Andreas Lienhard

Andreas represents clients in disputes involving private international law, contract law, and employment law, before state courts and in arbitrations, acting as counsel and arbitrator. He regularly litigates before commercial courts and labour courts. He also assists and advises clients regularly in connection with internal investigations (national and cross-border).

Andreas has extensive experience in litigating and arbitrating disputes in various industries, including commodities, energy, pharmaceuticals, engineering and construction, public transportation, banking and financial services, software and IT, e-commerce and sports.

Andreas began his professional career as a law clerk at the District Court of Dietikon in the Canton of Zurich, in 2008. After working as an associate in the employment law team of a leading Swiss law firm in Zurich (2012 to 2014), he joined Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law Ltd in 2015.

Andreas is an expert in Swiss civil procedure law, Swiss private international law, debt enforcement and insolvency law, and Swiss contract and employment law. Apart from his professional work, Andreas gained his expertise through his studies in Zurich, particularly through his work as an assistant at the chair of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Haas in the field of domestic and international litigation and arbitration. Andreas completed his studies with a doctoral thesis on litigation law (2012; magna cum laude), an LL.M. in International Business Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science (2015; distinction) and the CAS in Arbitration offered by the Swiss Arbitration Academy AG (2017, excellent). He is the author of three bestselling textbooks in his field of expertise, where he also regularly publishes articles, contributes to well renowned commentaries and acts as speaker.