Barbara Klett > Eversheds Sutherland AG > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
Eversheds Sutherland AG Offices
STADELHOFERSTRASSE 22
8001 ZURICH
Switzerland
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Barbara Klett
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Barbara Klett (LL.M.) is a Certified Specialist for torts and Insurance Law (SBA) with a wide experience in the insurance and transport sectors. Barbara provides legal advice, conducts litigation and acts as mediator in the areas of national and international commercial and contract law and international private law. Barbara’s practice areas are liability and insurance law, as well as Swiss and international logistics and transport law. Barbara is mediator of the Swiss Bar Association (SBA) and of the German lawyer academia (DAA).
Barbara established the national claim centre of the Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS) which she directed until 2002. Previously, she practiced law in the head office of the Berne Insurance (now Allianz Suisse) in the claim and underwriting department. Before joining Eversheds Sutherland, Barbara was partner at Kaufmann Rüedi Rechtsanwälte AG in Lucerne.
Barbara was member of the extra-parliamentary Railways Arbitration Commission (SKE) and expert auditor in the quality management system ISO 9001 of the international law firm network DIRO until 2015. In addition, she shaped the establishment of commercial mediation at the Swiss Chamber of Commercial Mediation (SCCM) of which she also was a board member. Barbara was mentor for CAS Mediation at the Lucerne University.
Position
Partner
Languages
German, Italian, French, English
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Transport
(Next Generation Partners)Specialising in the rail industry, Eversheds Sutherland AG utilises the expertise of its global network to support Swiss and international companies in commercial matters and public procurement projects. In Berne, Oliver Beldi, who has extensive expertise in corporate commercial matters, and Bruno Schoch, whose practice covers railway-related administrative law and regulatory affairs, co-head the team. Zurich Practice head Barbara Klett has a special focus on liability and insurance law, domestic and international logistics, and transport law. The team is supported by dispute resolution expert Peter Haas.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: litigation
Managing partner Peter Haas spearheads the Eversheds Sutherland AG litigation practice, contributing his extensive experience in liability law to the team. The practice covers a diverse scope of sectors, including insurance, international trade and telecoms, to name a few, utilising its international network to attract international and high-profile clients. Barbara Klett is another key member of the practice.
Lawyer Rankings
- Next Generation Partners Switzerland > Transport
- Transport Switzerland
- Dispute resolution: litigation Switzerland