Baur Hürlimann - attorneys-at-law - Baden and Zurich

<body> <table align="center" border="0"> <tr valign="top"> <td> <table width="100%" border="0"> <tr valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" align="center" class="top"><span style="font-size:18px"><br> <strong><nobr>SCHUMACHER BAUR HÜRLIMANN<nobr>    </strong></span><strong>Attorneys-at-law</strong><br> <br></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="512" colspan="3" valign="top" class="sbh-s"><span class="sbh-t3"><br> Our Concept</span><br> <br> The legal system has grown so extensive and complex that the amount of new and amended regulations is beyond the scope of understanding of a single person. The wording of the statutes is often vague. Judicial precedent and literature are fluid, taking new lines which constantly need to be followed up and evaluated.</p> Cases frequently involve problems from different areas of law. This calls for specialization and at the same time for keeping a clear overview. To provide our clients with a complete service, we are both a team of specialists and generalists:</p> As SPECIALISTS, we each focus on our preferred fields, tracking and integrating the developments in precedent and literature. We maintain up-to-date documentation, keep in contact with law-school lecturers and persue basic research of aur own (publications, lectures, etc.)<br> <br> Conversely, we remain GENERALISTS so as to retain a general overview over the law and locate overlaps between the different areas of law.<br> <br> We work as a TEAM. In a case where problems of different areas are involved, these are handled by the particular specialists under the supervision of one coordinating partner. This concept ensures that our entire knowledge is constantly made available to the client.<br> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top" width="150" class="sbh-s"><span class="sbh-t2">Office Zürich</font></span><br> <br> Bahnhofplatz 9<br> Postfach 7676<br> CH-8023 Zürich<br> <br> +41 (0)1 218 77 77<br> mail@sbh-law.ch<br> <br> </td> <td valign="top" class="sbh-s"> </td> <td valign="top" width="150" class="sbh-s"><span class="sbh-t2">Office Baden</span> <br> <br> Oberstadtstrasse 7<br> <br> CH-5400 Baden<br> <br> +41 (0)56 200 07 07<br> mail@sbh-law.ch </td> </tr> <tr align="right" valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="top"><a href="#top" title="zurück zum anfang">top</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="512" colspan="3" valign="top" class="sbh-s"><p><span class="sbh-t3"><br> Fields of activity<br> </span><br> tax planning<br> Family and succession law<br> Company succession<br> Notarial services <br> <br> Contract law<br> Commercial and company law incl.<br> group law<br> Banking law<br> Mergers and acquisitions <br> <br> Thirdparty liability and insurance law<br> incl. Product liability<br> Labour and tenancy law<br> Distribution and licensing contracts<br> Media and telecommunication law<br> Competition and antitrust law<br> <br> <br> Construction and contracting law incl. industrial plants and equipment<br> Real estate law<br> Syndication law<br> Public construction law incl. area planning and environmental law<br> <br> Procurement law<br> International contract law<br> International law incl. EU law<br> Legal assistance in civil and<br> criminal matters<br> Reconstruction and insolvency law<br> Creditor arrangements<br> Industrial criminal law <br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr align="right" valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="top"><a href="#top" title="zurück zum anfang">top</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="512" colspan="3" valign="top" class="sbh-s"><span class="sbh-t3"><br> Services</span><br> <br>Schumacher Baur Hürlimann is a law firm located in Zurich (Switzerland). The firm has extensive experience working with international clients in a variety of fields, in particular the following:<br> <br> <strong>Construction Law<br> </strong><br> As recognized in international directories such as the "Legal 500" and "Global Counsel 3000", Schumacher Baur Hürlimann is the leading Swiss firm in this area of the law. Not only do our lawyers regularly assist international clients with the drafting of construction contracts and joint ventures, etc. under Swiss law, but they also provide legal support on a more long term basis, such as with construction projects or the dispute resolution mechanisms ( arbitration , ADR , etc.).