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Professional focus

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  • Fields of law: Corporate and commercial law, copyright and design law,theater and art law, employment and transport law
  • Industries: Pharma.

Areas of law

My career

  • Research and teaching fellow at University of Basel (Prof. Th. Geiser) (1994-1995)
  • University Basel (lic.iur. 1995)
  • Research and teaching fellow at University of Basel (Prof. I. Schwenzer) (1996-1997)
  • Clerk at the regional court in Bienne (1998)
  • Columbia Law School New York (LL.M. 1998
  • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar)
  • University of Basel (Dr. iur. 2001)
  • Associate at Christen Rickli Partner, Basel (2000-2007)
  • Senior Associate at WENGER PLATTNER (2007-2011)
  • Partner at WENGER PLATTNER (2012-2014)
  • Partner at Walder Wyss (since 2014)

Arbitration experience

As arbitrator: Arbitrator or sole arbitrator in proceedings ICC Rules; as representative of a party: in proceedings ICC Rules and Swiss Rules and ad hoc-arbitrations; Object of the arbitrations:Purchase and delivery contracts, Distribution and licence Agreements, Joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions, contruction and civil Engineering and telecommunication

Publications

  • Handbuch Internationales Handels- und Wirtschaftsrecht: Dispute resolution planning (2015)
  • Handbücher für die Anwaltspraxis (HAP), Band V, 2nd Edition: § 24 Industrial accidents - namely environmental liability (2014)
  • Arbitration in Switzerland - The Practitioner&#039
  • s Guide, art. 34-37 Swiss Rules (2013)
  • Basel commentary on Swiss International private law (3rd Edition, Basel 2013, art. 43-58 and art. 186 SIPL)

Languages

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  • German
  • English
  • French
  • Italian

Memberships

  • Vice-president of the Basel Bar Association
  • Swiss Association for Arbitration (ASA
  • New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • International Bar Asscociation (IBA)

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