Andreas Fankhauser

Current

Partner at gbf Gerspacher Bühlmann Fankhauser

Past

Senior associate and partner-designate at Schellenberg Wittmer
Sabbatical in Hong Kong at -
Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer

Judge at District Court of Zurich
Legal Secretary at District Court of Zurich
Trainee at District Court of Zurich
Paralegal and in-house lawyer at Rhenocast Ltd.

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Education

Court of Appeal of Zurich
Universität Zürich

Connections

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Industry

Law Practice

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Andreas Fankhauser’s Summary

I am a partner at gbf Gerspacher Bühlmann Fankhauser, a Swiss boutique law firm with a special focus on international business law.

My practice is devoted to providing advice and to the resolution of disputes concerning
- aviation and aerospace
- competition and trade
- corporate and commercial matters
- business crime.

Prior to founding my own law firm, I was an associate at a leading business law firm in Zurich, as well as a legal secretary and a judge in the District Court of Zurich.

I have been involved in a number of significant cases, including the DHL/Bashkirian Airlines' mid-air collision in July 2002.

I was admitted to the bar in 2000 and speak German, English and French.

Andreas Fankhauser’s Specialties:

A particular focus in my practice are European-Chinese business relations.

Andreas Fankhauser’s Experience

Partner

gbf Gerspacher Bühlmann Fankhauser

(Law Practice industry)

September 2007 — Present (2 years 3 months)

- Co-founded and developed own law firm, which has grown to six fee-earners;
- Dispute resolution and advice on aviation, competition and trade, corporate and commercial, and business crime matters;
- Advice to Chinese companies doing business with and investing in Europe;
- Advice to European companies doing business with and investing in China.
Senior associate and partner-designate

Schellenberg Wittmer

(Partnership; Law Practice industry)

2006 — 2007 (1 year )

- Co-counsel in high profile aviation-related litigations, including the 2002 DHL/Bashkirian Airlines' mid-air collision, the 2001 Crossair accident, and the loss of a 162 carat pink diamond en route from Geneva to South Africa in 2001;
- Counsel and co-counsel in other commercial litigations and arbitrations concerning international sales, transport, corporate liability and business crime;
- Regulatory and contractual advice to airlines and other aviation-industry clients;
- Advice to Swiss companies doing business with and investing in China.
Sabbatical in Hong Kong

-

(Law Practice industry)

2005 — 2006 (1 year )
Associate

Schellenberg Wittmer

(Partnership; Law Practice industry)

2001 — 2005 (4 years )

- Co-counsel in commercial litigations and arbitrations concerning aircraft accidents, product liability, transport, asset recovery, and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards;
- Legal secretary in arbitrations (institutional and ad hoc) and drafting of procedural orders and arbitral awards concerning M&A disputes and investments in emerging market countries.
Judge

District Court of Zurich

(Judiciary industry)

2000 — 2001 (1 year )

- Issued procedural orders, conducted hearings, facilitated settlements and delivered judgments;
- Diversity of commercial, civil and insolvency law matters, including attachment orders to freeze assets and the enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards.
Legal Secretary

District Court of Zurich

(Judiciary industry)

1998 — 2001 (3 years )

- Conducted extensive legal research and drafted procedural orders and judgments;
- Wide range of commercial, civil and insolvency law cases;
- Training of junior lawyers.
Trainee

District Court of Zurich

(Judiciary industry)

1997 — 1998 (1 year )

Conducted legal research and drafted judgments in criminal and civil cases.
Paralegal and in-house lawyer

Rhenocast Ltd.

(Machinery industry)

1992 — 1998 (6 years )

- Corporate and commercial transactions and dispute resolution;
- Human resources management.

Andreas Fankhauser’s Education

Court of Appeal of Zurich

Bar Admission , 2000
Universität Zürich

Bachelor and Master , Law , 1992 — 1997

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Andreas Fankhauser’s Groups:

Zurich Bar Association, Swiss Bar Association, International Bar Association, Swiss Association of Air and Space Law, European Air Law Association, Swiss Arbitration Association, Swiss Association of Tort and Insurance Law, Swiss-Chinese Chamber of Commerce, Swiss-Hong Kong Business Association, Swiss-Chinese Association, Chinese European Legal Association