<br> <br> Team: <a href="attorney/rainer-schumacher/rainer-schumacher.htm" title="rainer schumacher" target="_top">Prof. Dr. Schumacher</a>, <a href="attorney/roland-huerlimann/roland-huerlimann.htm" target="_top" title="roland huerlimann">Dr. Hürlimann</a>, <a href="attorney/thomas-siegenthaler/thomas-siegenthaler.htm" target="_top" title="thomas siegenthaler">Dr. Siegenthaler</a>, <a href="attorney/german-grueniger/german-grueniger.htm" target="_top" title="german grueniger">Dr. Grüniger</a>, <a href="attorney/johannes-zuppiger/johannes-zuppiger.htm" title="johannes zuppiger" target="_top">dip. Ing. Zuppiger</a> <br> <br> <strong>Arbitration<br> </strong><br> In the field of dispute resolution ( arbitration , litigation ), Schumacher Baur Hürlimann's lawyers are presently involved in several international arbitrations , be it as attorneys or as arbitrators. Most of these cases concern disputes in the construction and machine industries worldwide, including in Europe, Asia, Central America and the Middle East. Our success in this field has also earned us recommendations from "Global Counsel 3000." <br> <br> Arbitrators: <a href="attorney/roland-huerlimann/roland-huerlimann.htm" target="_top" title="roland huerlimann">Dr. Hürlimann</a>, <a href="attorney/lukas-handschin/lukas-handschin.htm" target="_top" title="lukas handschin">Prof. Dr. Lukas Handschin</a>, <a href="attorney/thomas-siegenthaler/thomas-siegenthaler.htm" target="_top" title="thomas siegenthaler">Dr. Siegenthaler</a> <br> <br> <strong>Sports Law<br> </strong><br> Several international sport federations have their seat in Switzerland. <a href="attorney/lukas-handschin/lukas-handschin.htm" target="_top" title="lukas handschin">Prof. Dr. Lukas Handschin</a> participates in Sport Arbitrations either in his capacity as an attorney or as an arbitrator. <br> <br> <strong>Technology</strong><br> <br> Schumacher Baur Hürlimann is frequently involved in the drafting of international contracts for the machine industry, especially where the contracts are to be governed by Swiss law. These include contracts for the sale of machines , cooperation , development , maintenance , and turn-key contracts. <br> <br> Team: <a href="attorney/roland-huerlimann/roland-huerlimann.htm" target="_top" title="roland huerlimann">Dr. Hürlimann</a>, <a href="attorney/thomas-siegenthaler/thomas-siegenthaler.htm" target="_top" title="thomas siegenthaler">Dr. Siegenthaler</a>, <a href="attorney/martin-werner/martin-werner.htm" target="_top" title="martin werner">Dr. Werner</a> <br> <br> <strong>Corporate Law<br> <br> </strong>Schumacher Baur Hürlimann's Corporate Law team assists international clients in a number of transactions as well as with the sale of shares or the establishment of branch offices in Switzerland. Dr. Baur specializes in the relevant aspects of Tax Law while Dr. Grüniger is our specialist in Competition Law . <br> <br> Team: <a href="attorney/lukas-handschin/lukas-handschin.htm" target="_top" title="lukas handschin">Prof. Dr. Lukas Handschin</a>, <a href="attorney/juerg-baur/juerg-baur.htm" title="jürg baur" target="_top">Dr. Baur</a>, <a href="attorney/erich-rueegg/erich-rueegg.htm" target="_top" title="erich rüegg">Dr. Rüegg</a>, <a href="attorney/martin-imthurn/martin-imthurn.htm" target="_top" title="martin imthurn">Dr. Imthurn</a>, <a href="attorney/christof-truniger/christof-truniger.htm" target="_top" title="christof-truniger">Dr. Truniger</a>, <a href="attorney/salvatore-patralia/salvatore-patralia.htm" target="_top" title="salvatore patralia">Dr. Petralia</a> <br> <br> <strong>Notary public<br> <br> </strong>According to Swiss law, both the formation of a corporation as well as a number of issues which arise in the management of a corporation require the assistance of a notary public. Our notary publics have long standing experience this field.