Maxi Scherer has over 20 years of experience in international arbitration in both civil and common law systems. She is admitted to the bar in Paris (France) and as a solicitor in England and Wales. Maxi has represented clients and served as arbitrator or legal expert in more than 140 commercial and investor-State arbitrations. Her arbitrations regularly involve States, concern multi-billion amounts in dispute and are conducted in English, French and German.
Regularly ranked by Who’s Who Legal, The Legal 500 etc. as a leading arbitration practitioner, she has been identified amongst the top 20 “Global Elite Thought Leaders” and described by peers as “one of the greatest and most complete arbitrators,” and “one of the very best in both commercial and investment arbitration proceedings.” She has received the 2023 GAR Award for “Best Prepared Arbitrator”.
Maxi is a Vice-President of the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Co-Chair of the IBA Subcommittee on Rules and Guidelines and holds many other public appointments and commissions of trust, including being a member of the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) and the Governing Board of the International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA).
Maxi is a tenured Professor of Law at Queen Mary, University of London, where she holds the Chair for International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law. She is the General Editor of the Kluwer Journal of International Arbitration and publishes extensively in the field.
In 2018, Maxi received the GAR Award for Best Speech or Lecture for her keynote on artificial intelligence and the transformation of decision-making.
Maxi Scherer has acted as arbitrator under the rules of all major arbitral institutions, including DIS, HKIAC, ICC, ICDR, LCIA, SCC, SIAC, Swiss Arbitration Centre and VIAC. A selection of cases is listed in the following sections.
Maxi Scherer is regularly appointed in investor-State arbitrations as co-arbitrator or presiding arbitrator. She is on the panel of arbitrators of the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID). A selection of cases is listed below.
Chambers Global ranks Maxi among the “Most in Demand International Arbitrators – Europe” and describes her as “excellent” and “very diplomatic and commanding,” adding that “she knows when to be strict and when to be more flexible.”
Maxi is also featured in Who's Who Legal: Arbitration as a leading practitioner and is named in the highest category of “Global Elite Thought Leaders.” She is described by peers as producing “stellar work and is very skilled in unpacking complex investment treaty issues,” “widely considered as a first-rate name in arbitration,” “one of the greatest and most complete arbitrators of her generation” and “one of the most sought-after currently practicing.”
She is a “brilliant scholar and lawyer” with “wide-ranging experience in both commercial and investment arbitrations.” She is also described as a "thought leader in the field of international arbitration," who stands out as "one of the very best in commercial and investment arbitration proceedings." She is also recognised for her "a brilliant legal mind" and described as "one of the most prominent arbitration scholars in Europe" and "excellent academic and arbitrator."
Maxi is also recognised by The Best Lawyers in the United Kingdom since 2020 for her work in international arbitration.
Empirical Research on the Alleged Invalidity of Arbitration Agreements: Success Rates and Applicable Law in Setting Aside and Enforcement Proceedings
Consolidation, Joinder and Intervention in International Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis of Contemporary Approaches
Paris; England and Wales (Solicitor)
English, French, German
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