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Martin Aebi

Martin Aebi

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About

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Practice Areas

Litigation and Arbitration, Intellectual Property, Real Estate

Career

Dr. Martin Aebi is an experienced dispute resolution practitioner who has acted as counsel in numerous large-scale cases (also involving states) before arbitral tribunals and state courts. Originally, Martin focused on intellectual property-related matters such as licensing and joint-development issues. However, over time, his experience has broadened to cover a wide range of business areas including construction, M&A and banking. He is ranked as one of Switzerland’s leading arbitration practitioners by all major international legal directories. In addition to his work as party representative, Martin also sits as an arbitrator.

University of St.Gallen (lic. iur., 1999), Swiss Bar Admission (2002), Associate at Lenz & Staehelin (2002), Columbia Law School (LL.M., Fulbright scholar, 2005), University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur., scholar of the Swiss National Science Foundation, 2005), Associate, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, London (2007-08), Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin (2011)

Professional Memberships

Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), International Council for Commercial Arbitration (ICCA), IBA Arbitration Committee, IBA Committee on Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law, International Trademark Association (INTA), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)

Chambers Review

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Chambers Global Guide

Arbitration Counsel - Switzerland

Band 4
Band 4

Individual Editorial

Martin Aebi is an experienced arbitration specialist with a strong market standing. He frequently assists with disputes arising in the energy and industrial sectors, advising an array of clients on contractual and construction arbitrations.

Strengths

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  • Martin Aebi has this encyclopaedic knowledge of Swiss law, so he can move very quickly and see where we need to go.

    Arbitration CounselChambers Global Guide
  • Martin Aebi is hard-working, analytical and legally strong.

    Arbitration CounselChambers Global Guide
  • Martin Aebi is a strategic and forward-thinking lawyer. He has an excellent legal mind and is very good with complex technical disputes, demonstrating a great understanding of these matters.

    Arbitration CounselChambers Global Guide
  • Martin Aebi is a very good lawyer with a lot of experience. I like him very much.

    Arbitration CounselChambers Global Guide

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