<br> <br> Team: <a href="attorney/juerg-baur/juerg-baur.htm" title="jürg baur" target="_top">Dr. Baur</a>, <a href="attorney/erich-rueegg/erich-rueegg.htm" target="_top" title="erich rüegg">Dr. Rüegg</a>, <a href="attorney/thomas-ender/thomas-ender.htm" target="_top" title="thomas ender">Dr. Ender</a> <br> <br> <strong>Bankruptcy</strong><br> <br> Dr. Hunkeler, a member of several boards of creditors and inspection committees, leads Baur Hürlimann's bankruptcy team, which assists international clients when it comes to the enforcement of debts and the execution of foreign judgements against Swiss debtors. The lawyers of the bankruptcy team also assist with the restructuring of companies in financial difficulty. <br> <br> Team: <a href="attorney/daniel-hunkeler/daniel-hunkeler.htm" target="_top" title="daniel hunkeler">Dr. Hunkeler</a>, <a href="attorney/lukas-handschin/lukas-handschin.htm" target="_top" title="lukas handschin">Prof. Dr. Lukas Handschin</a>, <a href="attorney/patrick-middendorf/patrick-middendorf.htm" target="_top" title="patrick middendorf">Dr. Middendorf</a> <br> <br> <strong>Aviation law</strong><br> <br> Several airlines and ground handling companies rely on our advice with regard to issues such as user charges and ground handling at the Zurich Airport. <br><br> Team: <a href="attorney/roland-huerlimann/roland-huerlimann.htm" target="_top" title="roland huerlimann">Dr. Hürlimann</a>, <a href="attorney/thomas-siegenthaler/thomas-siegenthaler.htm" target="_top" title="thomas siegenthaler">Dr. Siegenthaler</a>, <a href="attorney/claudia-steiger/claudia-steiger.htm" target="_top" title="claudia steiger">C. Steiger</a><br><br> <br>Our lawyers strive not only to stay up to date on recent developments in these fields, but also to make their own contributions to the development of the law by means of publications in their respective areas of specialties.<br> <br> In addition, several of our attorneys have complemented their Swiss legal education with periods of study abroad, whether in the USA, the Netherlands, England, Canada, or Japan. As a result, they are more comfortable with foreign legal, traditional and cultural concepts. Our languages of correspondence with international clients are English and French.<br> <br> </td> </tr> <tr align="right" valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="top"><a href="#top" title="zurück zum anfang">top</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td width="512" colspan="3" valign="top" class="sbh-s"><span class="sbh-t3">attorneys<br> <br> </span> <span class="sbh-t2">Prof. Dr. iur. Rainer Schumacher, attorney-at-law </span><br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Contract law, Construction and contracting law, real estate law<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> Presentations at the congresses for Swiss construction and contracting law at the University of Fribourg<br> Member of the editing committee of the Swiss Journal on Construction Law<br> Comittee-member of the Swiss Society for construction law<br> University lecturer for "pratical drafting of contracts" at the University of Fribourg<br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Jürg Baur, attorney-at-law </span><br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Tax law, Company succession, Notarial servicest <span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Curriculum</span><br> District Court of Bremgarten (1975-1979)<br> Tax Court of the state of Aargau (1981-1984)<br> Tax administration of the state of Aargau (1981-1984)<br> attorney-at-law (since 1984) and notary public (since 1986) <p class="sbh-sbw"><span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Roland Hürlimann, attorney-at-law, LL.M. (Berkeley) </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Advising and litigation, in particular in the areas of commerce, industry and construction; Legal advising on project elaboration and execution; Joint ventures, industrial syndicates; Competition and antitrust law; Tort and insurance law; Domestic and international arbitration <span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Curriculum</span><br> Scientific collaborator with Prof. Gauch at the law school of the university of Fribourg<br> LL.M., University of California at Berkeley School of Law Associate with Lempres & Wulfsberg, San Francisco (1986/87)<br> Member of the editing committee of the Swiss Journal on Construction Law<br> Secretary general of the Swiss Society for construction law (since 1982)<br> General Secretary of the "International Association of Boalt Alumni, Berkeley"<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1986). <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Erich Rüegg, attorney-at-law , LL.M. (Chicago), M.B.A. (Chicago GSB) </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Domestic and international contract and business law; Construction law; European law; Tort law; Notarial services <span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Curriculum</span><br> Attorney-at-law and notary (since 1987)<br> LL.M., University of Chicago Law School (1990/91)<br> New York