Professor für Vertragsrecht, Privatrechtsvergleichung und Europäisches Privatrecht an der Universität Neuchâtel
Current activity
Professional focus
Banking and Finance
Construction/Engineering
M&A
Trade
Infrastructure and Transport
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements
Distribution and franchise
Areas of law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Private international law
International economic law
Licensing/Franchise law
Expert Determination
Sports law
Contract law
My career
- 2021 Vice-President of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- 2017 Fellow Chartered of Arbitrators (FCIArb)
- 2006 Prof. (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
- 2002 Dr iur (University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland) (summa cum laude)
- 2001-2006 Attorney-at-law in two major Swiss law firms (dispute resolution departments)
- 2000 LL.M. (Columbia Law School, New York)
- 1997 Bar exam (Switzerland)
Arbitration experience
Schiedsrichter (Vorsitzender, Einzelschiedsrichter und Parteischiedsrichter) und Gutachter in zahlreichen internationalen und nationalen Schiedsgerichtsfällen unter den Regeln der DIS, ICC, Swiss Rules, LCIA, SCC, UNCITRAL, TAS und ad hoc.
Publications
- Swiss Case Law in International Arbitration, 3rd revised edition, Geneva/Zurich/Basel 2019 (with Sabrina Pearson)
- Swiss Rules of International Arbitration - Commentary, Zurich/Basel/Geneva 2005 (with Tobias Zuberbühler and Philipp Habegger)
- Berner Kommentar: Das Obligationenrecht, Allgemeine Bestimmungen, Art. 1-18 OR mit allgemeiner Einleitung in das Schweizerische Obligationenrecht, Stämpfli Verlag AG, Bern 2018
- Contrats de droit suisse - Présentation systématique des contrats les plus importants en pratique, Bern 2021
- Swiss Contract Law in International Commercial Arbitration - A Commentary, Cambridge (to be published soon)
Languages
German
English
French
Italian
Spanish
Memberships
- DIS
- ASA (Vizepräsident)
- LCIA
