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Stefanie Pfisterer
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Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration, Private Clients.
Position
Partner. Stefanie Pfisterer specializes in arbitration and litigation. She has broad experience as counsel and arbitrator in international and domestic arbitration proceedings. She also represents clients in complex court proceedings. Contentious international trust and estate matters are her other areas of focus. Stefanie Pfisterer has been involved in more than 50 arbitration proceedings under various arbitration rules. She is experienced in disputes arising, inter alia, out of agency and distribution, joint ventures and shareholder agreements, M&A transactions, and international sales contracts. Stefanie Pfisterer also represents clients in complex court proceedings in a broad range of matters, in particular in international and cross-border disputes. She also represents entrepreneurs, foundations, and international families in contentious trust and estate matters. Stefanie Pfisterer is a member of the Arbitration Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre, a member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR, and a lecturer at the University of St. Gallen.
Career
Qualified in Switzerland, 2007, and New York, 2013. Doctoral student/research assistant at the University of Zurich, Law School, Prof. Anton K. Schnyder, 2009-2011. Associate at a law firm in Bern, 2009-2011. Senior Associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP in London, 2012-2014. Joined Homburger in 2014. Partner of Homburger since 2021. Member (since 2021) and Vice President (since 2024) of the Court of the Swiss Arbitration Centre. Member of the ICC Commission on Arbitration and ADR since 2021. Lecturer at the University of St. Gallen since 2021.
Languages
German, English, French.
Memberships
Harvard Law School (LLM, 2012). University of Bern (MLaw, summa cum laude, 2007). University of Zurich (Dr iur, summa cum laude, 2012).
Education
LL.M. Harvard Law School: 2012 MLaw, summa cum laude University of Bern: 2007 Dr iur, summa cum laude University of Zurich: 2012.
Personal
Endurance sports.