
Thomas Legler
Partner
Attorney at law, Dr. iur., FCIArb
Head Arbitration Geneva
Cours de Rive 13
1204 Genève
Switzerland
T +41 22 999 96 21
thomas.legler@pestalozzilaw.com
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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.
Career
2015
- Partner, Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law
2014
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, Fellow (FCIArb)
1997
- Partner of a major Swiss law firm in Geneva
1996
- University of Geneva: Doctorate in law
1995
- Foreign Associate, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering (now: WilmerHale)
1993
- University of Geneva: LLM ("D.E.S."; Diplôme Etudes Supérieures en droit)
1991
- Associate in a major Swiss law firm in Geneva
- Canton of Geneva: Bar admission
1989
- Legal Counsel, Swiss Union of Privat Railways (UTP)
1988
- University of Berne: Degree in law ("Fürsprecher")
- Canton of Berne: Bar admission
Languages
English, French, German
Membership
- Fédération suisse des avocats (FSA)
- Ordre des avocats de Genève (OdA)
- International Bar Association (IBA), officer of the IP and Entertainment Law Committee
- Association suisse de l'arbitrage (ASA)
- Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Fellow
- Indicative list of WTO Panelists
- London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
- Deutsches Institut für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
- World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), member of list of neutrals
- Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC), member of Tech List
- Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), member of the IP panel
- Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES)
- Association romande de la propriété intellectuelle (AROPI)
- MARQUES
Publications
Patent Litigation 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice
Diving into the Intricacies of Intellectual Property Arbitration
Chambers: Doing Business in Switzerland 2021
The Guide to IP Arbitration - A Look to the Future
Patent Litigation 2021 - Switzerland: Law and Practice
