Leimgruber, Stefan

Dr.

Current activity

Partner, Schellenberg Wittmer (seit 2016)

Professional focus

Banking and Finance
M&A
Trade
Joint Ventures/Consortia/Shareholder Agreements
Pharmaceuticals
Telecommunications

Areas of law

Stock corporation law
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Banking law
Civil law
Corporate law
Commercial law
Insolvency law
Private international law
Sports law
Contract law

My career

  • Partner bei Schellenberg Wittmer (2016)
  • Dr. iur., Universität Luzern (2013)
  • Associate bei Schellenberg Wittmer (2007)
  • Anwaltspatent Schweiz (2006)
  • Juristischer Sekretär und stellvertretender Richter am Bezirksgericht Zürich (2003)
  • lic. iur., Universität Zürich (2002)

Arbitration experience

Parteivertreter und Schiedsrichter in internationalen Schiedsverfahren, ad hoc und institutionell, insbesondere in Post-M&A- und gesellschaftsrechtlichen Streitigkeiten sowie in Streitigkeiten in der Finanzindustrie (inkl. Crypto und FinTech) und im Zusammenhang mit Joint Ventures, Lizenz-, Kauf- und Vertriebsverträgen

Publications

  • Berner Kommentar, Internationale Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, Art. 176-194 IPRG sowie Art. 7 und 196 IPRG
  • Kommentierung Art. 91–96 (Gläubigerverzug / Obligee's default), Basler Kommentar, Obligationenrecht I
  • Die negative Feststellungsklage vor internationalen Schiedsgerichten mit Sitz in der Schweiz, Zürich 2014
  • Finding, Freezing and Attaching Assets – A Multi-Jurisdictional Handbook (Switzerland – Chapter 18)

Languages

German
English

Memberships

  • Schweizerischer und Zürcher Anwaltsverband (SAV/ZAV)
  • DIS
  • ASA
  • IBA
  • DRI

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