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Benjamin Schumacher

Benjamin Schumacher

Work Department

Litigation/Arbitration

Position

Partner representing clients in commercial and corporate disputes before state courts, arbitral tribunals and administrative bodies. He specialises in all aspects of insurance and reinsurance disputes, and has particular experience in cases concerning business and professional liability insurance, business interruption insurance, D&O insurance and property insurance. Another focus is on insolvency, enforcement and asset recovery/protection matters.

Career

Admitted to the bar since 2012; law clerk with Bär & Karrer AG, Zurich (2008–2009); law clerk with the District Court of Horgen (2009–2012); substitute judge with the District Court of Horgen (since 2014); associate with Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich, since 2015; lecturer at the University of Zurich for civil procedure, enforcement and insolvency law, and holding another teaching assignment for insurance law; partner with Nater Dallafior Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich, since 2022

Languages

German, English

Memberships

Zurich Bar Association (ZAV); Swiss Bar Association (SAV)

Education

Studies at the University of Zurich (lic. iur., 2007; Dr. iur. 2015); research assistant with the chair of civil procedural law, private law, international private law and comparative law at the University of Zurich (Prof. T. Domej, 2014–2015); post graduate studies at the University of Oxford (MJur, 2018, Distinction)

Mentions

Switzerland

Dispute resolution: arbitration

Switzerland

Dispute resolution: litigation

Switzerland

Insurance