Profile - Dieter A. Hofmann

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Company

Walder Wyss Ltd
Seefeldstrasse 123
Zurich, Zürich 8034 Switzerland

Phone

+41 58 658 58 58

Member Bio

Dieter Hofmann heads the Litigation & Arbitration team of Walder Wyss Ltd, one of Switzerland's leading law firms.

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, joint venture/shareholders’ agreements, international contracts, engineering and construction projects, banking, finance and (re-)insurance, insolvency etc.

Dieter 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.

Born in 1965, Dieter studied law at Zurich University (lic. iur. 1991). He has worked as a District Court law clerk in Zurich and as an attorney with major law firms in Zurich and in London.

He is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practise throughout Switzerland. In 1999, he was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising).

Dieter speaks German, English and French.

Dieter is a past Chair of DRI International. He also a member of the Swiss and Zurich Bar Association, the IBA, the ABA SIL, LCIA, IADC and the AIJA.

Firm Information

Walder Wyss is one of the leading law firms in Switzerland. Clients include international corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, public companies, and family-owned companies, as well as public-law entities and individuals.

The Walder Wyss legal team includes roughly 150 lawyers and tax experts, all of whom are highly qualified multilingual professionals with international experience.

Walder Wyss began early to specialise in selected commercial sectors and we are now known for our profound knowledge of our clients’ specific businesses. Walder Wyss is active in national and international professional organisations.

Walder Wyss was established in 1972 in Zurich and has grown steadily since inception. Walder Wyss has offices in Zurich, Geneva, Basel, Berne, Lausanne and Lugano, in Switzerland.

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Practice Areas
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Director & Officers Liability
General Litigation
Insurance Law
International Law
Products Liability
Professional Liability

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