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Thomas Legler
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Work Department
Arbitration, Litigation, Intellectual property
Position
Thomas Legler is partner and head of the arbitration team in Geneva. He is also a member of Pestalozzi’s IP&TMT practice group. His practice focuses on representing corporate and private clients in international and national arbitration and IP litigation cases. He also regularly acts as chairman, sole arbitrator or co-arbitrator under the ICC Rules, WIPO, Swiss Rules, or in ad hoc panels. In addition, Thomas Legler advises corporate and private clients in the field of intellectual property (trademark, copyright and patent law), TMT, data protection as well as entertainment and media law.
Career
University of Berne (1988). Bar admission (1991). University of Geneva (LL.M., 1993; Dr.iur., 1996). Elected as Deputy Judge of the Federal Patent Court (2012).
Languages
French, English, Spanish.
Memberships
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators (FCIArb), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Silicon Valley Arbitration and Mediation Center (SVAMC), London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (HKIAC), International Bar Association (Vice-Chair of IP Committee).