Alexander Jolles
High Net Worth Guide 2023
Band 1 : Art and Cultural Property Law
Band 1
About
Provided by Alexander Jolles
Practice Areas
Private Wealth, Art and Entertainment, Dispute Resolution, International Arbitration
Career
2015 - Member of the Management Committee of Schellenberg Wittmer
2001 - Secretary General of the Claims Resolution Tribunal for Dormant Accounts in Switzerland
1998 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer
1991 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer
1989 - Foreign Associate at two law firms in the U.S.
Professional Memberships
• Regular publications in his fields of specialization
• Member of several leading international arbitration and professional organizations
• Guest lecturer on art law at advanced study program in applied art science organized by the Swiss Institute on Art Research in cooperation with the Zurich University of the Arts
• Serves on the board of the Swiss Association of Art Collectors and of various art foundations, such as the Alberto Giacometti Foundation, Emil Bührle Collection, Werner Coninx Foundation, Foundation Kamm Collection and the Hulda and Gustav Zumsteg Foundation
Experience
• Extensive experience in inheritance matters, estate and succession planning, complex trust and estate disputes, and in art law, including art-related litigation
• Serving both as arbitrator and as counsel to parties before arbitration tribunals, state courts, and regulatory authorities
Education
1988 - Bar Admission in Switzerland
1985 - lic. iur., University of Bern
Awards
European Legal Experts
Roster of International Arbitration
Who's Who Legal: The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers
Legal 500: Private clients
Chambers & Partners