Ivo Schwander
Of Counsel
Prof. em. Dr. iur. Dr. h.c.
Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 56
ivo.schwander@pestalozzilaw.com
Ivo Schwander is an Of Counsel to Pestalozzi and member of the Litigation & Arbitration group. He is a former Professor of Law at the University of St. Gallen. He advises clients with a particular focus on international and Swiss private law as well as international and Swiss civil procedure. His teaching interests include conflicts of laws, international and Swiss civil procedure, Swiss private law, comparative law, hermeneutics, analytical methods in law and intertemporal conflicts of laws.
Career
- Honorary doctorate (University of Zurich)
- Of Counsel to Pestalozzi, Zurich
- Professor at the University of St. Gallen (until 2012)
- Post-doctoral thesis (University of Fribourg)
- Attorney at law, Lachen SZ (until 1986)
- Doctoral thesis (University of Fribourg)
- Graduated (lic. iur., University of Fribourg)
Languages
German, French, English
Publications
Überlegungen zur Rom II-Verordnung aus der Sicht des schweizerischen Internationalen Privatrechts (IPR)
Kommentierung der Artikel 62-67, 127-142, 406a-406h, 513-515a, 1100-1144 OR