New Iran-Related Sanctions – Their Likely Swiss Side Effects – The Swiss-Iranian Humanitarian Trade Arrangement
Sandrine Giroud, Daniel Lucien Bühr, André Brunschweiler, Warren Martin, 2020LALIVE Blog, February 2020
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André Brunschweiler joined LALIVE in 2010. His main areas of practice are domestic and international litigation, including debt recovery and insolvency proceedings, corporate and commercial law, including international commercial contracts, and employment law.
During 2013/14 André Brunschweiler was seconded as Of Counsel to a leading Chinese business law firm in Beijing. Whilst in China, he mainly worked on cross-border corporate and M&A matters, including in- and outbound investments. In particular, he advised Chinese state-owned and private entities on their outbound investments into Switzerland, as well as foreign, mainly European clients in relation to their business activities in China, including on the establishment and review of joint ventures and other corporate structures. Back in Switzerland, he now also focuses on commercial litigation, including shareholders’ disputes, banking litigation, asset recovery and enforcement proceedings of foreign judgments and awards.
André Brunschweiler is vice-chair of the IPBA’s Cross-Border Investment Committee and is a member of the Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), the Swiss Bar Association (SAV) and LAWASIA.
Before joining LALIVE, André Brunschweiler worked as a trainee-lawyer with Schellenberg Wittmer in Zurich and Geneva (2006 – 2008) and as a law clerk at the District Court of Zurich (2008). Whilst studying law, he was employed as a paralegal with von der Crone Rechtsanwälte (2003 – 2005) and as a clerk at AXA Winterthur Insurance (2000 – 2002).
André Brunschweiler graduated in 2006 from the University of Zurich (lic.iur.; magna cum laude). He also studied law at the University François Rabelais of Tours (France).
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Noémie Raetzo, 2019In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 8th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2019
Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Switzerland: Cracking One of the World’s Safe Boxes
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Deborah Hondius, 2018New York State Bar Association – International Law Practicum, Vol. 31, Issue 2, 2018, pp. 82-86
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
Sandrine Giroud, André Brunschweiler, Noémie Raetzo, 2018In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 7th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2018
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2017In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 6th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2017
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2016In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Ed.), International Civil Procedure, 5th Edition., Juris Publishing Inc., 2016
International Joint Ventures: Switzerland
Jean-Paul Vulliéty, André Brunschweiler, 2016In: Dennis Campbell (Ed.), International Joint Ventures, 2nd Edition, Juris Publishing Inc., 2016
Attachment of Assets: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2016In: Lawrence W. Newman (Ed.), Attachment of Assets, JurisNet LLC, 2016
Technical and safety standards – impact on owners’ non-contractual liability
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2015International Law Office, Newsletter, 12 October 2015
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2014In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure Code, 3rd Ed., Juris Publishing Inc., 2014
Insight into the Swiss-Sino Free Trade Agreement – a path to new business opportunities
André Brunschweiler, Alexander Troller, 2014Jusletter, 16 June 2014
Introduction to special economic zones in China, illustrated by the Special Economic Development Zones of Horgos and Kashgar (Xinjiang province)
André Brunschweiler, 2014Jusletter, 16 June 2014
China: Tax incentives for investors in Horgos (Xinjiang province)/ Китай: Налоговые привилегии для инвесторов в Хоргосе (провинция Синьцзян)
André Brunschweiler, 201317 September 2013
Attachment of Assets: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013In: Lawrence W. Newman (Ed.), Attachment of Assets, Juris Publishing Inc., 2013
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2013In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Ed., 2013, Juris Publishing, Inc.,
Swiss Sanctions against Iran
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2013International Law Office, Newsletter, July 2013
Impact of embargoes on construction contracts - Swiss sanctions against Iran
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2013International Law Office, Newsletter, June 2013
Amendments extend warranty claim time limit and modify terms and conditions rules
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2013International Law Office, Newsletter, February 2013
Schweizer AGB-Recht im Umbruch
Ehle Bernd, André Brunschweiler, 2012Recht der Internationalen Wirtschaft, Betriebs-Berater International, 5/2012, pp. 262-271
Time limits for main contractor’s warranty claims against subcontractors
André Brunschweiler, Matthias Scherer, 2012International Law Office, Newsletter, November 2012
Failure to submit progress reports not fatal to compensation claim
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2012International Law Office, Newsletter, June 2012
Right to rescind: delayed and unfulfilled construction contracts
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2012International Law Office, Newsletter, March 2012
International Civil Procedure: Switzerland
André Brunschweiler, Sandrine Giroud, Catherine Anne Kunz, 2011In: Denis Campbell and Christian Campbell (Eds.), International Civil Procedure, 2nd Ed., 2011, Juris Publishing, Inc.
