Kellerhals Carrard

Commercial law M&A Sports law Arbitration

Attorney at Law, of Counsel

About

His expertise lies primarily in corporate law, in particular in governance and financial matters, as well as in sports law. His extensive experience in this field has enabled him to teach these subjects at the University of Geneva and to write numerous publications on the subject. He is often called upon to act as a member of state or association authorities or as an arbitrator in disputes relating to these areas of law.

Henry Peter co-leads the Sustainability & ESG Desk of Kellerhals Carrard.

Since 2025: of Counsel, Kellerhals Carrard Lugano SA, Lugano

Since September 2017: Director of the Centre for Philanthropy at the University of Geneva

2017 – 2024: Partner, Kellerhals Carrard Lugano SA, Lugano

1988 – 2017: Partner, PSMLaw SA, Lugano

July 2006 – September 2017: Director of the Commercial Law Department of the Faculty of Law, University of Geneva

1998–2012: Director of the Master in Business Law (MBL) program, Universities of Geneva and Lausanne

Since October 1988: Lecturer, then associate professor (1997) and finally full professor (2004) at the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva

1984–1988: Associate, law and notary office of Dr. Carlo Sganzini, Lugano

French, Italian, English, German

Bar Association of the Canton of Ticino (OATi)

Swiss Bar Association (SBA)

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA); founder and head of the Italian Switzerland section (GASI)

1988: Doctorate from the Faculty of Law of the University of Geneva

1983–1984: Visiting scholar at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, USA

1983: Graduate diploma (DES) in commercial law, University of Geneva

1982–1983: Assistant in corporate law at the University of Geneva

1981: Admission to the Bar (first rank) of the Republic and Canton of Geneva

1979: lic. iur., University of Geneva