Charles Poncet is a Swiss lawyer based in Geneva (Switzerland) and specialises in international arbitration, commercial and contractual litigation, white-collar matters and media law.
In his arbitration practice, he is highly reputed as an international arbitrator, known for his thorough preparation and study of arbitration files when he sits as arbitrator and for his precise and pertinent questions during hearings.
He has been involved as arbitrator and/or counsel in more than 100 international arbitrations in investor-state and commercial disputes over 30 years.
Charles Poncet is a member of the Geneva Bar. He has a PhD in law from the University of Geneva and is a Master of Comparative Law (Georgetown Law School, 1973).
He is fluent in French, English, Italian and German. His Spanish is in progress.
He was a member of the Swiss Parliament from 1989 to 1995. He was re-elected in 2023 but chose to concentrate on his activities in the Geneva parliament instead
Having retired from CMS von Erlach Poncet at the end of 2016, he now practises as Poncet SARL. A list of his publications can be found at www.poncet.law.
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