2016
Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
Louis Burrus
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Partner
Louis Burrus is a Partner in Schellenberg Wittmer’s Geneva office, where he co-heads the Dispute Resolution Group. He is dual-qualified in Switzerland and in England & Wales (Solicitor of the Senior Courts). Louis specializes in domestic and international commercial litigation, in particular in banking and financial disputes. He advises clients in cross-border multi-jurisdictional disputes and has extensive experience in conducting corporate internal investigations, including white-collar matters.
Expertise
Experience
- Lead counsel to a SIX-listed company in a post-transaction dispute further to the acquisition of a new subsidiary (price-adjustment mechanisms, enforcement of warranties, etc.)
- Acted for a European energy company in enforcing a several hundred million arbitration award (ICC, seat in NYC), including by way of an attachment order (worldwide enforcement case)
- Advising a major Swiss bank participating into the United States Department of Justice’s (DoJ) Program for Non-Prosecution Agreements or Non-Target Letters for Swiss banks (co-Project Manager role)
Career
Professional Experience
2014
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP in London
2010
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
2007
Junior associate at a business law firm in Geneva
Education and Admission
2016
Bar Admission in England & Wales (Solicitor of the Senior Courts)
2009
Bar Admission in Switzerland
2007
Certificate in International Business Transactions with Chinese Characteristics, Cornell-Bucerius Summer Law Institute in Suzhou, China
2007
Master of Law, University of Fribourg
Additional Professional Activities
- Board member of the Swiss LegalTech Association
- Member of several professional associations such as the Geneva Bar Association, the Swiss Bar Association, the Law Society of England & Wales and the American Bar Association
- Co-Editor of the Geneva Bar Associations main publication “Lettre du Conseil”