M.A. HSG in Law, attorney at law and public notary, General Counsel
Core competencies:
- Financial market law (Switzerland & EU)
- Contract, labor and corporate law
- Data protection and fair trading law
- Legal strategies
- Litigation (civil, administrative and criminal proceedings)
- Management, leadership, corporate governance
Education and further training:
- Law studies, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
- Admitted to the bar, Canton of St. Gallen
- Further training: Leadership, change management, project management, artificial intelligence
Professional experience:
- 2007-today: Lecturer in business, commercial and financial market law
- 2009-2010: Employee in the legal department of the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority
- 2010-today: Founder and managing director of a law and notary firm (focus on corporate clients in CH, DE, AT, IT, NL)
- 2012-today: Member of the Board of Directors of various companies
- 2015-today: Permanent Counsel of various medium-sized companies
- 2023-2025: General Counsel and member of the Executive Board of one of the largest independent asset management companies in Switzerland (approx. 5 billion CHF in assets under management), Head of “Risk Management, Legal and Compliance”
- 2024-today: Trainer for executives of a well-known Swiss company
Voluntary commitment:
- Active on various association boards, currently as an assessor of a retirement & nursing home in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley
Language competencies:
DE, EN, FR, IT
M.A. HSG in Law, attorney at law, public notary, General Counsel
Core competencies:
-
Financial market law (Switzerland & EU)
- Contract, labor and corporate law
- Data protection and fair trading law
- Legal strategies
- Litigation (civil, administrative and criminal proceedings)
- Management, leadership, corporate governance
Education and further training:
- Law studies, University of St. Gallen (HSG)
- Admitted to the bar, Canton of St. Gallen
- Further training: Leadership, change management, project management, artificial intelligence
Professional experience:
- 2007-today: Lecturer in business, commercial and financial market law
- 2009-2010: Employee in the legal department of the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority
- 2010-today: Founder and managing director of a law and notary firm (focus on corporate clients in CH, DE, AT, IT, NL)
- 2012-today: Member of the Board of Directors of various companies
- 2015-today: Permanent Counsel of various medium-sized companies
- 2023-2025: General Counsel and member of the Executive Board of one of the largest independent asset management companies in Switzerland (approx. 5 billion CHF in assets under management), Head of “Risk Management, Legal and Compliance”
- 2024-today: Trainer for executives of a well-known Swiss company
Voluntary commitment:
- Active on various association boards, currently as an assessor of a retirement & nursing home in the St. Gallen Rhine Valley
Language competencies:
Native language German, fluent in English, French and Italian