Angelina is a triple-qualified arbitrator and counsel with over thirteen years of experience in international arbitration. Admitted to practice law in New York, England and Wales, and Switzerland, she has acted as presiding arbitrator, co-arbitrator, sole arbitrator, counsel and tribunal secretary in over 50 international arbitration proceedings, both ad hoc and institutional (e.g., ICC, LCIA, ICSID, Swiss Arbitration Centre, DIS, ICDR, CAS and UNCITRAL), governed by various procedural and substantive laws. She also has practice employing ADR techniques such as mediation and conciliation.
Educated and trained in both civil and common law jurisdictions, Angelina has a profound understanding and appreciation of both legal systems. She has broad experience acting in complex cross-border multi-jurisdictional proceedings concerning an array of commercial and investment matters, including disputes arising under large-scale engineering projects, manufacturing, delivery and sales agreements, shareholders agreements, and license and distribution contracts. Angelina’s areas of specialization include construction and sales law, general contract law, and private and public international law.
In 2003, Angelina graduated from Loyola University in Maryland with a B.B.A. in Accounting. She thereafter received a J.D. with distinction from Hofstra University School of Law in New York, where she was a Notes & Comments Editor of the Hofstra Law Review. After practicing several years in the field of international tax, in 2009, she received an LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) from The Graduate Institute (IHEID) and University of Geneva, graduating at the top of her class.
Before joining von Segesser Law Offices as Counsel, she was a Senior Associate at the leading Swiss law firm Schellenberg Wittmer, where she was a member of the firm’s dispute resolution practice group in Geneva and Zurich from 2009 until 2018. Angelina regularly speaks and publishes on international dispute resolution and is a lecturer in International Arbitration at the Université Catholique de Lille.
She has been recognized for her work as an arbitrator by Who’s Who Legal Switzerland and Who’s Who Legal Arbitration – Future Leader, and is included in Leaders’ League’s Listing of Best Arbitrators in Switzerland. According to Who’s Who Legal: "Angelina is one of the top arbitration lawyers in the Swiss market"; "She is an extremely efficient arbitrator with excellent legal knowledge and legal reasoning"; "She has a unique and refreshing perspective".
Partner
Attorney at Law
LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS)
Arbitration, Dispute Resolution
New York 2007
England & Wales 2012
Switzerland 2017
English, Italian, German
Phone +41 44 382 01 00
amp@vonsegesserlaw.com
von Segesser Law Offices Ltd
Mühlebachstrasse 173
CH-8008 Zurich
Switzerland
Phone +41 44 382 01 00
info@vonsegesserlaw.com