China Irwin

Counsel, Geneva

+41 58 105 2000

cirwin@lalive.law

China Irwin

China specialises in international arbitration, including both commercial and investment treaty arbitration, with a focus on complex disputes involving major construction projects, consortium and joint venture agreements, and issues arising in the transportation and energy sectors.

She has acted as counsel in numerous arbitration proceedings under various procedural rules, including the ICC Rules, LCIA Rules, Swiss Rules, and UNCITRAL Rules.

Recognition

Global Elite Thought Leader (Under 45) 2023 and 2024
Who’s Who Legal/Lexology Index 

China Irwin is highlighted as “an eloquent and highly skilled construction lawyer” with an excellent understanding of all aspects of construction law.
Who’s Who Legal, Future Leaders Non Partners in Construction, 2022

Listed among the leading construction lawyers 2019, 2020 & 2021
Who’s Who Legal, Future Leaders in Construction

Recent publications

Commentary on Article 45 of the Swiss Rules of International Arbitration
JOACHIM KNOLL, CHINA IRWIN
In: Tobias Zuberbühler, Christoph Müller, Philipp Habegger (Eds.), Swiss Rules of International Arbitration, Schulthess Verlag, Juris, 3rd ed. pp. 601-609, 2023,

The new FIDIC Green Book Short Form of Contract explained
SAM MOSS, CHINA IRWIN, LEA MURPHY
In: Lexology (online), 10 February 2022

Claims Procedure and Dispute Resolution under the Revised FIDIC Conditions
BERND EHLE, CHINA IRWIN
In: Construction Law International, Vol. 14, Issue 1, November 2019

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Recent conferences

IBA International Construction Projects Committee Working Weekend 2024
Innovation in the context of offshore windfarms and applicable construction laws
CHINA IRWIN, Panellist
28 April 2024

Official FIDIC Regional Contract Users’ Conference: Europe, Middle East and Africa
The FIDIC Green Book 2021 – helping you manage project risk with less resources
CHINA IRWIN, Panellist
Webinar, 11 May 2023

LALIVE / Geneva-Society
Lunch Talk: Introduction to Arbitration in Construction Disputes
BERND EHLE, CHINA IRWIN, Speaker
Webinar, 2 May 2023

Current professional memberships

  • Chair of the Editorial Board of Construction Law International, the quarterly magazine of the International Bar Association’s International Construction Projects Committee
  • Member of the Society of Construction Law
  • Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Member of ASA below 40

Career history

  • Counsel, LALIVE, Geneva, 2015 – present
  • Associate, Akin Gump, Geneva, 2011 – 2014

Academic qualifications

  • Juris Doctor, University of Virginia School of Law, 2010
  • Master in Global Business Law, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), 2010
  • BA, summa cum laude, Vanderbilt University, 2007
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Practices

  • Arbitration - International Commercial
  • Arbitration - Investment Treaty

Sectors

  • Construction & Infrastructure

Languages

  • English
  • French

Nationality

  • American

Admission

  • New York, 2011
“An eloquent and highly skilled construction lawyer” Who’s Who Legal, Future Leaders Non-partners in Construction, 2022

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