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Litigation

Switzerland

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Provided by Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny

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Dispute Resolution / International Arbitration / Restructuring and Insolvency / Financial Services / Insurance

Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny is a Partner in our Dispute Resolution Group in Zurich and a member of the firm's Management Committee. His main areas of practice are domestic and international commercial litigation and arbitration as well as pre-litigation strategic advice.

Experience

- Acts as counsel before Swiss courts and arbitral tribunals in a wide range of commercial disputes

- Special expertise in banking litigation, corporate law disputes (including liability of directors and officers) as well as the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, asset recovery and international legal assistance

- Successful representation of UBS AG before the Zurich Commercial Court and the Federal Supreme Court in a CHF 25 million lawsuit brought by a Swatch Group company for losses suffered with bond fund investments during the financial crisis

Languages Spoken

German / English / French

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Litigation - Switzerland

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Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny is well placed to assist with banking and financial disputes, with further activity in insurance litigation, insolvency disputes and antitrust work.

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Global Practice Guide
Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny
Benno Strub
Marcel Jakob
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Urs Hoffmann-Nowotny, Benno Strub, Marcel Jakob
Article • Oct 2025

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