gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd

Christophe Platel

Christophe Platel's practice focuses primarily on aviation-related matters, with a particular emphasis on the negotiation and drafting of all contracts in the aviation sector. He draws on his expertise in aviation (and space) law to advise clients on all matters relating to these fields, whether under international, European or national law. More generally, Christophe is involved in all types of commercial matters involving the drafting of contracts and other documents. He also has extensive experience in employment and intellectual property law.

Clemens von Zedtwitz

Partner

David Mösch

David Mösch’s legal practice focuses on in insurance supervisory law, insurance law, liability, corporate and commercial law, both giving advice and issuing notarial deeds.

Dominik Skrobala

Partner

Flavia Widmer

Flavia Widmer is specialising in insurance law as well as commercial law. Flavia advises and assists domestic and foreign clients in liability and insurance matters and regularly litigates before state courts and in international arbitration proceedings.

Isabel Kölliker

Isabel Kölliker’s main practice areas are liability and insurance law (including reinsurance and regulatory affairs) as well as commercial law. She acts as both an advisor and a litigator before state courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Lars Gerspacher

Lars Gerspacher is a partner at gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd and specialises in insurance and reinsurance law, and transport and trade law, with a particular focus on aviation and shipping. He often represents clients in international arbitration proceedings, and is always on hand to assist insurers and reinsurers in setting up their business in Switzerland and to advise them subsequently in their transactions.

Laurent Chassot

Partner

Lena Dolci

Lena Dolci’s main practice areas are liability and insurance law (including reinsurance and regulatory affairs) as well as transport and aviation law. She acts as both an advisor and a litigator before state courts and in arbitration proceedings.

Marco Novoselac

Partner

Mélanie Xu

Mélanie Xu’s main practice areas include corporate law and commercial contracts, M&A, as well as labour and immigration law.

Nando Stauffer von May

Partner

Philip Chrystal

Philip Chrystal is Of-counsel at gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd and specialises in aviation and space insurance and reinsurance law. He brings extensive in-house experience in reviewing coverage, the liability of aviation insureds together with the handling of both hull and liability claims across all categories of aviation lines of business in addition to insured satellite losses.

Philippe Wenker

Philippe Wenker is a partner with gbf Attorneys-at Law Ltd and advises airlines, business jet owners (corporations and HNWI), operators and suppliers (maintenance, cargo, catering, aircraft interior completion, etc.) to the aircraft and transport industry on a wide variety of contractual, commercial, corporate, regulatory, tax and contentious and non-contentious matters. A focus of his works relates on aircraft and asset financing matters where he has advised banks, lessors and other financiers in a large number of multinational financing transactions. Furthermore, he regularly advises on aircraft sale and purchase transactions, operating leases (wet and dry) and finance leases as well as on tax-optimised structures to hold and operate aircraft of all categories.

Riccardo Maisano

Riccardo Maissano’s main practice areas include liability and insurance law, data protection as well as commercial law. He regularly represents clients in court proceedings.

Roger Thalmann

Roger Thalmann’s main practice areas include liability and insurance law, transportation law (with a special interest in liability matters), and commercial and corporate law. Roger's practice involves advisory work, as well as representing his clients in proceedings before state courts and arbitral tribunals.

Thomas Hua

Partner

Vesna Polić

Vesna Polić is Of-counsel at gbf Attorneys-at-law Ltd and is specialised in Swiss transport law and in the international carriage of goods. She has particular experience in relation to the liability of carriers (sea, inland waterways, and road) for cargo damage and delay in delivery. She regularly advises on Swiss insurance law, in particular in relation to cargo insurance, as well as the insurance of carriers’ and freight forwarders’ liabilities to third parties.

Yolande Lagrange

Yolande Lagrange’s practice focuses on litigation and arbitration, and she regularly assists in matters relating to aviation and transport law. She also advises clients in commercial matters.