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 acts as counsel in commercial arbitrations, both institutional and ad hoc, as well as in court proceedings. His practice further covers setting aside proceedings against arbitral awards, enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitral awards, including attachment of assets, and contentious aspects of insolvency proceedings. He also acts as an arbitrator.
Career
2021
- Partner at Pestalozzi
- Regional Representative for DIS40 (German Arbitration Institution)
2019
- Senior Associate at Pestalozzi
- Vice-President of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers) International Arbitration Commission
2013
- Associate at Pestalozzi
- Lecturer at University of St. Gallen
- Bar admission: Switzerland
2012
- Secondment at a leading global medical device company
2010
- Junior Associate at Pestalozzi
- Queen Mary, University of London: LL.M.
2009
- Legal intern at WilmerHale, London
- University of St. Gallen: M.A. HSG in Law
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
No requirement to repeat procedural acts after resignation of an arbitration (Swiss Federal Tribunal, decision 4A_332/2020)
Joinder of Third Parties in International Arbitration - Recent Reforms and Developments
Umgang mit Komplexität in Baustreitigkeiten (handling complexity in construction disputes)
Co-author Basler Commentary on Swiss Private International Law Act, article 179 (appointment of arbitral tribunal)
Opening bankruptcy proceedings during COVID-19 pandemic
