Mr Daniele Favalli > VISCHER > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

The VISCHER insurance department advises insurance companies, brokers, and insured parties on coverage issues relating to financial lines, D&O, property and professional liability insurance policies. Notably, Daniele Favalli regularly represents parties in coverage litigation, and is retained by insurance companies to represent insured parties in covered disputes under the respective insurance policy. Other key contact Selim Keller specialises in reviewing insurance policies relating to financial lines.

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.

Spearheaded by Daniele Favalli, Christian Oetiker, and Gérald Virleux, the ‘excellent and pragmatic’ team at VISCHER possesses a strong grounding in construction, aviation, transportation, and insurance-related arbitration proceedings. Favalli is highly experienced on the commercial dispute side, Oetiker is well-versed in financial services, defence, and aviation mandates, and Virleux maintains a broad ranging practice that includes commercial and employment arbitrations.