Amélie Oppliger

Geneva Associate

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 an arbitration under ICC Rules for a major mining and metallurgy consortium with more than USD 500 million in dispute, with Swiss law applicable.
  • Counsel in a long-running ad hoc arbitration arising out of a dispute between a state-owned enterprise and a sovereign state in the oil sector, involving aspects of public international law.
  • Counsel in an arbitration under UNCITRAL Rules arising out of a dispute between a Canadian company and two mainland Chinese companies in relation to an unconventional gas project in China.
  • 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 copper concentrate trading, with Swiss law applicable.
Professional Affiliations
  • Ordre des avocats de Genève (Geneva Bar Association)
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) below 40