Florentin Weibel

Practice Areas

Florentin Weibel represents clients in proceedings before state courts, arbitral tribunals (ICC, Swiss Rules, DIS, ad hoc, etc.) and administrative bodies. Based on his previous experience as a corporate and M&A transaction lawyer, Florentin focuses on corporate, directors' liability and shareholder disputes and M&A-related proceedings, including crypto- and blockchain-related disputes. He acts as counsel, arbitrator and tribunal secretary. Florentin also regularly advises and represents directors, managers and employees in the context of internal investigations, FINMA enforcement proceedings and criminal matters, in particular regarding fiduciary and regulatory duties.

Career

• Associate with Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich, since 2021

• Legal employee and associate with Bär & Karrer AG, Zurich (2018-2021)

• Legal trainee at Regional Court in Biel/Bienne (2017-2018)

• Junior associate at law firm in Bern (2016-2017)

• Trainee with the Swiss Embassy in the Slovak Republic (2014)

Professional Memberships

• Member of the board of the Zurich Bar Association Below 40 Group

• Founding Member of the Zurich Crypto Arbitration Forum

Publications

• ASA Swiss Arbitration Association, Swiss Arbitration Ambassadors' event in Belgrade, Why is Switzerland a global arbitration hub – neutral, efficient, and arbitration-friendly, 23 May 2025.

• Schulthess Corporate Law Forum 2026, Key issues in the enforcement of shareholders' agreements, 27 January 2025.

• Cost-related Issues of Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration in Switzerland, in: Jus Mundi (Hrsg.), The Future of Swiss Arbitration, 2023 (together with Célia Huart/Eliane Fischer)

• Statutarische Schiedsklauseln – Echte Game Changer?, GesKR 1/2023, S. 34-47 (together with Roberto Dallafior)

• Ohne Vorschuss (k)ein Anwaltshonorar? – Überblick zur neusten Praxis betreffend die Entbindung vom Anwaltsgeheimnis, in: Bohnet/Chappuis/Schiller/Schumacher (Hrsg.), Gegenwart und Zukunft des Anwaltsverbandes, Festschrift zum 125. Jubiläum des Schweizerischen Anwaltsverbandes, Bern 2023, S. 429-452 (together with Benjamin Schumacher)

Personal

Languages: German, English, French, Russian

Education