Lukas Rusch
Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M.
Feldeggstrasse 4
8008 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 12
lukas.rusch@pestalozzilaw.com
Lukas Rusch specializes in commercial disputes and investigations. He represents clients in arbitration proceedings and in state court litigation. 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
- President of AIJA International Arbitration Commission
- Regional Coordinator DIS40 Zürich (German Arbitration Institution)
- Partner at Pestalozzi
- Vice-President of AIJA International Arbitration Commission
- Associate at Pestalozzi
- Lecturer at University of St. Gallen
- Bar admission: Switzerland
- Secondment at a leading global medical device company
- Queen Mary, University of London: LL.M.
- Junior Associate at Pestalozzi
- Legal intern at WilmerHale, London
- University of St. Gallen: M.A. HSG in Law
- Research and teaching assistant to Prof. Anne van Aaken at University of St. Gallen
- Legal intern, Steptoe & Johnson LLP, Washington, DC
- Legal intern, Dilworth Paxson LLP (formerly Smith Stratton Wise Heher & Brennan LLP), Princeton, NJ
Languages
German, English, French
Membership
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
- Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS40)
- International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA)
- International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Young Arbitration & ADR Forum (YAAF)
- Swiss Arbitration Association below 40 (ASA)
- Young International Arbitration Group (YIAG)
- Young International Council for Commercial Arbitration (Young ICCA)
Publications
KlimaSeniorinnen v Switzerland: A Swiss Perspective on Climate Litigation
Arbitration clauses in insurance contracts: is this a (good) thing?