State Bar Exam (1991)<br> Member of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) (since 1992)<br> Co-Chairman (Chapter Zurich), International Law and Practice Section of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)<br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">lic. iur. Martin Imthurn, attorney-at-law </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Commercial and corporate law; Company succession; Contract law, in the areas of distribution and licensing ; Public and private construction law; Family and inheretance law; Commercial criminal law<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> Chair of the legal division of the administrative agency for construction in the Canton of Thurgau (1978 - 1983)<br> Delegate of the Red Cross (1983 - 1984)<br> Secretary of the administrative tribunal for construction permits of the Canton of Zurich (1985 - 1986)<br> Chair of an international industrial holding company (1986 - 1993) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Prof. Dr. iur. Lukas Handschin, attorney-at-law </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Commercial and corporate law ; Banking law; Competition law ; Reconstruction law; Labour law; Contract and tort law; Real estate law, acquisitions by non-Swiss nationals; Arbitration; Procurement law; Private construction law<br> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> Curriculum</span><br> Research associate to Prof. Karl Spiro, University of Basel School of Law (1986-1987)<br> Clerkship, district court of Zofingen (1987 - 1988)<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1989) Assistant professor at the University of Basel (since 1994)<br> Member of the advisory body of the Swiss<br> Society for Sports Law (since 1996)<br> Professor at the University of Basel, (1999)<br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Daniel Hunkeler, attorney-at-law, LL.M. (Miami)</span> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Bankruptcy law; Bankrupcy settlements ; Contract and corporate law ; Tort law; Competition and Antitrust law; Criminal business law<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> Clerkship, district court of Baden (1991–1992)<br> Schumacher Baur Hürlimann (since 1992)<br> Dr. iur. (1996)<br> LL.M. University of Miami (1998)<br> In charge of the Bankruptcy Law Department in the electronic publication organ "Jusletter"<br> Member of a panel of experts appointed by the Federal Justice Office in summer 2003 to examine the necessity for revising the composition proceedings according to articles 293 ss SchKG<br> Presently a member of different committees of creditors in Switzerland, including the following: Bankruptcy proceedings of the sport marketing companies ISL World Wide AG and ISMM AG Zug; Composition proceedings of SAirLines AG, Zurich, and Gretag Imaging Trading AG, Wettingen. <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Thomas Siegenthaler, attorney-at-law, M.Jur. (Oxford) </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Contract law, in particular contracts for the sale of goods in the fields of construction and machine industry ; Competition law; Procurement law; Tort law; European law<br> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> Curriculum</span><br> Law studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Ottawa<br> Clerkship, administrative court of the Canton of Aargau (1994/95)<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1995)<br> Magister Juris (M.Jur.) in European and Comparative Law, Oxford (1999)<br> Dr. iur (University of Fribourg; 2000) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Thomas Ender, attorney-at-law </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Contract law, in particular contracts for the sale of goods, construction law, labor law, and landlordtenant law; Commercial and corporate law; Tort and insurance law; Family and inheritance law; Real estate law; Notarial services<br> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> Curriculum</span><br> Research assistant to Professor Bernhard Schnyder at the University of Fribourg School of Law (1992 – 1995)<br> Clerkship, district court of Zurzach (1995)<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1997)<br> Notary public (since 2001) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. German Grüniger, attorney-at-law, LL.M. (NYU) </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Competition and antitrust law; Private and