Owner's liability for ground conditions and duty of care towards contractor
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2011International Law Office, Newsletter, May 2011
Swiss Embargos and their Impact on Contracts Governed by Swiss Law Illustrated by the Swiss Sanctions against Iran
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2011Kluwer Arbitration Blog, April 2011
Remedies for contractor's refusal to repair defective works
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2011International Law Office, Newsletter, March 2011
Warranty claims extended for sale of goods; impact on construction contracts
Matthias Scherer, André Brunschweiler, 2011International Law Office, Newsletter, November 2011
Switzerland: What does the new domestic arbitration regime teach us?
André Brunschweiler, Domitille Baizeau, 2011Global Arbitration Review Journal, August 2011
WEKA Praxisseminar - Professionelle Vertragserstellung und -gestaltung
Webinar
27/10/2020 André Brunschweiler Speaker: Verträge sicher gestalten und verhandeln für Nicht-JuristenInter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
29th IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference – Technology, Business and Law – Global Perspectives
25/04/2019 Singapore André Brunschweiler Speaker: Preliminary Agreements and Precontractual LiabilityFor more information, see the programme.
Lucerne School of Business
MAS Economic Crime Investigation
23/03/2018 Lucerne, Switzerland André Brunschweiler SpeakerInter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
28th IPBA Annual Meeting and Conference – Fostering Seamless Cooperation in ASEAN and Beyond
14/03/2018 Manila, Philipipines André Brunschweiler Speaker: Shareholder Agreements and related disputes (Part II)For more information, see the programme
International Bar Association (IBA)
IBA Investing in Asia Conference
07/12/2017 New York André Brunschweiler Speaker: Risk mitigation – bulletproofing deals and learning lessons from the litigation battlefieldFor more information, see the programme.
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA) / Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
Asian-European M&A and Dispute Resolution Day on Corporate Acquisitions and Resulting Disputes
14/09/2017 Geneva André Brunschweiler SpeakerFor more information, see the site.
Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA)
27th Annual Meeting & Conference: Shareholder agreements and disputes
09/04/2017 Auckland, New Zealand André Brunschweiler Speaker: Cross-Border InvestmentFor more information, see the programme.
International Chamber of Commerce Austria (ICC Austria)
Deutsches + Schweizer Recht als Alternative in internationalen Verträgen (German and Swiss law as an alternative in international contracts)
20/10/2016 Vienna André Brunschweiler Speaker: Vor- und Nachteile für Anwender und Juristen in der täglichen Vertragspraxis (Overview of specific issues of Swiss law for legal practitioners)Inter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), 25th Annual Meeting & Conference
Cross Border Investment Committee (CBIC); State Owned Enterprises: Its Unique Features & Unique Challenges
09/05/2015 Hong Kong André Brunschweiler PanellistFor more information, see the programme.
LAWASIA
27th LAWASIA Conference
06/10/2014 Bangkok André Brunschweiler Speaker and panellist: “Corporate Securities & Investment” – Hot FDI Destinations of ASEAN Community 2015For more information, see the programme.
International Business Law Consortium (IBLC)
Annual General Meeting
21/09/2014 Barcelona André Brunschweiler Speaker and panellist : “Sanctions” – Compliance Issues for International BusinessesInter-Pacific Bar Association (IPBA), 24th Annual Meeting & Conference
Sustaining the Legal World: Gifts and Connections
11/05/2014 Vancouver André Brunschweiler Speaker and moderator: When do legitimate business development practices become crimes? Overview of anti-corruption laws in Switzerland and EuropeFor more information, see the programme.
