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Balz Gross

Partner. Balz Gross is the Head of Homburger’s Disputes (Litigation / Arbitration) practice. He advises clients on the international coordination of arbitral, state court and criminal proceedings covering multiple jurisdictions. He has extensive experience regarding all aspects of international arbitration (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, Swiss Rules, ad hoc, etc.) and complex litigation before Swiss state courts and authorities, including criminal proceedings and employment (compensation) related disputes. He has acted as party counsel in more than one hundred international arbitrations, in particular in proceedings relating to mergers and acquisitions, long-term supply contracts, distribution contracts and joint ventures. Balz Gross acts as counsel in large, mostly international proceedings before the state courts in all Swiss cantons, in particular the Commercial Courts, and represents foreign and Swiss clients in proceedings involving criminal law issues. Balz Gross is the Co-Head of the Employment and Executive Compensation Practice and has extensive experience in employment related disputes and employment aspects of transactions. · Homburger

SwitzerlandLitigation, International Arbitration

About

Partner at Homburger and Head of the firm's Disputes (Litigation / Arbitration) practice, with extensive experience in international arbitration (ICSID, ICC, LCIA, Swiss Rules, ad hoc) and complex litigation before Swiss state courts, including criminal and employment (compensation) disputes. Co-Head of the Employment and Executive Compensation practice; has acted as counsel in more than one hundred international arbitrations and advises on the international coordination of arbitral, state court and criminal proceedings covering multiple jurisdictions.

Practice areas

LitigationInternational ArbitrationEmploymentWhite Collar Crime

Office

Expertise

Mergers & AcquisitionsSupply and Distribution ContractsJoint VenturesEmployment & Executive CompensationCross-border Criminal Proceedings

Education

  • lic. iur., University of Zurich (summa cum laude, 1989)
  • Dr. iur., University of Zurich (1996)
  • LL.M., Harvard Law School (1995)

Admissions

  • Admitted to the Swiss bar, 1994