Geneva

Winston & Strawn’s Geneva, Switzerland, office is set on the banks of Lake Léman between the Alps and the Jura mountains. The Geneva office has a world-renowned international arbitration practice, which regularly handles the prosecution and defense of major claims before the International Chamber of Commerce, the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, the Zürich Chamber of Commerce, and other international arbitral forums throughout the world. Our lawyers also handle civil litigation in a variety of forums, including courts in the United States and elsewhere.

AmLaw’s 2009 “Arbitration Scorecard” of 100 major arbitration disputes listed Winston & Strawn among the top 10 law firms appearing as arbitration counsel in these disputes. The Legal 500 survey (Europe edition, 2006, 2007, and 2008) has recommended Winston & Strawn’s Geneva office as “highly professional” and cites it as having handled "some of the most substantial arbitrations" over the last several years. 

Attorneys in the Geneva office work closely with colleagues in the United States and Europe on the coordination of U.S. and international civil litigation matters, as well as transnational corporate, commercial, and finance matters.