Thomas Legler
Partner
Attorney at law, Dr. iur., FCIArb
Cours de Rive 13
1204 Genf
Schweiz
T +41 22 999 96 00
thomas.legler@pestalozzilaw.com
Thomas Legler ist Partner und Mitglied der Fachgruppe IP & TMT sowie Litigation & Arbitration in Genf. Seine Tätigkeit konzentriert sich auf die Vertretung von Klienten in (inter-) nationalen Schiedsverfahren und die Tätigkeit als Schiedsrichter. Darüber hinaus berät er Klienten im Bereich des geistigen Eigentums (Marken, Patente, Urheberrecht), IT und des Datenschutzes.
Karriere
- Partner, Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow (FCIArb)
- Partner of a major Swiss law firm in Geneva
- University of Geneva: Doctorate in law
- Foreign Associate, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering (now: WilmerHale)
- University of Geneva: LLM ("D.E.S."; Diplôme Etudes Supérieures en droit)
- Associate in a major Swiss law firm in Geneva
- Canton of Geneva: Bar admission
- Legal Counsel, Swiss Union of Privat Railways (UTP)
- University of Berne: Degree in law ("Fürsprecher")
- Canton of Berne: Bar admission
Sprachen
Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch
Mitgliedschaften
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Geneva Bar Association (ODA)
- Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES)
- Association romande de la propriété intellectuelle (AROPI)
- Association suisse de l'arbitrage (ASA)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Fellow
- Deutsches Institut für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), member of the IP panel
- Indicative list of WTO Panelists
- Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES)
- International Bar Association (IBA), officer of the IP and Entertainment Law Committee
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC), member of Tech List
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), member of list of neutrals
Deals and Cases
Pestalozzi represented the Republic of India in a landmark case before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
Pestalozzi represented the Republic of India in a landmark case before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court
One of Pestalozzi's arbitration partners acts as party-appointed arbitrator of an arbitral tribunal under the Swiss Rules with seat in Zurich
One of Pestalozzi's arbitration partners acts as party-appointed arbitrator of an arbitral tribunal under the Swiss Rules with seat in Zurich
Pestalozzi advises a foreign consortium organising sports and cultural events as co-counsel on arbitral proceedings against an important foreign national sport organisation
Pestalozzi advises a foreign consortium organising sports and cultural events as co-counsel on arbitral proceedings against an important foreign national sport organisation
Publikationen
The Guide to IP Arbitration - Third Edition: A look to the future of international IP arbitration
Patent Litigation 2024 - Switzerland: Law & Practice
