Mrs Karin Graf > VISCHER > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
VISCHER Offices
SCHÜTZENGASSE 1
P.O. BOX
8021 Zurich
Switzerland
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Mrs Karin Graf
Work Department
Litigation & Arbitration, International Judicial Assistance, Restructuring & Insolvency
Position
Partner
Career
Karin Graf has extensive experience in handling complex national and international disputes and has been successfully representing her clients before national courts and arbitral tribunals for more than 20 years. Her focus is on corporate disputes, commercial trade, banking matters, insolvency related claims and matters of enforcement. In addition, Karin Graf regularly serves as arbitrator, primarily in international disputes regarding commodities, distribution, licencing and in corporate disputes.
Karin Graf studied at the University of St Gallen and was admitted to the bar in 2002. She worked for the District Court of Bulach (Zurich) at the beginning of her career and gained experience in three leading Swiss law firms before becoming a partner at her last firm in 2015. In 2003/2004, Karin Graf pursued her studies for a master degree (LL.M.) at Queen Mary College, London. For several years, Karin Graf was a lecturer for Civil Procedural Law and International Arbitration and currently acts as member of the board of the Zurich Bar Association.
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Italian
- Spanish
Memberships
- Member of the Board of the Zurich Bar Association
- Member of the Swiss Bar Association
- International Bar Association (IBA)
- Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
- Arbitral Women
- DRI Voice of the Defense Bar
Education
- LL.M. degree programme Queen Mary College, University of London (2004).
- University of St. Gallen (2000)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
Noted for being able to ‘handle large and complex cases’, VISCHER‘s arsenal of skills encompasses commercial lease disputes, aviation-related cases, and insurance litigation. The practice is jointly led by experienced commercial litigator Daniele Favalli, Thomas Weibel, who handles a plethora of cross-border financial services, defence, and aviation matters, and Gerald Virieux, who leverages his considerable experience in the recognition and enforcement of foreign court decisions alongside a variety of employment disputes. In Zurich, Karin Graf is retained by an array of private clients and corporations for assistance on banking, commercial, and insolvency disputes, while in Basel, Christian Oetiker has recently been engaged to handle complex pharmaceutical and medical devices litigation.