Experience of
Dr Dorothee Schramm FCIArb

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between Bulgarian and Indian companies concerning the supply of vaccines.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration between Spanish and Swiss companies concerning the termination of a Swiss-law governed distribution agreement for an important drug due to the commercial effects of reference pricing in Spain.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration between two Swiss companies concerning the acquisition of pharmaceutical products under an Asset Purchase Agreement and the related transitional supply and/or distribution of products in various countries.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between German and Polish companies concerning technical defects and GMP non-compliance of a filling line for vaccination vials under a contract governed by Swiss law.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between an Egyptian distributor and a U.S. medtech company concerning the termination of a distribution agreement for medical robotic systems under Swiss law.

• Co-Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between a Chinese manufacturer and a CIS pharma company relating to the sale of medical glass vials under Swiss law.

• Successfully acting as counsel for a leading U.S. diagnostics company in a Boston-seated ad-hoc arbitration against a Swiss company concerning the termination of a distribution agreement under Massachusetts law and related competition law defence.

• Successfully acting as counsel for a leading global healthcare company in a Paris-seated ICC post-M&A arbitration in the aftermath of the sale of a pharmaceutical business.  The arbitration concerned earn-out obligations under a share purchase agreement under French law and an indemnity arising from litigation against a generic under the Canadian equivalent of the U.S. Hatch-Waxman Act.

• Other relevant experience includes Dorothee Schramm helping clients negotiate complex R&D collaboration agreements.

• Presiding Arbitrator in a DIFC-seated ICC arbitration between Spanish and UAE parties relating to a shareholder agreement under UAE law for the construction of a reverse osmosis desalination plant in the UAE.

• Presiding Arbitrator in a Cairo-seated ICC arbitration between Chinese, Spanish and U.S. parties regarding an EPC Contract under Egyptian law for the construction of a food storage facility.

• Co-Arbitrator in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration between Austrian company and UAE companies concerning consortium agreements under Swiss law relating to the construction of several water desalination plants in the UAE.

• Sole Arbitrator in an Geneva-seated ICC arbitration between Saudi Arabian and Turkish companies concerning payment claims arising out of several contracts for the construction of a combined cycle power plant under Swiss law.

• Presiding Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between Polish and Italian companies concerning technical defects and contract penalties arising from the sale of packaging machines under Polish law.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Vienna-seated ICC arbitration between German and Hungarian companies relating to the construction of two industrial filtration plants under German law.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration between a Turkish engineering company and a French architecture company regarding the construction of a food processing plant under Swiss law.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between German and Polish parties concerning technical defects of a manufacturing line under Swiss law.

• Co-Arbitrator in a Frankfurt-seated DIS arbitration between Chinese and German manufacturing and technology companies concerning a post-M&A dispute about a loss sharing clause under German law.

• Securing a €620 million arbitral award for a nuclear energy company and successfully defending against counterclaims of €120 million arising out of the cancellation of a nuclear power plant project under Bulgarian law. This work won the Sidley team The American Lawyer 2017 Award for “Global Dispute of the Year: Commercial Arbitration (Europe)”.

• Successfully representing a Turkish construction company against a Korean company in a London-seated ICC arbitration relating to claims for delays and cost overruns under a FIDIC EPC “Silver Book” contract under English law for the refurbishment of an oil refinery in Turkey.

• Successfully representing a Turkish construction company against a South-Eastern European state-owned entity in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration over a joint-venture agreement under Swiss law relating to the construction of a hydro power plant.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration between Saudi Arabian and Turkish companies concerning payment claims arising out of several contracts for the construction of a combined cycle power plant under Swiss law.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Zurich-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between Bosnian and Austrian parties relating to the supply of heavy fuel oil under Swiss law.

• Co-Arbitrator in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration between Eastern European petroleum companies concerning post-M&A claims under English law.

• Representing a Peruvian gas liquefaction plant in two New York-seated ICC arbitrations against a South American consortium operating a gas field concerning gas pricing and the re-exportation of LNG under a gas sales agreement governed by New York law.

• Securing a €620 million arbitral award for a nuclear energy company and successfully defending against counterclaims of €120 million arising out of the cancellation of a nuclear power plant project under Bulgarian law. This work won the Sidley team The American Lawyer 2017 Award for “Global Dispute of the Year: Commercial Arbitration (Europe)”.

