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Susanne Schwalb primarily advises and represents clients in international arbitration proceedings as well as in litigation proceedings with cross-border elements. She has a focus on international commercial arbitration and the protection of foreign investments where she advises both on the structuring of investments and in contentious proceedings. Susanne also has extensive practical experience in third-party funding.
In commercial arbitration and litigation proceedings, Susanne represents clients in post-M&A disputes as well as in disputes concerning failed (large-scale) projects, in particular in the technology, life sciences, infrastructure and energy sectors. She has specific experience in disputes over cross-border projects that involve numerous jurisdictions and applicable laws, as well as in arbitration proceedings against State-owned entities. When it comes to the protection of foreign investments, Susanne provides advice on the planning and implementation of investments as well as during the investment period. She also represents clients in investor-State arbitration proceedings and related domestic court proceedings. Susanne has many years of experience acting as party representative and as secretary/assistant to the arbitral tribunal in a large number of commercial arbitrations, including under the ICC, DIS, Swiss, LCIA, HKIAC and JCAA Rules as well as in >15 investor-State arbitrations under the ICSID Convention, UNCITRAL and SCC Rules. Susanne also regularly acts as an arbitrator.
In addition, Susanne has negotiated comprehensive third-party funding agreements for several domestic as well as international arbitration and litigation proceedings and can therefore draw on extensive practical experience in the evaluation of the commercial and legal funding terms as well as the day-to-day handling of funded arbitration and court proceedings.
Susanne joined CMS in 2014 and became partner in 2022.
