.Br. (2000 - 2003)

Membership

Member of the Board of Directors of AfricArb
Member of the Board of Directors of Kigali International Arbitration Centre (KIAC)
Member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre
Member of the Advisory Board of Africa Construction Law (ACL)
Member of the Executive Committee of the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA)
Co-chair of the Construction Group of the German Arbitration Institute (DIS)
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (CIArb)