Christine Moehler

Christine Moehler

Counsel
Attorney at law, Dr. iur.

Christine Moehler is a counsel and member of Pestalozzi's Litigation and Arbitration group. Her main areas of practice are disputes relating to energy and commodities, construction, life sciences and financial services. Christine represents parties in state court litigations, acts as counsel in arbitration proceedings (institutional and ad hoc) and serves as arbitrator.

After graduating from the University of Zurich (Master of Laws), Christine worked as a clerk at the District Court of Zurich. She gained further work experience at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the United Nations in New York and at a leading international law firm in Sydney. Christine was a visiting scholar at the University of Sydney Law School and received a doctorate in law (summa cum laude) from the University of Lucerne for her thesis on the handling of consumer contracts in Swiss arbitration proceedings.

Christine has Swiss and New Zealand dual nationality and regularly lectures and publishes in her field.

She was recommended as "National Leader" in the 2023 arbitration survey by Who's Who Legal.

2021

Counsel at Pestalozzi

2018

Senior Associate at Pestalozzi

2014

Doctorate in Law from the University of Lucerne (Dr. iur.)

2011

Visiting Scholar at the University of Sydney Law School, Australia
Foreign associate at Australian international law firm in Sydney (departments arbitration/litigation/construction/major projects)

2008

Adviser on International Legal Matters at the Permanent Mission of Liechtenstein to the UN in New York

2007

Associate at Pestalozzi

2006

Admission to the Bar in Switzerland

2003

Graduation University of Zurich (lic.iur.)
Law clerk at the District Court of Zurich

Languages

German, English, French

Expertise & Industries

Environment, Social, Governance (ESG)
Infrastructure
Investigation
Litigation & Arbitration

Membership

Zurich Bar Association
Swiss Bar Association
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
German Arbitration Institution (DIS)
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