Dieter Hofmann
Partner
| Firm: | | Walder Wyss |
| Address: | Seefeldstrasse 123
P.O. Box 1236
Zurich 8034
Switzerland |
| Phone: | +41 44 498 96 90 |
| Fax: | +41 44 498 98 99 |
| Email: | Send an Email |
| Local Time: | Wed. 11:06 |
| Web site: | Direct Page |
Profile
Dieter Hofmann heads the Litigation & Arbitration Team. His primary focus is dispute resolution in complex, mainly international cases, ranging from pre-litigation advice, representation of clients in court and in arbitration proceedings, coordination in cases involving multiple jurisdictions, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards and international legal assistance. He also sits as arbitrator in international arbitrations. He has considerable experience in complex disputes arising from directors’ liability, shareholders’ agreements, international contracts, engineering and construction projects, banking, finance and insurance, insolvency etc. He is Chair of the Zurich Bar’s Litigation Practice Group and has presented papers at major international conferences and published on litigation and arbitration in Switzerland and abroad.
Languages: Dieter Hofmann speaks German, English and French.
Birth Information: Born in 1965.
Joined the Law Firm in: 1999
Areas of Practice
- Arbitration
- Energy & Infrastructure
- Financial Services
- Healthcare & Life Science
- Insolvency & Restructuring
- Insurance
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
He is Chair of the Zurich Bar's Litigation Practice Group and has presented papers at major international conferences and published on litigation and arbitration in Switzerland and abroad.
Professional Associations
- American Bar AssociationLaw Society, England and Wales
Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
Swiss Association of Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, Zurich European Law Institute, Institute of Civil Procedural Law (Zurich), International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), DRI Europe
Publications
„Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Switzerland” Dieter Hofmann [co-author] in: "Getting the Deal Through" London 2012, pp. 127–132
“IBA Rules of Evidence – Commentary on the IBA Rules on the Taking of Evidence in International” Dieter Hofmann [co-author] Zurich 2012
“Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Switzerland” Dieter Hofmann [co-author] in: "Getting the Deal Through" London 2011, pp. 120–125
“Product Liability: Switzerland” Dieter Hofmann [co-author] in: "Getting the Deal Through" London 2011, pp. 173–178
Newsletter 98: Jurisdiction Clauses in Light of the Revised Lugano Convention and the New Swiss Code of Civil Procedure by Dieter Hofmann, June 2011
Kommentar zu Art. 5 und Art. 38-52 des Lugano-Übereinkommens (Commentary on Art. 5 and Art. 38-52 of the Lugano Convention on Jurisdiction and the Recognition and Enforcement in Civil and Commercial Matters) Dieter Hofmann [co-author] in: "Basler Kommentar zum Lugano-Übereinkommen" Basel 2011
Newsletter 95: New Landscape of Civil Procedure in Switzerland as of 1 January 2011 by Dieter Hofmann November 2010
“Kommentar zu Art. 257 der Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung ('Rechtsschutz in klaren Fällen')” (Commentary on Art. 257 of the Swiss Civil Procedure Code ('Legal Remedy in Clear Cases')) by Dieter Hofmann in: "Basler Kommentar zur Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung" Basel 2010
„Product Liability: Switzerland” by Dieter Hofmann in: "Getting the Deal Through" London 2010
“The International Commercial Arbitration Court (ICAC) at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation” Dieter Hofmann [co-author] in: "Institutional Arbitration – Tasks and Powers of different Arbitration Institutions" Zurich 2009, pp. 192–215
"Product Liability: Switzerland", in: "The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Product Liability 2008" [co-author].
"Product Liability: Switzerland", in: "Getting the Deal Through", 2008 [co-author].
"Arbitration Clauses Proposed by the EU Commission in Antitrust and Merger Procedures
- Current Approach and Deficiencies" in: "Practical Aspects of Arbitrating EC Competition Law", Zurich 2007 [co-author].
Professional Activities and Experience
He has worked as a District Court law clerk in Zurich and as an attorney with major law firms in Zurich and in London. In 1999, he was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising).
Bar Admission
He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practise throughout Switzerland.
Education
Dieter Hofmann studied law at Zurich University (lic. iur.1991).