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Christoph Schmid

Christoph Schmid

Wenger Vieli Ltd, Switzerland

Work Department

Corporate & Commercial Law; Inheritance Law & Estate Planning; Media Law; Mergers & Acquisitions; Venture Capital & Private Equity; Financial Market Infrastructure Law.

Position

Christoph Schmid specializes in corporate and contract law as well as inheritance law. His main focus is on M&A (acquisitions and joint venture transactions), corporate governance including responsibilities under stock corporation law, as well as corporate succession and the execution of wills.

Christoph Schmid is a member of the Board of Directors of various Swiss companies.

Career

Since 1989, Partner at Wenger & Vieli Ltd.; 1986-1989, Lawyer at Wenger & Vieli Ltd.; 1985; Foreign Lawyer at Arnold & Porter, Washington D.C.; 1982-1984, Clerk at the District Court of Meilen; 1979-1982, Legal Department of Ringier Ltd., Zurich.

Languages

German, English and French.

Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA); Swiss Bar Association (SAV); Zurich Bar Association (ZAV).

Education

1985 Admission to the Bar; 1982, University of Zurich (Dr. iur.); 1978, University of Zurich (lic. iur.).