Florian Mohs | Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Florian Mohs

Partner
Attorney at law, Dr. iur., LL.M.

Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Switzerland
T +41 44 217 92 21
florian.mohs@pestalozzilaw.com

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Florian Mohs is a stellar lawyer with second-to-none commercial understanding in arbitration disputes.

Who's Who Legal, 2020

Florian Mohs in an excellent arbitration counsel highly dedicated to defend the rights of his clients.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2021

Florian Mohs – very commercial, strategic good advice, responsive.

The Legal 500 Client Feedback, 2021

Florian Mohs is a partner of Pestalozzi’s Litigation & Arbitration Group in Zurich. He acts as counsel in international commercial arbitrations and in court proceedings in Switzerland. Florian handles a wide range of commercial and corporate disputes, having broad experience in advising trading companies in commodities disputes, industrial companies in engineering and construction disputes, and pharmaceutical companies in licensing matters.

Career

2016
  • Partner at Pestalozzi
2009
  • University of Basel: Lecturer
2008
  • Associate at Pestalozzi
  • Major international commodities trader: secondment as litigation counsel
  • Bar admission: Switzerland
2006
  • University of Basel, Switzerland: Dr. iur. (summa cum laude)
  • Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand: LL.M. (with distinction)
  • Junior Associate at Pestalozzi
2005
  • Swiss National Science Foundation scholar, visiting scholar at ANU Canberra and University of Melbourne, Australia
2002
  • University of Basel, Switzerland: Research and teaching assistant to Prof. Dr. I. Schwenzer, LL.M.
  • University of Freiburg, Germany: First State Exam (Baden-Württemberg)
  • University of Freiburg, Germany: Junior research assistant to Prof. em. Dr. Dres. h.c. Peter Schlechtriem, M.C.L.

Languages

German, English

Membership

  • Zurich Bar Association
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
  • London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA)
  • Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA)

Publications

ESG compliance standards, the German Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations for the Prevention of Human Rights Violations in Supply Chains, and the CISG

By Florian Mohs: UIA Seminar on "Making the Supply Chain Work – Drafting Effective International Contracts", Vienna, 23-24 June 2022

Disputes and Dispute Resolution Challenges in the Supply Chain

By Florian Mohs: UIA Seminar on "Making the Supply Chain Work – Drafting Effective International Contracts", Vienna, 23-24 June 2022

No requirement to repeat procedural acts after resignation of an arbitration (Swiss Federal Tribunal, decision 4A_332/2020)

By Florian Mohs, Irene Roethlisberger, Lukas Rusch: Lexis®PSL, 14 May 2021
Damages in International Arbitration: principles, assessment and recoverability

Damages in International Arbitration: principles, assessment and recoverability

By Florian Mohs: Panelist at ICC YAF, Zurich, November 2019
Lecture on CISG (Buyer's Obligations, Seller's Remedies, Passing of Risk)

Lecture on CISG (Buyer's Obligations, Seller's Remedies, Passing of Risk)

By Florian Mohs: Vis Moot School Switzerland, University of Zurich, October 2019

Streamlining the Swiss Rules of Mediation

By Florian Mohs, Lukas Rusch: LexisNexis, London 2019
The CISG - a Major Trump in the Field of International Sales Contracts

The CISG - a Major Trump in the Field of International Sales Contracts

By Florian Mohs: UIA International Sale of Goods Commission and UIA Contract Law Commission, Hamburg, May 2019
Roundtable: Choice of Law in International Contracts

Roundtable: Choice of Law in International Contracts

By Florian Mohs: Vienna, April 2019
Lecture on CISG (Buyer's Obligations, Seller's Remedies, Passing of Risk)

Lecture on CISG (Buyer's Obligations, Seller's Remedies, Passing of Risk)

By Florian Mohs: Vis Moot School Switzerland, University of Zurich, October 2018
Enforcing Compliance under the CISG with Ethical Standards in the Supply Chain

Enforcing Compliance under the CISG with Ethical Standards in the Supply Chain

By Florian Mohs: Annual MAA International Commercial Law and Arbitration Conference, Vienna, March 2018
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