Laura focuses on dispute resolution. She specialises in both international arbitration and litigation. She also regularly advises clients in international commercial transactions.
Laura has extensive experience in contract disputes, with a particular emphasis on infrastructure and construction projects, sales, distribution, joint venture and shareholders agreements, as well as M&A transactions. Her expertise also covers technology-related disputes, including in relation to blockchain technology and smart contracts.
She has acted as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal secretary in numerous arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and administered. She also frequently represents parties in arbitration-related court proceedings, especially in setting aside proceedings before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court and recognition and enforcement proceedings.
Recognition
Arbitration Future Leader
Lexology Index, Arbitration, Non-Partners, 2025
Arbitration Future Leader
Who’s Who Legal, Non-Partners, 2024
Recent publications
Challenging Investment Treaty Awards in Switzerland: Mission (Almost) Impossible? A review of the Swiss Supreme Court decisions rendered over the period 2019-2024
MATTHIAS SCHERER, CATHERINE A. KUNZ, LAURA AZARIA
In: 42 ASA Bulletin 4/2024 (December)
Arbitration in Switzerland 2023
MATTHIAS SCHERER, LAURA AZARIA
In: IBA Arbitration Country Guide – Switzerland, October 2023 (20 pages)
Arbitration Tech Toolbox: Applicable Law, Choice of Courts and Enforcement Issues in Metaverse Disputes
JULIETTE ASSO (RICHARD), LAURA AZARIA, VAHID REZADOOST, PRAGYA CHOUDHARY, EMILY HAY AND PRATYUSH PANJWANI
In: Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 27 September 2023
Recent conferences
Ordre des Avocats Genève (ODA) - Qui? Quoi? Comment? - Tour d'horizon des bases en arbitrage pour les non-spécialistes
LAURA AZARIA, Role: Speaker
Geneva, 29 August 2024
Columbia University in International Arbitration association - Of courage in international arbitrational – revisited. How to overcome the current challenges to arbitration? - A Fireside Chat between Professor George Bermann and Michael Schneider, moderated by Dr. Silja Schaffstein
LAURA AZARIA, Role: Co-organiser
Geneva, 16 May 2023
CIDS, MetaverseLegal - Metaverse Dispute Resolution Colloquium - Online webinar
LAURA AZARIA, Role: Speaker
Online, 24 March 2023
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Current professional memberships
- Member of the Organizing Committee of the Tel Aviv Arbitration Week
- Member of the Executive Committee of Columbia Alumni in Arbitration
- Member of the Geneva Bar Association
- Member of the Swiss Federation of Lawyers
- Member of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Member of ASA below 40
- Member of ArbitralWomen
- Member of the International Law Association (ILA)
Career history
- Counsel, LALIVE, Geneva, 2022 – present
- Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2014 – 2021
- Research Assistant to Professor George Bermann, Columbia Law School, New York, 2013 – 2014
- Associate, Eversheds, Geneva, 2012 – 2013
- Trainee, Eversheds, Geneva, 2010 – 2012
Academic qualifications
- LLM, Columbia Law School (Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar), 2013 – 2014
- Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva, 2011
- Master of Laws in Economic Law, University of Geneva, 2010
- Bachelor of Laws, University of Geneva, 2009
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