Gentium Law Group

Gentium Law Group Sàrl
Headquarters Fribourg, Switzerland
Major practice areas Arbitration, Litigation, Political Disputes
Date founded 2014
Founder Matthew Parish
Website
www.gentiumlaw.com

Gentium Law Group is an international arbitration law firm headquartered in Fribourg, Switzerland. Gentium Law is the creature of its Managing Partner, a well-known Geneva lawyer who has been named as one of the three hundred most influential people in Switzerland.[1]

Overview

Gentium Law Group was one of the first in a new breed of “boutique” arbitration law firms that involves teams of senior arbitration lawyers splitting away from large established law firms and forming their own smaller practices under new brands. Although the departure of Holman Fenwick’s team was known to be extraordinarily acrimonious, Gentium Law Group seems to have thrived while the Geneva office of the law firm from which it departed fared less well.[2]

Gentium Law Group is the first known international law firm to establish a presence in Iraqi Kurdistan.

In 2016, a leading arbitration expert, Tony Cole, joined Gentium Law Group to combine work as an arbitrator with his academic pursuits at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom.[3]

Notable clients & cases

Gentium Law Group is known for its uncompromising and ferocious combat on behalf of its clients, as well as its political caseload.

Gentium Law Group has been associated with a long-running campaign to root out corruption in the management of the World Intellectual Property Organization, an international organisation based in Geneva.[4] Indeed, its representative also spoke to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs of the US Congress on corruption and accountability in international organisations.[5]

Gentium Law Group is known to be one of a series of law firms specialising in investor-state arbitration, having acted for a Qatari investor in a banking investment dispute against the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.[6]

The firm is believed to act for the world’s most powerful sports personality Sheikh Ahmed Al-Sabah,[7] in connection with allegations of massive corruption levelled against his political opponent Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah, and their contest for the succession to the Kuwait Emiracy.[8]

Awards

Gentium Law Group was the first ever firm to be nominated as a Global Arbitration Review Top 100 Law Firm worldwide within the first year of its operation.[9]

Involvement with the United Nations

Gentium Law Group was reported as a principal supporter of the campaign for Vuk Jeremić, the former Serbian Foreign Minister and one of the youngest-ever candidates to stand as Secretary General of the United Nations, and succeeded in making him second overall in the 2016 race, coming just behind Antonio Guterres, the new Secretary General.[10]

Since the election of first-placed rival Antonio Guterres, Gentium Law Group has emerged as a key supporter of the 2016 Secretary General-elect.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "GENTIUM LAW GROUP SÀRL". The Legal 500.
  2. ↑ Harris, Joanne (2015-01-06). "Another arbitration boutique is born as HFW Geneva partner quits with team". The Lawyer.
  3. ↑ Yong, Lacey (2016-08-23). "Geneva boutique hires Australian arbitrator". Global Arbitration Review.
  4. ↑ Wild, Joff (2016-09-29). "WIPO staff council legal rep demands immediate removal of Gurry after distribution of misconduct report - UPDATE". iam Media.
  5. ↑ New, William (2016-02-22). "US Congressional Hearing On WIPO Accountability This Week".
  6. ↑ "CONC(AF/12/2)".
  7. ↑ "Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad AL-SABAH".
  8. ↑ Simson, Caroline (2016-09-23). "Kuwaiti Sheikh, Geneva Lawyers Targeted In Forgery Probe".
  9. ↑ "GAR 100 - 9th Edition". 2016-03-09.
  10. ↑ Ross, Alison (2016-07-21). "Gentium Law founder supports UN leadership bid".
  11. ↑ "UNSG news - Gentium Law Group".
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