Since 2007 Attorney at law and partner with LANTER Attorneys & Tax Advisors, ZURICH, chairman, sole arbitrator, panel member and counsel in arbitration.
Current activity
Professional focus
Automotive Sector
Research and Development
Intellectual Property
Trademarks
Metals and Mining
Pharmaceuticals
Accountancy/Taxation
Distribution and franchise
Areas of law
Civil law
EU law
Commercial law
Insolvency law
Private international law
International economic law
Licensing/Franchise law
Patent and trademark law
Intellectual property law
Procedural law
Contract law
Competition and antitrust law
My career
- Experience: 1999-2007 Partner Hürlimann & Uhlmann, ZURICH
- 94-98 Attorney with Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law AG, ZURICH
- 93 Liedekerke, Wolters, Waelbroeck & Kirkpatrick, BRUSSELS (today Ashurst LLP)
- 91-92 Thurnherr von Meiss Blum & Partner, ZURICH
- 1990 Tomasi & Partner, PARIS
- 1986-1989 Riedener Buob & Schneider, RORSCHACH. Education: 1991 Dr. iur. HSG, ST. GALLEN, VERRY GOOD
- 1993 lic. spéc. européen ULB, BRUSSELS, DISTINCTION
- 1987 Bar Admission Switzerland.
Arbitration experience
4 x Chairman; 10 x Co-Arbitrator; 5 x Sole Arbitrator ICC, Swiss Rules. Counsel: 13 x ICC, Swiss Rules etc. Subject-matter of the arbitral proceedings: Automotive industry, corporate, pharma, agrochemistry, food, multimedia, development, permission, commercial launch, distribution, multi-party-distribution, patents, crash-simulations, metals and mining, defence industry, know-how, nondisclosure, licenses, taxes, competition law, Software, accountancy.
Publications
- Gedanken zum Vertriebsrecht, 2016 (thoughts on distribution law)
- Ratgeber für erfolgreiches Inkasso 2014 (collection proceeding)
- The impact of health issues on exclusive patent rights, 2008
- Brevets d'invention et biotechnologie, 2006
- Grenzziehung zwischen Immaterialgüter- und Kartellrecht, 2000
- Treuepflicht beim Stellenwechsel, 1999 (Business secrets)
- Der Euro, 1998 and various publications on business law.
- Agency and Distribution Contracts, Choice of Law and Arbitration in Europe, 2016
- Agentur- und Vertriebsvertragsbeendigung in der Schweiz, 2017
- Digitalisation in Distribution, Editorial, 2017
Languages
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- German (Mother tongue)
- English (fluent)
- French (fluent)
- Italian (reasonably proficient)
Memberships
- ASA
- AIPPI
- ALAI
- ArbAut
- BLC
- CCIS
- DIS
- IBA
- Ingres
- LCIA
- LIDC council member 1997-2011
- UAE
- SAV
- Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht e.V.
- ZAV.
Further informations
Advice and representation of industry; member of various associations and committees. Switzerland and EU: qualified knowledge of legal system; France, Germany, England and Turkey: extensive experience.