public construction law; Procurement law; Commercial and corporate law; Tort and insurance law<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> University of Fribourg, School of Law<br> Clerkship, district court of Zurzach (1995/96)<br> Schumacher Baur Hürlimann (since 1997)<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1998)<br> LL.M., New York University, School of Law (2001) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. oek. lic. iur. HSG Martin Werner, attorney-at-law </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Advising and litigation; Commercial and corporate law; Competition and antitrust law; Media and telecommunications ; Intellectual property law; Taxation<br> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> Curriculum</span><br> Studium an der Hochschule St. Gallen (bis 1983)<br> Wertpapier-Emissionsgeschäft in zwei Banken in Frankfurt am Main (1984 - 1991)<br> Anwaltskanzlei in Frankfurt am Main<br> (1991 - 1999) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">lic. iur. Salvatore Petralia, attorney-at-law </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Banking and securities law ; Investment funds ; Money Laundering Legislation; International contract and corporate law; Labor law; Commercial criminal law; Litigation<br> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> Curriculum</span><br> Internship (1990-1991) and Gerichtsschreiber (1991-1992), district court of Baden<br> Legal advisor to an insurance company, department of legal cost coverage (1992 – 1994)<br> Research assistant to Professor Dr. Anton Heini, University of Zurich, department of international private law (1994-1996)<br> Attorney-at-law at an international law firm in Zurich (1996 – 2001) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Christof Truniger, attorney-at-law. LL.M. (Durham) </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Commercial and company law; Domestic ontract law; International contract law; Mergers and acquisitions; Tourism law; Competition law; Sports law; Pension plans<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> Studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Zurich<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1995)<br> LL.M. in International and European Legal Studies, University of Durham, U.K. (1998) <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">lic. iur. Claudia Steiger, attorney-at-law and mediator SAV </span><span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Public law, in particular Construction and zoning law, Procurement liability, Labor law<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> Research assistant to Prof. B. Weber-Dürler, University of Zurich School of Law, department of public and administrative law (1994 – 1996)<br> Clerkship, District Court of Bülach (1997/1998)<br> Attorney-at-law (since 1999)<br> Examinator at the High School for Technology of Rapperswil, in the areas of zoning, environmental and public construction law <br> <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">lic. iur. Johannes Zuppiger, attorney-at-law</span> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> contract law, public and private construction law, public markets, domestic and international arbitration, mediation<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> trainee with an international law firm in Zürich specialising in business law (2000)<br> Schumacher Baur Hürlimann (since 2002) <br> <br> <span class="sbh-t2">Dr. iur. Patrick Middendorf, attorney-at-law </span> <span class="sbh-sb"><br> <br> Preferred fields of practice</span><br> Domestic and international contract and tort law, bankruptcy law, bankruptcy settlements, corporate law<br> <br> <span class="sbh-sb">Curriculum</span><br> Schumacher Baur Hürlimann (since 2004)<br> Doctorate at the University of Fribourg ("Nachwirkende Vertragspflichten", Diss. Freiburg 2002)<br> Scientific sojourn at the Max-Planck-Institut for Foreign and International Civil Law, Hamburg (Fall 2001)<br> Assistant to Prof. Dr. Peter Gauch at teh Institute for Civil and Commercial Law as well as for the Institute for Swiss and International Construction Law, University of Fribourg (1998-2001)<br> Studies at the Universities of Fribourg and Amsterdam, Licentiate in 1998<br> </td> </tr> <tr align="right" valign="middle"> <td colspan="3" class="top"><a href="#top" title="zurück zum anfang">top</a></td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> </table></body>