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“Greg's deep knowledge of arbitration and ease at conveying complex concept in an accessible manner is impressive”

“He is well articulated and a natural speaker”

“He has great analytical skills and attention to detail”

“He is responsive, pragmatic and very engaged”

“He is calm, confident and easy to get along with”

“Greg has a solid legal background in international arbitration and public international law”

           
 
Greg Lourie
Zurich

Dr. Greg Lourie

Counsel

+41 44 215 3494

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Dr. Greg Lourie is a Counsel in Schellenberg Wittmer's international arbitration group in Zurich. His main areas of practice are international commercial and investment arbitration. He further specializes in public international law and advises clients in contentious and non-contentious matters.

Expertise

  Dispute Resolution   International Arbitration   Investment Protection & Investor-State Dispute Resolution   Sanctions Group
  Life Sciences   Blockchain-Technologies & FinTech   Energy

Experience

  • Has acted as counsel and arbitrator in commercial and investment arbitrations under the rules of the leading arbitral institutions, including ICC, ICSID, PCA, DIS, VIAC and WIPO, as well as in UNCITRAL ad hoc arbitrations.
  • Advised governments and state-owned entities, in particular sovereign wealth funds, on questions of public international law, including sovereign immunity, diplomatic and consular privileges and immunities, human rights and maritime delimitation.
  • Led the ICA3 case management team of the Secretariat of the ICC Court of International Arbitration and supervised in this capacity more than 400 arbitrations primarily in connection with the Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Benelux and Northern Europe.
  • Has extensive expertise in arbitrations involving sanctioned entities.

Career

Professional Experience
2025
Counsel at Schellenberg Wittmer
2022
Counsel at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration in Paris
2018
Associate with a leading international law firm in Paris
2017
Law Clerk at the Permanent Court of Arbitration, The Hague
2012
Law Clerk with a leading international law firm in Frankfurt am Main and Washington DC
Education and Admission
2017
Dr. iur. (Ph.D.), Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (summa cum laude)
2017
Bar Admission in Germany
2017
Second State Examination, Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt
2012
First State Examination, University of Mainz
Additional Professional Activities
  • Visiting Professor at the University of Torino
  • Lecturer in international arbitration and public international law at the Europa-Institute of the University of Saarbrücken
  • Involved in legal capacity building projects in Eastern Europe and Balkans
  • Former ICC YAF Representative for Europe and Russia (2021-2022)
  • Frequently publishes and speaks on topics of international arbitration and public international law
 

Recognitions

  • Recognized by Who is Who Legal 2024 as Thought Leader Global Elite in arbitration and separately as being among the most highly regarded arbitration practitioners in EMEA
  • Since 2022 recognized as Future Leader in Arbitration by Who is Who Legal
  • Doctoral thesis distinguished by the Baker McKenzie Award 2018

Languages

  • English
  • German
  • Russian
  • French
 

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