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Walder Wyss Ltd. Offices
SEEFELDSTRASSE 123
PO BOX 1236
8034 ZURICH
Switzerland
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lic iur Dieter Hofmann
Work Department
Litigation & Arbitration
Position
Partner
Career
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.
Dieter Hofmann has considerable experience in complex disputes arising from shareholders’ agreements, joint ventures, M&A, international contracts, engineering and construction projects, banking, finance, (re-)insurance, directors’ liability, insolvency etc.
Languages
Dieter Hofmann speaks German, English and French.
Memberships
Dieter Hofmann is Chair of the Zurich Bar’s Litigation Practice Group and has presented papers at international conferences and published on litigation and arbitration in Switzerland and abroad. In addition, he is a past Vice Chair of the American Bar Association Section of International Law’s International Litigation Committee and a past Chair of Dispute Resolution International (DRI).
Education
Dieter Hofmann 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. In 1994, he was admitted to the Zurich and Swiss Bar, and in 1999, he was also admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales (not practising).
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
Leveraging its six-office national network, ‘available, solution-oriented and very pragmatic’ Walder Wyss Ltd. is a notable figure on the landscape in the spheres of commercial and white-collar crime disputes, and notably in respect to injunctive relief matters. Practice head Dieter Hofmann primarily focuses on construction, joint venture, shareholders and post M&A disputes, while Micha Bühler is particularly active in the Zurich Commercial Court. Maurice Courvoisier’s expertise in engineering and construction matters is notable, with Rodolphe Gautier further bolstering the practice in the white-collar crime arena. Andrea Meier possesses considerable experience handling large-scale industrial and infrastructure matters.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
Active across a range of industry sectors including commodities, trading and pharma, the ‘agile, creative and strategic’ team at Walder Wyss Ltd. retains a strong market position in relation to construction, plant and equipment engineering disputes, with a practice that comprises a diverse array of sectors. Dieter Hofmann spearheads the practice, specialising in construction, joint venture, shareholders and post M&A disputes, while Micha Bühler maintains an active presence in the Zurich Commercial Court. Commercial and investment arbitrator Michael Feit further enhances the group’s expertise, alongside Andrea Meier and Diana Akikol, who often represent parties in disputes relating to large industrial and infrastructure projects.
Switzerland > Insolvency and corporate recovery
The team at Walder Wyss Ltd. have been actively involved in several high-profile bankruptcy and creditors’ composition cases that involve cross-border implications. The practice group advise big stake creditors or debtors, typically Swiss companies with the head company being subject to a US Chapter 11 proceeding. The team is co-led by Dominik Hohler, Dieter Hofmann, and Mark A. Reutter. Considered a ‘brilliant mind and strategic thinker’, Hohler advises national and international companies regarding their restructuring, financing, reorganisation measures and insolvency. Hofmann is an experienced litigator often handling cases concerning insolvency, directors’ liability, and shareholders’ agreements, whilst Reutter advises clients active in the IT field on insolvency and restructuring matters. Urs Schenker supports the team.
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- Insolvency and corporate recovery Switzerland
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