Dorothee Schramm is an independent arbitrator with 20+ years of arbitration experience who has been deciding complex commercial disputes around the world since 2011. A Swiss lawyer by qualification and former partner at Sidley Austin LLP, she has extensive experience with “translating” between the civil law and common law systems, having been part of a common law team for over a decade. Dorothee Schramm is one of few arbitrators who have hands-on advocacy experience in billion-dollar cases but are fully independent with few conflicts of interest.
While Dorothee Schramm’s experience spans many industries, she has particular interest in technology, engineering, energy and life sciences. As former Head of Europe of Sidley’s Global Life Sciences team and member of Sidley’s Technology Committee, her insights into the life sciences and technology industries go far beyond contract disputes.
Dorothee Schramm is recognized as a thought leader both globally and within Switzerland, and she helps further the development of international arbitration as a member of the Executive Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) and as the Vice-President of the Silicon Valley Arbitration & Mediation Centre (SVAMC). Dorothee Schramm is also a CEDR Accredited Mediator and accepts mandates as mock arbitrator.
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