Elena Assenza
is a PhD Candidate in International and European Law at Bocconi University. She is also a Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at the University of Pisa within the EU horizon project “Rebalancing Disruptive Business in Multinational Corporations and Global Value Chains within a Democratic and Inclusive Citizenship Process” (rebalance).
Andrea Bonomi
is a Professor of Comparative Law and Private International Law at the University of Lausanne and co-editor of the Yearbook of Private International Law. He holds a law degree from the University of Padua, a PhD in Comparative Law from the University of Innsbruck, and a PhD in Private International Law from the University of Bologna.
Stéphane Brabant
is a Senior Partner at trinity International llp who specializes in mining law and business and human rights. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Business & Human Rights Project of the American Bar Association’s Center for Human Rights.
Boudewijn de Bruin
is a Professor at the University of Groningen and at the University of Gothenburg. His current work is on ethical and legal aspects of business, sustainability, and climate change. Recent publications include The Business of Liberty: Freedom and Information in Ethics, Politics, and Law (Oxford University Press, 2022).
Nicolas Bueno
is a Professor of International and European Law at UniDistance Suisse, with a PhD from the University of Lausanne. He has conducted postdoctoral research at Columbia Law School, the London School of Economics, and the University of Zurich (2018–2021).
Damiano Canapa
LL.M. (Bruges), LL.M. (Yale), is a Professor of Corporate Law and Competition Law at the University of Lausanne, and the Director of the Center for Business Law (cedidac).
is a junior associate at id est avocats, Lausanne. He holds a Master of Law degree, with a specialization in commercial law, jointly awarded by the Universities of Zurich and Lausanne.
Maria Izabel Cardozo
LL.M. (University of Lausanne), LL.M. (Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro), is an international corporate lawyer who developed her career in Brazil, Switzerland and Italy, having worked as Visiting Researcher at the University of Pavia. She advises on Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), dispute resolution and business and human rights matters.
Jean-Loup Chappelet
is a Professor Emeritus of the University of Lausanne. He taught for 25 years public management at the Swiss Graduate School of Public Administration (idheap) of the Faculty of Law, Criminal Justice and Public Administration.
Max Ebdon
is a research analyst at Chambers and Partners, London. He holds an ll.m. in Public International Law from the University of Groningen.
Jasmine Elliott
is a Research Fellow in Business and Human Rights at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. She recently finished her PhD in practical philosophy at the University of Gothenburg and holds degrees from King’s College London and Rice University.
Michel Jaccard
is a partner at id est avocats, Lausanne, Switzerland. He holds a PhD from the University of Lausanne, and an ll.m. from Columbia University. He practices in the area of technology and corporate law, in Switzerland and abroad, and also advises on governance and sustainability issues.
Izabela Jędrzejowska-Schiffauer
is an Assistant professor at the Faculty of Law and Administration at Adam Mickiewicz University.
Shaheeza Lalani
is the Executive Director of the ll.m. Programme at the University of Lausanne. She holds degrees from Queen’s University, the London School of Economics,
Fabian Lütz
is a Researcher and PhD Candidate at the University of Lausanne, and a Legal Officer at Equinet working on the project “Equality-proofing ai systems: Equality by Design, Deliberation and Oversight”. He worked as Legal Officer in the European Commission (Gender Equality Unit) between 2015 and 2020. He holds degrees from France (licence and maîtrise en droit), Germany (First and Second State Exam in Law) and Belgium (ll.m. European Law and Economic Analysis, College of Europe, Bruges, 2011).
Bernhard Maier
is a Partner at Signature Litigation, London, and a visiting professor of Cyberlaw at King’s College London. He is also a member of the UK Attorney General’s C Panel of Public International Law Counsel to the Crown.
Jan Minksztym
holds a Master in Law and Master in International Relations at Adam Mickiewicz University.
Daria Nagaivska
is a postdoc researcher at Aalto University School of Business. Prior to this, she was a Visiting Researcher at the Faculty of Law and Administration, Adam Mickiewicz University.
Isidore Ngueuleu
is a postdoctoral researcher at UniDistance Suisse, with a PhD in International Law from the University of Paris-Cité. Since 2018, he is the head of Africa Desk at the World Organisation Against Torture (omct).
Fernando Bruno Escobar Pacheco
is an international lawyer and accredited mediator who specializes in international and comparative law. He is the Director of Litigation at ppo Abogados, Bolivia.
Puspa Pokharel
is a PhD candidate at the University of Hong Kong and is a human rights lawyer from Nepal. She holds an ll.m. in International Human Rights from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law.
is an Assistant Professor of Intellectual Property and Competition Law at the Legal Studies Department of the Central European University (ceu). She received her PhD from the European University Institute.
Alice Bryk Silveira
is a PhD candidate at the University of Neuchâtel. She holds a Law Degree from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul, and a Master of Laws in International Human Rights Law from Tel Aviv University.
Morgane Ventura
is a public officer at the Swiss Ministry of Justice, as well as a lecturer at the University of Neuchâtel. She studied law at the University of Lausanne, and at the University of London (ll.m.). She received her doctorate from the University of Geneva.
Andreas R. Ziegler
LL.M. (European University Institute), is a Professor of International Law at the University of Lausanne. He is on the permanent roster of panelists for the World Trade Organization (wto) and regularly advises clients on investment, trade and enforcement issues.