Dr iur Jodok Wicki > CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. Offices
Dreikönigstrasse 7
PO Box 8022 Zurich
Switzerland
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Dr iur Jodok Wicki
Work Department
Dispute Resolution.
Position
Partner
Career
Dr Jodok Wicki focuses on dispute resolution, litigation and international arbitration in commercial matters, such as contractual disputes (post M&A, joint ventures, banking, distribution, purchase and sale), responsibility claims (D&O, auditors), non-contractual claims (tort, product liability) and insurance matters (coverage and liability). He is listed on the panels of arbitrators of the ICC, HKIAC and PIAC.
Jodok Wicki graduated from University of Zurich in 1992 and was admitted to the bar in 1994. He has written his doctoral thesis on market making and price manipulation of own shares of listed stockbrokers (Market Making und Kurspflege kotierter eigener Aktien durch Effektenhändler). In 1996 and 1997 Jodok Wicki worked as a foreign associate with law firms in New York and in Sydney. He became partner in 2000.
Languages
German, English, French, Italian.
Memberships
Zurich Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association, ASA Swiss Arbitration Association, IADC – International Association of Defense Counsel.
Education
University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), Licentiate of Laws (magna cum laude) – 1992 / Bar Admission 1994 / University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland), Doctor of Laws – 2001 / certified Specialist of the Swiss Bar Association for Torts and Insurance Law – 2014.
Extracurricular
Carrer in Olympic sailing, with participation at the Olympic Games of 1988 and 1992.
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Insurance
(Leading partners)CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.’s insurance practice group advises clients on both contentious and non-contentious matters in the sector, often working with other departments within the firm to provide a comprehensive offering for multidisciplinary issues. Jodok Wicki heads the practice and is a standout specialist in the market with extensive experience in leading major litigation for insurance and reinsurance clients. Kaspar Landolt often advises Swiss and global financial institutions, insurers, asset managers, and others on a variety of insurance-related issues.
Switzerland > Dispute resolution: arbitration
While demonstrating particular capabilities in the construction remit, CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd. also maintains a broad practice that spans insurance, competition, real estate, and employment. The practice is jointly led by Zurich-based Philipp Dickenmann and Geneva-based Daniel Kinzer; other key contacts in the team include Niklaus Zaugg, who is notably well-versed in matters arising from the automotive, banking, and pharmaceutical sectors, and Olivier Carrard, who possesses a strong grounding in sports law. Pierre Ducret and Jodok Wicki are also recommended.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading partners Switzerland > Insurance
- Insurance Switzerland
- Dispute resolution: arbitration Switzerland
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
- Competition
- Dispute resolution: litigation
- Employment
- Insurance
- Private client
- Real estate
- TMT
- Banking and finance: Geneva
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate recovery
- Intellectual property
- Sports law
- Tax
- Banking and finance: Zurich
- Capital markets
- Dispute resolution: arbitration