Amélie Oppliger is a Swiss-qualified lawyer, specialising in international commercial and investment arbitration. She is active as counsel in a number of ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings conducted e.g. under the ICSID, ICC, SAC, SIAC and UNCITRAL Rules.
Prior to joining Peter & Kim, Amélie Oppliger has gained considerable experience working for a Trustee, as well as for Governmental and Non-Governmental Agencies.
She graduated with a Master in International Law from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva (2017) and a Bachelor in International Relations from the University of Geneva (2014).
Career details
- Associate, Peter & Kim, Geneva (2023 to Present)
- Junior Associate, Peter & Kim, Geneva (2019 to 2023)
- Administrative/Legal Assistant, Cone Marshall (Suisse) Trustee Sàrl, Geneva (2018 to 2019)
- Trainee, Amnesty International, Bern (2017 to 2018)
- Research Collaborator in Public International Law, Global Migration Centre, Geneva (2016)
- Trainee, Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs, Bern (2014)
- Official Representative of an NGO at the United Nations Office, Geneva (2012-2013)
Education details
- Certificate of Advanced Studies in Legal Professions, University of Geneva (2020)
- Upgrading Program in Law (Equivalent to Bachelor of Law), University of Geneva (2019)
- Master in International Law, Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva (2017)
- Bachelor in International Relations, University of Geneva (2014)
Experience
- Counsel in a dispute arising from the unlawful suspension of four Contracts for the supply of steam coal on sanctions-related grounds.
- Counsel in a dispute arising out of three Contracts of sale of NPK fertilizers between companies seated in Singapore and the Philippines.
- Counsel in a dispute arising out of a Contract for the sale of Sulphate of Potash Granular and in connection with sanctions.
- Counsel in a dispute arising out of the breach of a Settlement Agreement, with Swiss law applicable.
- Counsel in a dispute arising out of a commission/agency agreement for a major infrastructure project in the Kingdom of Arabia, with Swiss law applicable.
- Counsel for company organising an ATP tennis tournament in relation to a corporate liability claim against a manager under Swiss law.
- Counsel in a dispute arising out of the unrightful termination of a long-term electricity supply contract between a French electricity supplier and a German regional electricity company.
- Represented a Singaporean investor in ISDS proceedings against the People’s Republic of China.
- Represented a State-owned enterprise in a long-running ad hoc arbitration against a sovereign State in the oil sector, involving aspects of public international law.
- Represented a major mining and metallurgy consortium in an ICC arbitration with more than USD 500 million in dispute, under Swiss law, concerning the engineering and construction of a state of the art metallurgical facility.
- Assistant to the Tribunal in a LCIA arbitration concerning a dispute arising out of the interpretation of an insurance clause and the question of whether cover exists.
- Assistant to the Tribunal in an UNCITRAL arbitration concerning a dispute arising out of long-term agreement for the supply of gas.
- Assistant to the Tribunal in an arbitration under ICC Rules stemming from the production sharing agreement for oil and gas in the Asia-Pacific region.
- Assistant to the Tribunal in a commercial arbitration concerning cooper concentrate trading, with Swiss law applicable.
Professional Affiliations
- Ordre des avocats de Genève (Geneva Bar Association)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) below 40
Speaking Engagements
- ASAbelow40 Fall Seminar on 18 October 2024