Christine Möhler

Counsel, Zurich

English

Christine specialises in both international commercial arbitration and litigation. Her primary areas of expertise include contract disputes in the energy and commodities sectors, as well as matters related to construction and financial services.

Christine acts as party representative and serves as arbitrator, drawing on experience in numerous ad hoc and institutional arbitration proceedings. She also advises and represents clients in arbitration-related state court proceedings, in particular the challenge of arbitral awards before the Swiss Supreme Court and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.

Christine regularly lectures and publishes in her fields of expertise. She has contributed to several leading commentaries on Swiss civil procedure and is a lecturer in the University of Zurich’s LL.M. program on international business law.

Recognition

Designated as a “Recommended” practitioner
Lexology Index, Arbitration 2026

Christine garnered praise for “her top-tier arbitration practice advising clients on disputes arising from the energy, construction and life sciences sectors.”
Who’s Who Legal, Arbitration 2024

Christine has been described as having “a deep knowledge of her area of specialisation” and being “smart, calm, professional and a pleasure to work with.”
Who’s Who Legal, Arbitration 2023

Recent publications

Commentary of Articles 219-234 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure
CHRISTINE MÖHLER
In: Regina E. Aebi-Müller/Christoph Müller (eds), Berner Kommentar zur Schweizerischen Zivilprozessordnung, 2nd ed., Bern 2026, with Laurent Killias

Schiedsvereinbarungen und Konsument:innen-/Arbeitnehmer:innenschutz
CHRISTINE MÖHLER
In: Hellwig Torggler/Friederike Schäfer/Venus Walentina Wong/Florian Mohs/Lukas Wedl (eds), Handbuch Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit, 3rd ed., Deutschland/Österreich/Schweiz 2024 (with Thomas Herbst and Daniel Widmann)

Swiss Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Favor of Investors Against the Czech Republic
CHRISTINE MÖHLER
In: Kluwer Arbitration Blog, 4 November 2024

Recent conferences

ASA / ZAV Fachgruppe Schiedsgerichtsrecht - Res Judicata in der internationalen Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit
CHRISTINE MöHLER, Role: Keynote Speaker
Zurich, 4 June 2018

25th Croatian Arbitration Days - Res judicata in international arbitration
CHRISTINE MöHLER, Role: Speaker
Zagreb, Croatia, 8 December 2017

International Scientific Conference on the Settlement of Consumer Disputes in the European Union - Settlement of consumer disputes in the practice of Switzerland
CHRISTINE MöHLER, Role: Speaker
Lublin, Poland, 27 November 2015

Counsel at LALIVE, Zurich, Switzerland, 2025 – present
Counsel at Pestalozzi, Zurich, Switzerland, 2021 – 2025
Senior Associate at Pestalozzi, Zurich, Switzerland, 2018 – 2021
Associate at Pestalozzi, Zurich, Switzerland, 2007 – 2017
Foreign Associate at Clayton Utz, Sydney, Australia, 2011
Adviser on International Legal Matters at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN, New York, USA, 2008
Law Clerk at the District Court of Zurich, Switzerland, 2003 – 2006

Academic qualifications

Doctor of Laws, University of Lucerne, Switzerland, 2014

Master of Laws, University of Zurich, Switzerland, 2003

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Practices

Arbitration - International Commercial
Arbitration - Investment Treaty
Commercial Litigation

Sectors

Construction & Infrastructure
Energy

Languages

English
German

Nationality

New Zealander
Swiss

Admission

Switzerland, 2006

Christine Möhler

Counsel, Zurich

Recognition

Recent publications

Recent conferences

Career history

Academic qualifications

Practices

Sectors

Languages

Nationality

Admission

Related News & Insights

Commentary of Articles 219-234 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure

Schiedsvereinbarungen und Konsument: innen-/Arbeitnehmer: innenschutz

Swiss Supreme Court Upholds Arbitral Award in Favor of Investors Against the Czech Republic

Lecture on International Civil Litigation

Commentary of Articles 348-352 of the Swiss Code of Civil Procedure