Insights of Dr Dorothee Schramm
Dorothee Schramm engages in regular exchanges about the further development and continuous improvement of international arbitration. She speaks and publishes frequently on international arbitration topics globally.
News
Here are some of Dorothee Schramm’s current news, plans and projects. Please also refer to her LinkedIn page for further news.
Inclusion in the SVAMC Tech List® of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals
Dorothee Schramm has been included in the List of the World’s Leading Technology Neutrals (the Tech List®) of the Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC). The Tech List® is peer-vetted and “limited to exceptionally qualified arbitrators and mediators known globally for their experience and skill in crafting business-practical legal solutions in the technology sector.”
CEDR Mediator Accreditation
Dorothee Schramm has achieved the Mediator Accreditation by the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), a leading institution specialised in the resolution of commercial disputes. While Dorothee Schramm continues to focus on her work as an arbitrator, the mediator accreditation recognizes an additional skillset that she puts at the parties’ disposal as an alternative to arbitration.
GAR Live: Decision Time (Hong Kong, 19 Oct 23)
Dorothee Schramm will be speaking on a panel at GAR Live: Hong Kong during Hong Kong Arbitration Week. The GAR Live event will take place on 19 October 2023 in Hong Kong. The speakers on the panel “The GAR Live Decision Time” will take the audience through particularly difficult conundrums and will discuss how the audience would have acted before reveiling how the story ended. More details and registration will follow.
Following a Black Swan: Around the World and Back (Perth, 9 Oct 2023)
Dorothee Schramm will be speaking at the International Arbitration Conference 2023 on 9 October 2023 in Perth that is jointly organised by the Australian Centre for International Commercial Arbitration (ACICA) and the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators Australia (CIArb Australia). The conference title is “Following a Black Swan – Transformative Thinking and What Comes Next for International Arbitration” and Dorothee Schramm will be speaking on the panel with the theme “Around the World and Back”. For more information and registration, please click here.
News Archive
Recent Presentations
Recent public speaking engagements of Dorothee Schramm since 2019 – further speaking engagements are available upon request.
Recent presentations
• Speaker, “150 Years of Swiss Arbitration: Quo Vadis in Asia?”, ASA Asia Chapter, Singapore, 31 August 2023
• Keynote Speaker, “International Arbitration in the Era of Disputes” , Swiss Arbitration Academy Graduation Ceremony, Bern, 23 June 2023
• Speaker, “Pandemie, Krieg und Inflation – Disruption im Schweizer Recht” [Pandemic, war and inflation – disruption under Swiss law], DIS Spring Conference: Störung, Veränderung und Neuordnung in globalen Lieferketten – Pandemie, Krieg und Inflation in Schiedsverfahren, Munich, 3 May 2023
• Moderator and speaker, “Protection of Trade Secrets and Other Confidential Information,” ASA Local Group Zurich and ZAV Fachgruppe Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, Zurich, 21 March 2023
• Speaker, “Pharma and Life Sciences Disputes” (patent arbitration / long-term collaboration agreements and dispute boards), 5th Schiefelbein Global Dispute Resolution Conference, Phoenix / Arizona, 13 January 2023
• Speaker, “Comparative Approach to International Public Policy,” 42nd ICC Institute of World Business Law Annual Conference: Navigating the New Contents of International Public Policy – Compliance in Environment and Human Rights, Paris, 6 December 2022
• Speaker, “Le rôle des institutions et associations d’arbitrage dans le paysage arbitral national,” Conference jointly organised by ASA, AFA and the Ordres des Avocats of Geneva and Paris, Le rayonnement d’une place d’arbitrage aujourd’hui et demain: Regards croisés et comparés franco-suisses, Geneva, 7 October 2022
• Speaker, “A Comparative Analysis of International Arbitration Jurisdictions (US and Europe),” Webinar of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Center (SVAMC) and Arbitration Ireland, 17 May 2022
• Host and speaker, “Resolving IP disputes in arbitration: a blessing or a curse?,” Sidley In-House Counsel Seminar Series, 9 December 2021
• Host and Speaker, “Drafting International Life Sciences Contracts to Avoid Common Disputes,” In-House Counsel Seminar Series, 24 June 2021