• Successfully defending a leading multinational company in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration against a claim brought by a Cypriote company arising out of a Swiss-law contract for the manufacture and sale of the core equipment for a combined cycle power plant project in Russia.

• Representing a German energy company in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration against a Swiss company concerning a service agreement under Swiss law relating to a feasibility study for a nuclear power project.

• Successfully representing a Turkish construction company against a Korean company in a London-seated ICC arbitration relating to claims for delays and cost overruns under a FIDIC EPC “Silver Book” contract under English law for the refurbishment of an oil refinery in Turkey.

• Successfully representing a Turkish construction company against a South-Eastern European state-owned entity in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration over a joint-venture agreement under Swiss law relating to the construction of a hydro power plant.

• Further relevant experience is set out in the “Engineering” section.

• Sole Arbitrator in a consolidated Geneva-seated ICC arbitration between Romanian, Maltese and Greek companies concerning technical defects of steel coils produced for industrial purposes and sold under Maltese and Greek law.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Zurich-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between Swiss and Chilean companies concerning a parent guarantee under Swiss law relating to a sale of iron ore fines under English law.

• Securing as counsel a victory in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration relating to the breach of a supply agreement for raw materials used in aluminium production governed by Swiss law. After the client was awarded US$70 million, Dorothee Schramm successfully defended the award in setting aside proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court.

• Securing a US$275 million award for an aluminium company and successfully defending against over US$800 million in counterclaims in a Zurich-seated Swiss Rules arbitration concerning a barter agreement with an important State-owned entity for raw materials and aluminium end products. Amongst other issues, the dispute involved allegations of corruption and complex issues of Swiss, English, BVI and Russian law.

• Successfully representing a Swiss company against a Turkish company in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration concerning the purchase of steel under Swiss law.

• Acting as counsel in a Zurich-seated Swiss Rules arbitration relating to the privatization of, supply of raw materials to and purchase of end products from a large state-owned steel producer, with a multitude of contracts governed by Swiss, Slovak and Servian law.

• Representing the German organizer of a prestigious car racing series in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration against an Asian company concerning the termination of a major sponsoring agreement under German law based on technical and regulatory changes.

• Representing as lead counsel South African athletic World Champion and Olympic gold medalist Caster Semenya in high-profile setting aside proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court against the Court of Arbitration for Sport’s award upholding controversial regulations requiring certain female athletes to lower their natural testosterone levels through hormonal drug intervention (see the story here).

• Deciding a landmark disciplinary case sanctioning Azerbaijan’s former Rhythmic Gymnastics Head Coach, the acting Head Coach, another coach, and the Azerbaijan Gymnastics Federation for physical and psychological abuse against multiple gymnasts over many years, leading to published decisions on liability and sanctions.

• Deciding a disciplinary case concerning errors in composing panels and in judging international gymnastics competitions in Australia.

• Other relevant experience of Dorothee Schramm includes an international arbitration concerning a media rights agreement for a major sporting event.

• Presiding Arbitrator in a Vienna-seated VIAC arbitration between German and Bulgarian companies in the shipbuilding sector concerning a Share Purchase Agreement under Bulgarian law.

• Presiding Arbitrator in a Warsaw-seated ad-hoc arbitration in the real estate industry between Polish and Luxembourg companies concerning the sale of a business in Poland under Polish law.

• Emergency Arbitrator for a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration under New York law between U.S. and Chinese companies concerning an injunction against the release of a video game allegedly breaching U.S. copyright law.

• Emergency Arbitrator for a Zurich-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between Cyprus and Latvian companies concerning an anti-suit injunction to stop litigation in Latvia.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Geneva-seated Swiss Rules arbitration between U.S. and Swiss parties relating to a loan agreement under Swiss law that involved money laundering allegations.

• Sole Arbitrator in a Paris-seated ICC arbitration between Dutch and French companies relating to a partnership agreement under French law under which the partners jointly provided services for an academic system reform in an African country.

• Successfully representing a U.S. multinational grocery company in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration against a German home appliances manufacturing company concerning the termination of a cooperation agreement governed by Swiss law, including questions of performance and cease-and-desist orders.

• Successfully representing a U.A.E. company in a Zurich-seated ICC arbitration against a Swiss company concerning a compensation under a sales contract under English law for the sinking of a chartered vessel.

• Successfully representing an Israeli company in a Geneva-seated ICC arbitration against a Kenyan company regarding a joint-venture agreement under Swiss law relating to the wet lease of aircrafts and traffic rights for air cargo operations.