Thomas Legler

Thomas Legler is a partner and Head of Arbitration in Geneva. His practice focuses on representing clients in (inter)national arbitration and acting as arbitrator. In addition, he advises clients in the field of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, copyright), IT and data protection. Swiss Parliament elected him as deputy judge of the Federal Patent Court. Best Lawyers ® and the German "Handelsblatt" recognized him as "Lawyer of the year 2019" for his activity in IP law in Geneva.

Thomas Legler is specialized in general contract and corporate law (incl. distributorship and licensing; pharmaceuticals and watch industry); international and domestic arbitration; litigation in civil law; intellectual property law (patents, trademarks, copyright); telecommunications, computer and Internet law; media and privacy law; construction law.

Thomas Legler is author of several publications, in particular in the field of arbitration, IP and Internet issues, and he is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences (see specific list).

Thomas Legler is recommended as litigator and arbitrator in professional publications and listings, such as the The Legal 500, Patent Law Experts, Who’s Who Legal and Chambers and Partners Europe.

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

Expertise & Industries

Compliance
IP & TMT
Life Sciences
Prozessführung & Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit

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 Litigiation 2019 - Switzerland

By Thomas Legler, Lorenza Ferrari Hofer: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2019

Moderator of the GAR Live Symposium panel 2019

By Thomas Legler: Global Arbitration Review (GAR) Live event, Zurich, 7 March 2019

Speaker on the topic "Von der Probefahrt zum Praxistest: Das WIPO Palexpo Fast-Track Verfahren", Beilegung von IP-Streitigkeiten durch Mediation und Schiedsverfahren

By Thomas Legler: Europa Institut an der Universität Zürich (EIZ) / Licensing Executives Society (LES), Zurich, 23 January 2019

Arbitrage en matière de propriété intellectuelle

By Thomas Legler: Arbitrage, médiation et autres modes pour résoudre les conflits autrement, Ordre des avocats de Genève, Commission ADR, Schulthess, 2018, p. 207 ff

Panelist on the topic "Protecting corporate and intellectual property including covenants"

By Thomas Legler: IBA Annual Conference, Rome, 9 October 2018

Moderator of a panel on the topic "Arbitration and the Digital World"

By Thomas Legler: GAR live event, Zurich, 26 April 2018

Counterclaims in arbitration

By Thomas Legler: 3. Tagung zur Schiedsreichtsbarkeit: "Hot Topics", Europainstitut Zürich, May 2017

Patent Litigation 2017 - Switzerland

By Thomas Legler, Lorenza Ferrari Hofer: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2017

Procédure de résolution de litiges en matière de propriété intellectuelle durant les foires à Palexpo

By Thomas Legler: AROPI (Association Romande de la Propriété intellectuelle) meeting, Geneva, 13 October 2016

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