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Elena Sevila spoke at the IV Encuentro CIIAM in Madrid at the session of the newly created Working Group on Private Clients and Family Business of the Centro Internacional e Iberoamericano de Arbitraje de Madrid (CIIAM). She co-chairs the group with Javier Robalino Orellana (Robalino).

Elena explained that the group responds to a long-standing gap in the market. Until now, there was no forum that brings together different jurisdictions and perspectives on the particular challenges of private clients and family businesses, a field where legal complexity meets family sensitivities and an increasingly international dimension.

Together with Elena Gutiérrez García de Cortázar (EG Arbitration) and Mariana Pereira (Orienta Legal), the panel discussed families and assets spread across several countries, generational succession and the role of family offices. The speakers made the case for arbitration in such disputes. It offers confidentiality, flexibility, specialist tribunals, swift interim relief and the option of prior mediation, and so protects not only family wealth but also family relationships.

Tamir Livschitz (Arbitration; Business Crime Defence), Elena Sevila (Arbitration) and Anja Vogt (Commercial Litigation) have been recognized in Lexology Index: Switzerland 2026.

Tamir Livschitz has been named Lawyer of the Year – Litigation at the LegalcommunityCH Awards 2026.

Tamir Livschitz spoke at the International Anti-Corruption Congress organized by ICC Mexico in Mexico City on 7 May 2026. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup approaching, Tamir joined Gregory Vega (Seltzer Caplan McMahon Vitek) and Brian R. Michael (Morrison Foerster) on the panel “The FIFA Corruption Scandal: Lessons Still Relevant?” The panelists discussed what this landmark international case still teaches and how it continues to shape compliance and anti-corruption practice today.

5Gambit Disputes was proud to be a Platinum Sponsor of the 6th Global Conference of the Co-Chairs’ Circle (CCC26), held in Zurich from 21 to 23 May 2026. Hosted by ASA below 40, the conference brought together young arbitration practitioners from around the world under the theme “Advocacy in International Arbitration: How to Be an Effective Advocate in a Brave New World.” The program opened with a keynote by Gary Born and included a full day of conference sessions, a gala dinner and a boat trip on Lake Zurich followed by a lakeside garden party.

Victoria Peng-Rue has joined our New York office as a partner. She comes to 5Gambit from Morgan, Lewis & Bockius and brings a decade of experience in high-stakes commercial, securities, antitrust and criminal matters. Victoria focuses on cross-border investigations and U.S. regulatory enforcement, representing clients before the Department of Justice, the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. She also handles complex civil litigation, including class actions and multidistrict litigation.

5Gambit Disputes is ranked for both Litigation and Arbitration in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026. Tamir Livschitz and Anja Vogt are individually recognized in both practice areas.

5Gambit Disputes is ranked for both Litigation and Arbitration in Chambers Europe 2026. Tamir Livschitz, Elena Sevila and Anja Vogt are individually ranked as arbitration counsel, and Tamir and Anja are also ranked for Litigation.

How can disputes involving Russia and the CIS still be resolved neutrally and efficiently in today’s geopolitical climate? That was the question at a session hosted by Dyakin, Gortsunyan & Partners (DGP) during Paris Arbitration Week on 25 March 2026, where Tamir Livschitz joined the panel “The New Dimensions of Neutrality and Efficiency in Arbitration in the Current Geopolitical Environment.”

In March 2026, the 5Gambit team briefly adjourned from disputes to a different kind of court. After fast rallies and sharp angles, the Challenge Cup went to its first champions, Anja Vogt and Cyril Schenker. In 2027, the tournament goes external, with teams from Homburger and Schellenberg Wittmer, two of Switzerland’s leading law firms, joining us on court. The title will be defended.

Anja Vogt is among the 30 women featured in InspiraLaw 2026, the first Swiss edition of LegalcommunityCH’s annual list of female role models who are shaping the legal market.

5Gambit Disputes is ranked in Arbitration and Litigation in the Chambers Global Guide 2026. Partners Tamir Livschitz, Anja Vogt and Elena Sevila are also individually recognized. View the Chambers profile

Eva Altmann has joined our Zurich office as a senior associate. A Swiss-qualified attorney, she practiced international arbitration at LALIVE before completing an LL.M. at the University of Cambridge. Her experience covers ICC, DIS and Swiss Rules arbitrations in energy, construction, post-M&A, intellectual property and pharmaceutical disputes.