• Speaker, “Moving Case Management to the Next Level Thanks to Technology,” ICC Prague Arbitration Day 2021, 18 March 2021
• Speaker, “Third Parties in International Dispute Resolution,” St. Petersburg Pre-Moot Conference, 18 March 2021
• Speaker, “Third-Party Effects of Exclusive Licenses,” Young IMA Conference for the 12th Moscow Pre-Moot, 12 March 2021
• Speaker, “Reference Pricing and Commercial Contracts: What Pitfalls Are Lurking,” Sidley Life Sciences College, 24-25 February 2021
• Speaker, “Joinder of Parties – Insights and Experiences,” Webinar of the Swiss Arbitration Centre and the Swiss Arbitration Association, 11 February 2021
• Speaker, “Writing Enforceable International Contracts – How to Avoid Pitfalls, and How Your Contract is Like an Engine,” Online Workshop, EPFL Innovation Park, 9 June 2020
• Faculty Member, Virtual Advocacy Workshop by the Foundation for International Arbitration Advocacy (FIAA) for students of the Geneva MIDS program, 5-6 June 2020
• Organizer and speaker, “COVID-19 and Construction Contracts: Legal Protection for Turkish Contractors in International Projects,” Sidley webinar in cooperation with the Turkish Contractors Association, 20-21 May 2020
• Organizer and speaker, “Force Majeure in Supply Chains – Procedural Tools to Obtain Effective Relief,” inaugural webinar of the Swiss Arbitration Association and the Swiss Chamber’s Arbitration Institution ASA & SCAI Webinar Series, 14 May 2020
• Organizer and speaker, “When COVID-19 Forces Force Majeure: An Essential Webinar for Companies at All Stages of the Supply Chain,” 19 March 2020
• Speaker, “The Cost of R&D – Three Ways How Contracts Can Help Make the Wheel Go Round,” ctlegal Biannual Meeting, Copenhagen, 24 September 2019
• Speaker and moderator, “Bridging the Cultural Gap: Asia – Civil Law – Common Law,” Europa Institut/Swiss-American Chamber of Commerce, 4. Tagung zur Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit: Hot Topics [4th Conference on Arbitration: Hot Topics], Zurich, 29 August 2019
• Keynote speaker, “Cross-Examination: A Tour d’Horizon,” Cross-Examination Workshop jointly organised by ASA below 40, the Swiss Chambers’ Arbitration Institution (SCAI) and the Geneva Chamber of Commerce & Industry (CCIG), Geneva, 28 February 2019
• Speaker, “Arbitration of patent disputes,” WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center/Young ICCA, Geneva, 30 January 2019
• Speaker, “Beweis über technischen Sachverhalt im Schiedsverfahren,” [Evidence on technical facts in arbitration proceedings], Europa Institut/Licensing Executives Society, Beilegung von IP-Streitigkeiten durch Mediation und Schiedsverfahren [Resolution of IP Disputes through Mediation and Arbitration], Zurich, 23 January 2019
Recent Publications
Recent publications of Dorothee Schramm since 2018 – further publications are available upon request.
Recent publications
• Trends in International Arbitration: The Fallout from COVID-19, Pharmaceutical Technology Europe, July 2022 (with Tanya Landon)
• Statutory Arbitration Clauses of Swiss Companies, 39 ASA Bulletin 4/2021, pp. 778-790 (with Boris Catzeflis; article originally published in French in Plaidoyer 4/2021, pp. 34-38)
• The Growth of International Arbitration in the Life Sciences Sector, Pharmaceutical Executive, April 2021 (with Katie von der Weid)
• Conducting Clinical Trials With CROs: Three Common Risks, In Vivo, October 2020 (with Katie von der Weid)
• How to Obtain Effective Relief When a Global Pandemic Disrupts Your Supply Chain, In Vivo, May 2020 (with Katie von der Weid)
• International Arbitration Continues Apace Despite Pandemic, Law360, 28 April 2020 (with David Roney, Tai-Heng Cheng, Andrew Fox and Friven Yeoh)
• Coronavirus: what you need to know about force majeure, Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply, 23 March 2020 (with David Roney and Katie von der Weid)
• International IP Arbitration – A Blessing or a Bad Idea?, In Vivo, October 2019
• Contract Disputes Trends In Medtech: New Trends In Dispute Management To Save Time And Money, In Vivo, May 2019
• Conflict Management Strategies And Dispute Resolution Clauses – Ensuring Your International Contract Will Be Enforced, In Vivo, February 2019
• Review of the Recent Case Law of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, in: Christoph Müller et al. (ed.), New Developments in International Commercial Arbitration 2018, Stämpfli Editions, 2018, pp. 55-104
• Commentary on Article 4 Swiss Rules and Articles 16-20 & 22 ICC Rules, in Manuel Arroyo (ed.), Arbitration in Switzerland – The Practitioner’s Guide, Kluwer Law International, 2nd ed. 2018 and 1st ed. 2013 (Art. 22 with Kirstin Dodge)