2025 Emmanuel Gaillard Debate

The fourth Emmanuel Gaillard Debate was held on July 8th, 2025 in the framework of the 2025 Session of the Arbitration Academy. 

The debate on “Precedent in international arbitration: for whom do arbitrators write?” was between Professor Luca G. Radicati di Brozolo – Founding Partner, ArbLit (Milan) and Tenant of Fountain Court Chambers (London), and Michael E. Schneider – Senior Counsel and Founding Partner, LALIVE (Geneva).

The debate was introduced by Yas Banifatemi (Founding Partner, Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes), and was moderated by Marina Matousekova (Treasurer, Arbitration Academy) and Carine Dupeyron (Secretary General, Arbitration Academy).

The event was organized by Gaillard Banifatemi Shelbaya Disputes aboard the Diamant Bleu on the Seine and was followed by a two-hour cruise on the river.

A report on the Debate, including pictures of the event, has been published here.