About
Diana Akikol is a Partner at Walder Wyss Ltd. in Switzerland who represents clients in complex commercial arbitrations and regularly sits as an arbitrator (often as president), having acted in more than 65 arbitrations under various institutional rules and ad hoc/UNCITRAL proceedings. Her practice focuses on disputes arising from sales of goods, commodities and energy trading, M&A and shareholder/joint-venture matters, agency/licence/distribution and services/consultancy agreements (including in the pharmaceutical, industrial, military and telecommunications sectors), and construction and infrastructure warranty claims; she also serves as an ICC Court member for Switzerland and holds multiple roles in Swiss and international arbitration bodies.
Practice areas
Office
Expertise
Education
- Law degree, University of Fribourg (summa cum laude)
- Doctorate, University of Lucerne (summa cum laude)
Admissions
- Admitted to the bar (Switzerland), 2002 (ranked first of her class)