Current activity

Founding partner at rothorn legal, specialized in international arbitration

Professional focus

Automotive Sector
Construction/Engineering
Biotechnology
Energy and power
Gas and Oil
Infrastructure and Transport
Pharmaceuticals
Transportation
Distribution and franchise

Areas of law

Adjudication/Dispute Boards
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Construction law
Common law
Commercial law
Contract law
Competition and antitrust law

My career

  • Founding partner, rothorn legal, November 2020 - present
  • Senior Litigation Expert, Bombardier Transportation, 2018-2020
  • Deputy Secretary General & Head of Case Management, German Arbitration Institute, 2016-2018
  • Counsel, Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich, 2009-2016
  • Associate, Shearman & Sterling, New York, 2005-2009

Arbitration experience

30+ domestic and international arbitrations as outside counsel and in-house attorney; administrative supervision as head of case management of hundreds of DIS-arbitrations and ADR proceedings. Numerous arbitrations as sole arbitrator, party-appointed arbitrator, and arbitral secretary.

Publications

Languages

German
English
French
Russian
Serbo-Croatian

Memberships

  • Swiss Arbitration Association, Board Member
  • German Arbitration Institute

Further informations

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