Stefanie Pfisterer

Partner. Stefanie Pfisterer specializes in dispute resolution. She has broad experience as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. Stefanie Pfisterer has been involved in more than 50 arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules. She is experienced in disputes arising, inter alia, out of M&A transactions, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, agency and distribution, and international sales contracts. She also frequently pursues enforcement, interim relief and/or annulment proceedings in relation to arbitral awards/arbitration proceedings. Furthermore, Stefanie Pfisterer represents clients in complex court proceedings in a broad range of matters, in particular in international and cross-border disputes. Contentious international trust and estate matters are her other areas of focus. In particular, she represents entrepreneurs, foundations, and international families in contentious trust and estate matters. Stefanie Pfisterer is Vice President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, a member of the board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen. · Homburger

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Partner at Homburger specialising in dispute resolution with broad experience as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration; she has been involved in more than 50 arbitration proceedings and handles disputes arising from M&A transactions, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, agency and distribution, and international sales contracts. She also pursues enforcement, interim relief and annulment proceedings, represents clients in complex cross-border court proceedings and contentious international trust and estate matters, and serves as Vice President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, is a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR and of the Swiss Arbitration Association board, and lectures at the University of St. Gallen.

Practice areas

International ArbitrationLitigationPrivate ClientsTrusts & EstatesESG / Sustainability

Office

Switzerland

Homburger · Partner. Stefanie Pfisterer specializes in dispute resolution. She has broad experience as counsel and arbitrator in international arbitration proceedings. Stefanie Pfisterer has been involved in more than 50 arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules. She is experienced in disputes arising, inter alia, out of M&A transactions, shareholder agreements, joint ventures, agency and distribution, and international sales contracts. She also frequently pursues enforcement, interim relief and/or annulment proceedings in relation to arbitral awards/arbitration proceedings. Furthermore, Stefanie Pfisterer represents clients in complex court proceedings in a broad range of matters, in particular in international and cross-border disputes. Contentious international trust and estate matters are her other areas of focus. In particular, she represents entrepreneurs, foundations, and international families in contentious trust and estate matters. Stefanie Pfisterer is Vice President of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, a member of the board of the Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen.

Switzerland

Expertise

M&A and shareholder disputesJoint venturesAgency & distribution disputesInternational sales contractsEnforcement, interim relief and annulment of awardsCross-border litigationContentious international trusts & estatesRepresentation of entrepreneurs, foundations and international families

Education

LL.M., Harvard Law School, 2012
Dr. iur., University of Zurich, summa cum laude, 2012
MLaw, University of Bern, summa cum laude, 2007

Admissions

Switzerland (qualified 2007)
New York (qualified 2013)

Languages

GermanEnglishFrench