Chelsey Baril

Legal Advisor, Head of the Operational Law Section @CERN

Geneva, CH

As a Legal Advisor at CERN, I provide legal support to the Organization in its procurement activities, involving daily interactions with internal and external parties of diverse professional and national backgrounds.In particular, I provide the following support: •Legal support for the establishment of invitations to tender, many of which are of strategic importance for the success of the Organization\'s scientific programme;•Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, including with suppliers of advance technology items; with contractors undertaking major Civil Engineering works on the CERN site; with industrial partners performing sophisticated R&D work for CERN; and with providers of financial and similar services, including to the Organization\'s Pension Fund;•Review and update the legal framework applicable to CERN’s procurement activities, including the general conditions of contracts; prepare templates for invitations to tender and contracts; and provide related in-house training in these areas;•Establish litigation strategies and defend CERN in legal disputes involving its suppliers, including in adjudication and arbitration proceedings. Liaise with external legal Counsel, where appropriate;•Advice and guidance on Data Protection/privacy matters arising in CERN’s procurement activities.

DePaul University College of Law

Doctor of Law (J.D.), International Business, Trade, and Human Rights Law

University of Michigan

Bachelors Degree French and Francophone Studies, Russian Language and Culture, Political Science

Comillas Pontifical University

LL.M degree, International and European Business Law