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Dieter Hofmann

Partner · Walder Wyss Ltd.

SwitzerlandLitigation, International ArbitrationGerman, English, French

About

Partner at Walder Wyss Ltd., head of the Litigation & Arbitration team, focusing on complex, mainly international dispute resolution including court and arbitration proceedings, cross-border coordination and enforcement of foreign judgments and awards. He also sits as an arbitrator in international arbitrations and handles disputes arising from shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, M&A, banking, finance, insurance, construction and insolvency matters.

Practice areas

LitigationInternational ArbitrationCorporate / M&ABanking & FinanceInsurance & ReinsuranceConstructionInsolvency

Office

Expertise

Shareholders' agreementsJoint venturesMergers & acquisitions disputesInternational contractsEngineering & construction projectsBanking & finance disputesReinsurance/(re-)insurance mattersDirectors' liabilityInsolvency and corporate recoveryEnforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awardsArbitrator in international arbitrations

Education

  • University of Zurich (lic. iur., 1991)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Zurich and Swiss Bar (1994)
  • Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (1999) — not practising

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench