Dr Florian Mohs > Pestalozzi > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Pestalozzi
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008
Switzerland

Work Department

Litigation & Arbitration

Position

Member of the Litigation & Arbitration group in Zurich. Acts as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in court proceedings in Switzerland. Handles a wide range of commercial and corporate disputes, having broad experience in advising trading companies in commodities disputes, industrial companies in engineering and construction disputes, and pharmaceutical companies in licensing matters.

Career

First State Exam, Germany (2002). University of Basel (Dr. iur., 2006). Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand (LL.M., 2006). Junior Associate at Pestalozzi (2006). Swiss Bar Admission (2008). Associate at Pestalozzi (2008). Secondment as litigation counsel to a major international commodities trader (2008). Lecturer at University of Basel (2009). Partner at Pestalozzi (2016).

Languages

English, German.

Memberships

Swiss Bar Association, Zurich Bar Association, Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), International Association of Lawyers (UIA), German Swiss Association of Lawyers (DSJV).

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery

The team at Pestalozzi offers a wide range of insolvency-related services, including cross-border bankruptcy-related litigation, the recognition and enforcement of foreign bankruptcy proceedings, acting as administrators to recover significant assets of foreign debtors, criminal proceedings, large-scale asset recovery and supervision of bankruptcy administration for major creditors. The team is headed by Thomas Rohner, whose practice includes representing domestic and international clients in insolvency and enforcement matters, and Christophe Emonet, who has vast experience in asset recovery and cross-border bankruptcies. The team comprises of litigation and arbitration specialists Michael Kramer and Florian Mohs, and corporate law expert Christian Leuenberger.