Atila Stocker has joined 5Gambit as our first junior associate. From the outset, we have placed particular emphasis on developing talent internally, and his role reflects that commitment.

He brings experience in litigation, domestic and international arbitration, enforcement proceedings and financial regulatory law. We are delighted to welcome him to the team and support his continued development on the path to qualification.

Only three lawyers in Switzerland made the list: Lexology Index has named Anja Vogt a Global Elite Thought Leader in Commercial Litigation (Under 45, Partners).

Tamir Livschitz has been named among the 30 leading lawyers in the Swiss market for 2025 by Legalcommunity.ch.

Anja Vogt and Tamir Livschitz: Bis zum bitteren Ende? – Die (auftragsrechtlichen) Pflichten von Banken bei verweigerter Ausführung instruierter Transaktionen durch Drittverwahrungsstellen, SJZ 121/2025, p. 1035 et seq.

The article examines the duties of Swiss custodian banks when foreign sub-custodians refuse, on alleged sanctions grounds, to execute client transactions that the bank itself considers permissible. The authors argue that such a refusal does not release the bank from its obligations under mandate law: it must instruct the sub-custodian fully, escalate, and—as a last resort—enforce its rights in court. In their view, the bank can rely on subsequent impossibility (Art. 119 CO) or unreasonableness only in exceptional cases, not on the basis of cost, reputational or business-policy considerations.

At our summer party in August 2025, we had more than one reason to celebrate. Together with colleagues and friends, we marked two years of 5Gambit and our new office in New York, on the 83rd floor of One World Trade Center. From Zurich to the Manhattan skyline, we are proud of how far we have come in a short time. Thank you to everyone who has been part of the journey so far.

5Gambit Disputes was named Law Firm of the Year Litigation at the LegalcommunityCH Awards 2025. The award recognizes the firm’s experience in commercial and corporate disputes, including financial, post-M&A, white-collar, defamation and crypto-related litigation.

Cyril Schenker has joined our Zurich office as an associate. A Swiss-qualified attorney, he brings experience in litigation, financial regulation, insurance and tax law, gained in both private practice and the public sector.

We are delighted to welcome him to the team.

We like our cases complex and our literature even more so. 5Gambit was delighted to sponsor the exhibition James Joyce, Ulysses and the Law, featuring paintings by Aidan Hickey, at the Law Library of the University of Zurich from 15 April to 18 May 2025. It paid tribute to a novel that challenged norms, defied bans and kept courts and readers on their toes. Just the way we like it.

Eighteen months after its launch, 5Gambit Disputes is ranked for Arbitration in The Legal 500 EMEA 2025 and named a Firm to Watch for Litigation. Partners Tamir Livschitz and Anja Vogt are also individually recognized.

Excellence in dispute resolution is not a matter of size. 5Gambit has partnered with Harvey, the AI platform built for legal work, to give our team the speed and analytical reach once reserved for much larger firms. The technology does not replace legal judgment. It frees our lawyers to spend more of their time on what matters most: strategy, advocacy and our clients.

LegalcommunityCH’s MAG CH has published a feature on 5Gambit Disputes. In “Law as a chess game: the rise of 5Gambit Disputes,” Claudia La Via looks at how a Zurich-based boutique is redefining international dispute resolution, with insights from partners Tamir Livschitz and Anja Vogt.

Tomislav (Tom) Joksimovic has joined 5Gambit as a partner, a milestone in our international expansion. A U.S. lawyer with nearly 20 years of experience, Tom has handled high-stakes cross-border disputes spanning the United States, Switzerland, Europe, Asia and the Middle East. His practice focuses on government enforcement actions and complex civil litigation. With European roots and a U.S. practice, he strengthens our ability to serve clients across key markets.

Anja Vogt spoke at the Schulthess Forum Wirtschaftsstrafrecht 2024, one of Switzerland’s leading conferences on white-collar crime. The program brought together practitioners, prosecutors and in-house counsel to discuss current developments in criminal enforcement, sanctions, anti-money laundering and corruption.