Lukas Rusch
Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M.
Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 12
lukas.rusch@pestalozzilaw.com
Lukas Rusch is partner and member of Pestalozzi’s litigation and arbitration group in Zurich. He is an experienced counsel in commercial arbitrations and in state court litigations. His practice further covers setting aside proceedings against arbitral awards, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, and contentious aspects of insolvency proceedings. He also acts as an arbitrator.
Career
2022
- President of AIJA International Arbitration Commission
2021
- Partner at Pestalozzi
- Regional Coordinator DIS40 Zürich (German Arbitration Institution)
2019
- Vice-President of AIJA International Arbitration Commission
2013
- Bar admission: Switzerland
- Lecturer at University of St. Gallen
- Associate at Pestalozzi
2012
- Secondment at a leading global medical device company
2010
- Queen Mary, University of London: LL.M.
- Junior Associate at Pestalozzi
2009
- University of St. Gallen: M.A. HSG in Law
- Legal intern at WilmerHale, London
2008
- Research and teaching assistant to Prof. Anne van Aaken at University of St. Gallen
Languages
German, English, French
Membership
- Swiss Bar Association
- Zurich Bar Association
- AIJA
- DIS40 (German Arbitration Institution)
- ASA Below 40
- YIAG
- Young ICCA
- ICC YAF
Publications
Swiss Court confirms threshold for challenging awards on ground of arbitrator bias
Drafting and negotiating R&W and liability clauses (disputes perspective)
