German Arbitration Institute (DIS): Member directory

Current activity

Since 1982 attorney-at-law and Senior Partner in the law firm Schellenberg Wittmer, Zurich, Geneva, Zug

Professional focus

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International arbitration
contract and corporate law
joint ventures
sales, business purchases and contracts
distribution, franchising
competition
international trust and estate law

Areas of law

My career

1970 lic.iur., Law Faculty of the University of Zurich
1971-1972 Law Clerk at the District Court of Meilen, Canton of Zurich
1972 Admitted to the Bar of the Canton of Zurich admitted to practice in Switzerland
1973 Doctor of Law, Law Faculty of the University of Zurich
1973-1974 Associate with the law firm Pestalozzi & Gmür
1974-1975 Foreign Associate with the law firm Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam & Roberts, N.Y.
1975-1977 Associate with the law firm Pestalozzi & Gmür
1978-1982 Partner in the firm Pestalozzi & Gmür
1982 Founded the law firm Schellenberg, von Segesser & Ronca (today Schellenberg Wittmer)

Arbitration experience

Arbitrator in over 100 arbitral proceedings: Chairman: over 50 cases, among others ICC, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, LCIA, UNCITRAL, ECE, ICC, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, ad hoc; Sole Arbitrator: over 30 cases, among others Zurich Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL, ad hoc; Co-Arbitrator: over 20 cases, among others ICC, LCIA, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, UNCITRAL, ad hoc. Counsel in over 30 cases: i.a., UNCITRAL, ICC, LCIA, Zurich Chamber of Commerce, ad hoc. Issues covered in arbitral proceedings: Shipbuilding, construction business, power stations, hotel and leisure park; banking contracts; letters of credit; joint venture, cooperation agreements, exclusive distribution contracts, shareholder obligation contracts; exploration contracts; trade agreements for raw materials; estate disputes; patents and trade marks.

Publications

Author: Arbitrability in Trust and Estate Disputes, IAETL 1999
The Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland (co-author), 1998
Die nennwertlose Aktie, 1973

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