Profile Overview
Clarisse von Wunschheim specializes in international and cross-cultural dispute resolution, in particular international arbitration and commercial mediation and with a focus on the European and Chinese market. Her main areas of practice include general contract law, agency and distribution, sales, joint ventures as well as other forms of foreign investment. Clarisse has been involved as counsel, mediator, arbitrator, as well as secretary to high profile arbitral tribunals in a multitude of arbitration proceedings under various rules including the ICC Rules, SCAI, Uncitral Rules, ICSID, CIETAC, DIS, VIAC, etc. Clarisse von Wunschheim is the head of the China Desk and the co-head of the Dispute Resolution Practice Group.
CAREER
2018 Partner at Altenburger
2015 Of Counsel at Asiallians Attorneys, Beijing
2015 (until 2017) Partner at Hartmann Dreyer Attorneys-at-Law
2013 Accredited CEDR Mediator, London
2010 Founding Partner WunschARB Sàrl, Beijing / Fribourg
2010 Dr. iur. with predicate ‘summa cum laude’, Fribourg
2008 (until 2010) Associate at Jones Day, Beijing
2006 (until 2008) Associate at DLA Piper, Beijing
2004 Bar admission
2003 Junior Clerk at District Court of Zurich
2002 Junior Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich
2001 lic. Iur. with predicate ‘summa cum laude’, Fribourg