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Greg Lourie

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, advising clients in contentious and non-contentious matters and providing investment structuring advice to companies. Greg also sits as an arbitrator and has significant institutional experience from his tenure as the head of the ICA 3 case management team at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration. Experience: Acted as counsel 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 · Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

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About

Dr. Greg Lourie is Counsel in Schellenberg Wittmer's international arbitration group in Zurich, focusing on international commercial and investment arbitration and public international law. He also sits as an arbitrator and previously led the ICA 3 case management team at the Secretariat of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, supervising more than 400 arbitrations and advising governments, sovereign wealth funds and state-owned entities on issues including sovereign immunity, human rights, maritime delimitation and sanctions-related matters.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationInvestment ArbitrationPublic International Law

Office

Expertise

State & Government AdvisorySovereign Wealth FundsSanctions-related ArbitrationMaritime DelimitationHuman RightsInvestment StructuringICC Secretariat Case Management

Education

  • Dr. iur. (Ph.D.), Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (summa cum laude)
  • Second State Examination, Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt
  • First State Examination, University of Mainz

Admissions

  • Germany (Bar Admission, 2017)

Languages

EnglishGermanRussianFrench